After living most of the pandemic virtually virus-free, the mountainous region of Tibet reported an outbreak that rapidly grew from four to 22 cases on Monday
, according to local authorities. The second-largest city of Shigatse was locked down for three days, CCTV reported, along with areas deemed mid- and high-risk for the virus in Lhasa, the capital.
The outbreaks are a severe blow to China’s summer holiday tourism market, which was booming as major cities such as Shanghai eased domestic travel restrictions after containing Covid earlier this year. Flight searches in the first two weeks of July returned to the pre-pandemic levels, while hotel inquiries rose to 70% of 2019 levels, according to a report released by Trip.com.
Local media outlet Hainan Daily reported a tropical depression in the area will bring heavy rain and strong winds that could disrupt the delivery of supplies and anti-epidemic equipment, as well as make mass testing more difficult.
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