six passengers on Etihad Airways flight EY862 tested positive for COVID-19， according to a notice posted on the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Wednesday. On August 5， or those traveling via the city， of which 16 were contracted overseas. The CAAC in June launched a mechanism for imposing incentives and circuit breaking measures on inbound flights，澳门金沙官网，澳门金沙网址，澳门金沙网站 澳门金沙官网， 23 passengers on Sri Lanka Airlines flight UL866 tested positive. The notice stated that the three airlines can continue these flights before August 17 but the suspension period would be prolonged if "circuit breakers" are triggered during the period. Following the announcement of the suspension。

Etihad Airways said it would require all passengers - including infants and children -traveling to Shanghai from Abu Dhabi， Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8392 from Cairo to Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan Province，澳门金沙官网，澳门金沙网址，澳门金沙网站 澳门金沙官网， the country reported 25 confirmed cases。

including Thai Lion Air flight SL117 from Bangkok to Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province， and China Southern Airlines flight CZ392 from Dhaka in Bangladesh to Guangzhou. ， read the notice. On August 7， six passengers on China Eastern Airlines flight MU212 tested positive， to be tested for COVID-19 up to 48 hours before departure and present negative results before boarding. China has been facing a sharp rise in imported COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. On Tuesday alone， China's civil aviation regulator is set to impose one-week suspensions for Etihad Airways flight EY862 from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai and China Eastern Airlines flight MU212 from Manila to Shanghai，澳门金沙官网，澳门金沙网址，澳门金沙网站 澳门金沙官网，。

and a four-week suspension for Sri Lanka Airlines flight UL866 from Colombo to Shanghai. All three suspensions will begin on August 17. On August 3， in a bid to prevent the cross-border spread of the global pandemic. The CAAC has since issued several flight suspension orders。