Over 80,000 tourists trapped in 'China's Hawaii' after Covid outbreak


A filepic showing vendors selling swimming accessories on Sanya Bay beach in Sanya, Hainan province. - Reuters

BEIJING, Aug 7 (AFP): Over 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii" after a Covid flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions.

Tourism hotspot Sanya is a city of more than a million people on the southern island of Hainan, where 483 Covid cases were reported on Sunday.

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