B.C. tourism will take hit because of coronavirus: economist

B.C.’s tourism industry will likely take a hit this year because of the coronavirus outbreak in China, says a local economist.

Speaking at press conference in Geneva Thursday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the main reason for the declaration is because of the spread to other countries. The WHO said there had been 98 cases in 18 countries outside of China. As of Thursday afternoon, no deaths had been reported in countries outside of China.

During the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003, the number of non-resident travellers declined by 20 per cent in Canada, however that number could be higher with this outbreak because travel from China has increased seven times since the pre-SARS period, said Yu. Yu said the travels restrictions and fears of the virus will have a ripple effect, so that travellers from all countries, and not just China, cancel trips to Canada.

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