American Airlines on Tuesday temporarily halted flights to Hong Kong due to a sharp decline in travel there amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

The air carrier canceled service from airports in Dallas and Los Angeles to Hong Kong through Feb. 20, CNBC reported.

“We will continue to monitor the situation closely and make any updates as needed,” an American Airlines spokesperson said in a statement.

American Airlines had already suspended flights between the US and the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.

China’s mainland has seen more than 20,000 cases of coronavirus, but Hong Kong has only had 17 cases.

The Hong Kong cases include a 39-year-old man who died from the virus after visiting the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak emerged in the wild animal markets.

With Post wires