China: Gym instructors livestream their workout amid coronavirus outbreak

Amid unprecedented coronavirus outbreak, a gym instructor in China has started live-streaming her workout sessions to help hundreds of people who are stuck indoors. According to international media reports, Heidi Liu is a pilates instructor at a studio in Shanghai and she was live streaming using her iP, brocasting to hundreds of people working out with her at home. Amid coronavirus, live streaming also has been one of biggest trends in China's exercise sector as going online helps residents, who are stuck indoors for up to 14-day long quarantines, stay fit.

While speaking to an international media outlet, Liu said that majority of such classes are offered for free. She furr said that she doesn't want her clients to forget her and she is just trying to protect her existing customers. Several gym instructors in China have started live streaming ir work out sessions as y expected that suspension of ir business was going to last as long as it currently has. 

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Global tourism affected

Coronavirus has also thrown travel industry into chaos, threatening billions of dollars in losses while keeping a million travellers at home. According to international media reports, 30 airlines have suspended services in China and nearly 25,000 flights were also cancelled. Reportedly, hotel rooms in China are largely empty and with many tourists cancelling travel to Asia while many are taking a wait-and-see approach. Asia, which attracts 75 per cent of Lunar New Year travellers, has also seen a decline even though Chinese New Year is one of China's major travel periods. 

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First detected in city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province of China, virus outbreak has w spre across 20 countries since December 2019. death toll for vel Coronavirus hit 1,868 in mainland China. About 1,701 people have recovered from disease, whereas, a total of 12,552 coronavirus patients have by w been discharged from hospitals. World Health Organisation (WHO) has dubbed virus as COVID-19.

death toll for n-Coronavirus has surpassed tolls from SARS epidemic of 2002-03. origin of virus has been linked to local seafood market of Wuhan, which is capital of Hubei province in central China. Few of countries currently affected by virus include Singapore, Thailand, Japan, India, and United States.

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