The arrivals of tourists in Cyprus reached 104,261 in August 2020 compared to 553,845 in August 2019, recording a decrease of 81.2%, according to data released Thursday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus, CNA reports.
For the period of January – August 2020, arrivals of tourists totaled 424,850 compared to 2,735,839 in the corresponding period of 2019, recording a drop of 84.5%.
It should be noted that in March 2020, a ban of entry to the Republic was imposed on several categories of persons, including tourists, up to 8/6/2020, as part of the measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Cyprus. As from 9/6/2020, a gradual easing of travel restrictions to Cyprus was implemented, allowing the arrivals from specific countries, according to categorization by the Ministry of Health, based on their epidemiological risk assessment.
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