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China Reports 24 New COVID-19 Cases, Monitoring Tourist Spot Hainan | World News

by Vonda Larmon on December 13, 2020 in Tourism Spot

BEIJING (Reuters) -China reported 24 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Sunday, up from 13 cases a day earlier, while the authorities were monitoring possible contacts in the domestic tourism hotspot of Hainan.

There were five local cases and 19 imported infections on Saturday, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, fell to 14 from 17 a day earlier.

As of Saturday, mainland China had 86,725 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.

Two tourists visiting

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Banyumas to close some tourist attractions following surge of COVID-19 cases – National

by Vonda Larmon on December 2, 2020 in Tourism Spot

Banyumas regency in Central Java will temporarily close some tourist attractions in the area to contain the spread of COVID-19, antaranews.com reported.

Banyumas Regent Achmad Husein said on Monday that the local administration would close both government-owned and privately owned tourist attractions gradually, following the surge of COVID-19 cases.

He noted that the local administration would check the implementation of health protocols in each tourist attraction to find out which spaces could attract large crowds.

Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, the local administration decided not to close all tourist attractions immediately out of consideration for economic activity in the

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Hawaii extends tourist quarantine until Oct. 1 as COVID-19 cases spike

by Vonda Larmon on August 20, 2020 in Vacation

Hawaii’s planned September 1 start date for allowing out-of-state visitors to bypass a 14-day quarantine has been delayed until October.

USA TODAY

Hawaii Gov. David Ige has hinted about it for weeks as COVID-19 cases in the state surged, and on Tuesday he made it official: The state won’t reopen to tourism until October at the earliest.

The planned Sept. 1 start of a program that would allow out-of-state visitors to bypass Hawaii’s strict 14-day quarantine upon arrival by presenting a negative COVID-19 test at the airport has been delayed until at least Oct. 1, Ige said late Tuesday.

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