BEIJING/SHANGHAI - When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year's summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect Covid-19 track record. The island in the South China Sea recorded just two positive symptomatic Covid-19 cases in the whole of last year. Fast forward to this month, however, and the number of.
When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect COVID track record.
Sanya, the island's main tourist hub, imposed a lockdown on Saturday and restricted transport links to try to stem the outbreak, even as some 80,000 visitors were enjoying its beaches at peak season. Many are now stuck inside hotels until next Saturday, if not longer.