Thailand itself has recorded 14 cases of coronavirus, all but one of them among Chinese people visiting Thailand. On Thursday only one boat had been hired by a group of Chinese tourists. “Chinese tourists are so important to our tourism industry. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has said it expects 2 million fewer Chinese tourists this year than last year, when 11 million arrived. Traders at a popular market on Phuket said that almost 80% of Chinese tourists had disappeared since the coronavirus outbreak.

Source: National Post January 30, 2020 15:33 UTC