Across China, hotels are shuttered or virtually empty. The coronavirus outbreak has decimated occupancy rates, which fell to a record low of 7 per cent as at Feb 9.
This is even worse than during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak when only 18 per cent of rooms were filled, according to data from global data and benchmarking firm STR.
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