In less than a month, the outbreak has spread from Wuhan, China, to Beijing, Shanghai and Guandong Province. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has urged travel agents to avoid arranging tours to Wuhan or surrounding areas to lower the risk of travelers contracting the virus. Meanwhile, 178 Chinese tourists from Wuhan are to arrive between today and Wednesday next week, while 83 Taiwanese tourists are scheduled to go on package tours to Wuhan, local travel agencies said. “We have instructed travel agents to be especially vigilant of their guests’ health. Lion Travel said that it would also suspend sales for tours to Wuhan between March and May.
