Tourist sites in Asia hit by coronavirus fears – before and after

The number of international tourist arrivals is expected to drop sharply this year, the World Tourism Organization has said, reversing a previous forecast of a substantial increase. The United Nations body says arrivals are now projected to fall by 1-3% in 2020, instead of the previous forecast of 3-4% growth, with losses of $30-50bn (£23bn-£38bn) in international tourism receipts anticipated

Tourist hubs in Asia before and after the spread of Covid-19.

Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province in Cambodia

Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali

Merlion Park in Singapore

Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand

Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

The old quarter of Hanoi in Vietnam

The Jakarta History Museum in the Kota Tua district of the Indonesian capital

Victoria Peak in Hong Kong

Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan

Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea

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