COVID-19 lockdown turns Chinese tourist hotspot Sanya into nightmare for stranded tourists Herald Nigeria


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When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year’s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect COVID track record. The island in the South China Sea recorded just two positive symptomatic COVID-19 cases in the whole of last year. Fast forward to this month, however, and the number of cases has suddenly soared, prompting a lockdown in the city of Sanya and leaving tens of thousands of tourists like Yang stuck on the island. Sanya, the island’s main tourist hub, imposed a lockdown on Saturday and restricted transport links to try...