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China’s Delta Outbreak Cuts Travel, Prompting GDP Downgrades

At least 46 cities have urged residents against traveling unless absolutely necessary, but there are uncertainties about the duration of the outbreak.
A Covid-19 outbreak in Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, has led to local restrictions. Getty Images.
A Covid-19 outbreak in Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, has led to local restrictions. Getty Images.

China’s broadest Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic in late 2019 is hampering tourism and spending during the peak summer holiday, prompting analysts to review their economic growth projections as risks escalate.

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