Chinese tourists wear protective masks at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE Chinese tourists wear protective masks at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Chinese tourists wear protective masks at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Asia /  South Asia

China coronavirus: Sri Lanka confirms first case, a tourist from Hubei

  • Woman in her 40s arrived in country last week and had a fever when admitted to hospital on Saturday
  • Sri Lanka has become major travel destination for Chinese tourists in recent years

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 2:34am, 28 Jan, 2020

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Chinese tourists wear protective masks at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE Chinese tourists wear protective masks at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Chinese tourists wear protective masks at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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