BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Wednesday urged certain countries and regions to remove administrative restrictions on international flights and travelers from China amid the novel coronavirus disease (covid-19) outbreak, as the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international institutions have recommended.

Some countries and regions had overreacted in their measures with regard to the epidemic such as suspension of international flights to and from China or imposing immigration controls, even though the WHO opposes any restriction of international travel and trade, Liang Nan, director of the Department of International Affairs at the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), said at a press conference.