Havana
The Cuban Tourism Ministry said that as the novel coronavirus rages worldwide, the country’s tourism industry has seen a decrease of 12 percent so far in March, with major cancellations from Canadian and Italian tour operators.
“Cuba continues to be a safe country. The island keeps open to foreign visitors. Tourists are welcome here,” Barbara Cruz, head of merchandising at the Tourism Ministry, told reporters at a news conference.
Cuba received 98 percent of tourists expected to arrive in the country for the first two months of the year, she added.
“Cuba has medical personnel in all tourist facilities, and isolated areas have been set up for the treatment of suspected cases of the novel coronavirus,” said Grisel Lopez, head of quality control at the Tourism Ministry.—Xinhua
