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26.8% hotels in Italy opt to stay closed

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epaselect epa08474697 Tourist guides wear face masks and twirl white umbrellas as they perform a 'flash mob' in front of the Pantheon ? the iconic Ancient Roman temple that is now a consecrated Catholic church ? as part of a protest and strike held throughout downtown Rome, Italy, 09 June 2020. The guides demanded governmental aid for the fledgling tourism sector and its workers as the number of foreign visitors to Italy has drastically dropped due to the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Their specific proposals range from the creation of a specific fund to the suspension of tax payments owed for the year 2020 that may be later repaid in installments over two years without interest. EPA-EFE/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI

Only 40% of Italy’s hotels are currently open even though the nation’s coronavirus lockdown is over and the ban on travelling between regions has been lifted, the Federalberghi association said in a report on Friday.

It said that 26.8% have decided to stay closed for the whole of June.

It said 118,000 seasonal jobs were lost in the hotel sector in May because of the emergency. The report added that only 78.9% of Italy’s hotels plan to be open in August.

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