Calls for 'blockade'In South Korea, the detection of six cases of coronavirus brought some calls for an entry ban on Chinese visitors. One travel agency that prepares group tours for Chinese tourists told the Yomiuri newspaper that bookings for some 20,000 visitors had been canceled this week. Chinese tourists have been a “lifeline” after a sharp fall in the number of South Korean visitors, he said. Worse still, Japanese customers, aware that many Chinese go to the kimono stores, have started canceling too, afraid of coming into contact with Chinese travelers. Some hotel operators have, however, started taking matters into their own hands by turning away Chinese nationals.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2020 15:15 UTC