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International tourism to plunge up to 80% due to virus, UN says
The number of international tourist arrivals will plunge by 60 to 80 percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Tourism Organization says, revising a previous forecast of a 20-30% drop.
Tourist arrivals fell by 22% in the first quarter of the year, with Asia and Europe suffering the biggest declines, the Madrid-based UN body says in a statement.
— AFP
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