Facing a rise in Covid-19 cases, Shanghai cuts some tourism trips again

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SHANGHAI/BEIJING - The eastern Chinese financial hub of Shanghai suspended some tourism activities on Friday as part of its efforts to head off a handful of sporadic new local transmissions, while i

t also faces an increase inShanghai's tourism and culture authority said travel agencies and online tourism companies must once again halt organising group tours between Shanghai and other provinces, regions or municipalities, after the city reported five new domestically transmitted infections on Thursday, all linked to a previous arrival from overseas.

The risk of the virus entering from overseas has increased in Shanghai, with new imported cases during the first 10 days of this month already exceeding December's total, according to Reuters calculations. It is unclear how many were caused by the Omicron variant. There were further signs that Shanghai, one of China's most populous cities, was raising its Covid-19-related vigilance ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday travel peak later this month.

 

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