A group of women take a selfie against the ancient village in Gubei Water Town, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on June 9. Some 59 per cent of mainland Chinese in a recent survey said they worry about travelling now, and a new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in Beijing. Photo: Associated PressA group of women take a selfie against the ancient village in Gubei Water Town, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on June 9. Some 59 per cent of mainland Chinese in a recent survey said they worry about travelling now, and a new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in Beijing. Photo: Associated Press
A group of women take a selfie against the ancient village in Gubei Water Town, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on June 9. Some 59 per cent of mainland Chinese in a recent survey said they worry about travelling now, and a new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in Beijing. Photo: Associated Press
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China’s tourism sector was already in a ‘death spiral’ – and now Beijing reports a new cluster of Covid-19 cases

  • 50 people in Beijing test positive over the weekend for the virus
  • Most mainland Chinese people say they are worried about travelling and their finances, survey finds
Topic |   China travel
Daniel Ren
Daniel Ren in Shanghai

Updated: 12:11pm, 15 Jun, 2020

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A group of women take a selfie against the ancient village in Gubei Water Town, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on June 9. Some 59 per cent of mainland Chinese in a recent survey said they worry about travelling now, and a new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in Beijing. Photo: Associated PressA group of women take a selfie against the ancient village in Gubei Water Town, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on June 9. Some 59 per cent of mainland Chinese in a recent survey said they worry about travelling now, and a new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in Beijing. Photo: Associated Press
A group of women take a selfie against the ancient village in Gubei Water Town, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, on June 9. Some 59 per cent of mainland Chinese in a recent survey said they worry about travelling now, and a new outbreak of coronavirus has been reported in Beijing. Photo: Associated Press
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