People wearing masks following the coronavirus disease outbreak are seen on a street during morning rush hour in Beijing on Monday. (Reuters photo)
SHANGHAI: China will continue to suspend outbound group tours and ban travel agencies from allowing inbound tours due to the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases this winter, authorities said.
The country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism made the announcement in a notice published on its website on Wednesday.
China first suspended both domestic and outbound tours in January as part of stringent pandemic control measures to curb the spread of the virus which first emerged in the central city of Wuhan. However, since July it has allowed domestic tours to resume amid a sharp drop in the number of new local cases.
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