The fall in foreign tourism continued in August in the Dominican Republic, with a minimum of 87. 4% compared to the same month last year, the Central Bank reported on Tuesday.
In August 50,068 foreign tourists came to the Caribbean country, a minimum of 7. 46% as of July, when the borders were re-opened after 4 months of closure by the pandemic.
Including Dominicans living abroad, tourism fell 77. 8%, according to the Central Bank’s monthly report.
In the first 8 months of the year, foreign tourists declined by 67. 3%, while non-resident Dominicans experienced a negative replenishment of 51. 1%.
In August, 67. 4% of those who landed on Dominican beaches, for a total of 33,789 people, arrived from the United States.
Tourism is the largest sector of the Dominican economy, to which it contributes about 8% of gross domestic product (GDP), and is also the main foreign exchange sector.
The Dominican government has announced a plan to revive tourism, which will begin on September 15.
The plan includes loose insurance for tourists to provide them with a medical policy on the occasion of COVID-19.
Insurance will cover long-term accommodation prices, such as hospitalization prices and flight adjustments if travelers are affected by the coronavirus.
As a component of this plan, legal responsibility for performing a PCR verification before traveling to the country has also been eliminated.
In the Dominican Republic, the displayed instances of COVID-19 are 99,898 and deaths are 1,864, according to recent maximum official statistics.
The country is in a state of emergency, again, since July 20, the curfew is in force in the country, and in addition, recreational activities involving crowds, such as nightclubs or casinos, remain prohibited.
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