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Travel bookings to China dips after coronavirus outbreak, travel advisory

At Indian airports over 9,000 passengers have been screened so far and no case of virus detected in the country.

A thermal screeening device checks passengers arriving in India from China including Hong Kong in view of outbreak of Novel coronavirus (CoV) in China, at an airport in Kolkata
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A thermal screeening device checks passengers arriving in India from China including Hong Kong in view of outbreak of Novel coronavirus (CoV) in China, at an airport in Kolkata

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
Bookings to China have slowed down and travellers are adopting a wait and watch stance following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

Inbound visitors from China are being subject to health screening at seven airports in India and around the world to arrest the spread of disease. 

At Indian airports, over 9,000 passengers have been screened so far and no case of virus detected in the country.

"We have started to see some signs of travellers refraining from booking to China in response to the news of the virus outbreak and the subsequent travel advisory. In fact, last week

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