Foreign tourist arrivals have plunged to the lowest level in at least 12 years after the country closed its borders to contain the coronavirus outbreak, with a resurgence in infections now undermining efforts to reopen the industry.
Tourist arrivals slumped to 6.7 million in 2020 from 39.9 million a year earlier, data from the Tourism and Sports Ministry showed on Monday. That’s the lowest number of visitors since at least 2008, according to ministry data. Arrivals in December totalled 6,556, compared with 3.95 million during the same period a year earlier.
A new wave of Covid-19 infections and a mandatory two-week quarantine are discouraging visitors, threatening a recovery in an economy that’s…
