Coronavirus: Travel agents postpone, cancel tours to South Korea as outbreak worsens

View of the empty departure lobby of the second terminal of Incheon International Airport in South Korea, on Feb 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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SINGAPORE - Since Mr Ong Hanjie and his staff at travel agency EU Asia Holidays returned to work on Monday (Feb 24) after the weekend, they have been flooded with phone calls from customers to cancel tours to South Korea.

"We have received about 50 to 60 calls today. People are asking what the company is going to do for them," said Mr Ong, the firm's managing director.

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