Airlines Canceling Flights to South Korea, China as Coronavirus Spreads

Officials wearing protective attire work to diagnose people with suspected symptoms of the new coronavirus at a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, on Feb. 26, 2020. Kim Hyun-tae/Yonhap via AP

Airlines are canceling flights to South Korea and China as the new coronavirus continues spreading in the Asian countries, as well as nations on every continent outside Antarctica.

Delta Airlines said that it was canceling all flights slated to go between Seoul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, starting on Feb. 29 until April 30, “due to global health concerns related to coronavirus (COVID-19).”