Covid, China imposes a lockdown on the island of Hainan: at least 80 thousand tourists "trapped"

About 80,000 tourists are " trapped " on the tropical island of Hainan in China, after Beijing authorities imposed a strict lockdown following the discovery of an outbreak of Covid-19's sub-variant Omicron BA.5.1.3 . 127 new infections have been reported on the island, of which 48 in the capital of Sanya. Relatively small numbers for an island where 9.2 million people live, but Beijing continues to apply the Covid-zero policy. Local authorities said the Hainan outbreak began in a fishing port and likely emerged from locals trading fish with fishermen outside of China. Authorities also said that the Omicron BA.5.1.3…