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New virus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia’s holiday hotspots – Investing.com
New virus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia’s holiday hotspots
By Sultan Anshori and Orathai Siring
BALI, Indonesia/BANGKOK (Reuters) – A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali and Thailand’s first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Plans to reopen Bali to foreign tourists from September have been postponed indefinitely, while Thailand’s proposal for the cautious reopening of Phuket island has come into doubt.
As well as trying to enco…
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