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The global tourism industry suffered estimated losses of up to US$195 billion between January and April this year due to the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 worldwide, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said.
Covid-19 first broke out in China’s Wuhan province last December, and has since rapidly spread to virtually every part of the world, infecting over eight million people and killing over 450 000 others.
The UNWTO said the tourism sector was one of the hardest-hit by the outbreak, impacting both travel supply and demand.
“While April was expected to be one of the busiest times of the year due to the Easter holidays, the near-universal introduction of travel restrictions led to a fall of 97 percent in international tourist arrivals.
This follows a 55 percent decline in March,” it said. — New Ziana.
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