The temporary lockdown of Haikou city follows an ongoing and indefinite lockdown of the beach resort of Sanya that is confining vacationers to their hotels for a week. Four other cities and four counties in Hainan also started lockdowns of two days or more
In effort to curb a fresh Covid-19 cluster, non-essential venues may be suspended in southern Chinese tourism hotspot - Sanya but certain narrower areas in the city are allowed to keep their Covid-19 policy at normal level