The Latest: Sri Lanka reopens tourism after 10-month closing
Sri Lanka is welcoming tourists again after keeping the doors closed to visitors for nearly 10 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The government’s action Thursday is seen as an effort to revive the island nation’s tourism industry, which has been badly hit by the pandemic. Tourism accounts for about 5% of Sri Lanka’s economy and before the pandemic employed 250,000 people directly and up to 3 million indirectly.
Puerto Rico Updates Its Covid-19 Travel Guidelines For Vaccinated Visitors
Tourism is ramping up in Puerto Rico, with several changes to its Covid-19 travel guidelines going into effect this week. For starters, all local curfews in effect since March 2020 have been lifted as of Monday, May 24, 2021, and thanks to a recent Executive Order, as of Tuesday, May 25, 2021, fully vaccinated domestic travelers can upload their Covid-19 vaccination card instead of showing proof of negative Covid-19 PCR
Hawaii Updates: 22 New Cases Today; Travel Quarantine To Remain In Place Through Sept. 1
The Hawai’i Health Department reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 today. Nineteen cases are reported on Oahu, and three are on Hawaii Island. The number of deaths remains at 22. The state case total now stands at 1,264. Oahu has 960 cases, Maui County has 135, Hawai’i Cou