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Saturday 8 auguSt 2020

26% increase in reported cases of Covid19

since reopening its borders on June 15th

ORANJESTAD — On went on to say that for 2020
Wednesday July 29th, the overall the ATA expect-
CEO of the Aruba Tour- ed to receive between
ism Authority (A.T.A) an- 335,300 stopovers (30% of
nounced that Aruba would the 2019 total) and 447,000
receive about 14,000 visi- stopovers (40% of the 2019
tors during the whole month total).
of July, down 86% com-
pared with July 2019 when Given that the A.T.A es-
Aruba received 103,464 timates that Aruba will
visitors. receive about 267,000
stopovers in the first eight
Aruba re-opened its bor- months of 2020, this means
ders to Curacao and Bo- the four months of Septem-
naire on June 15th, to ber through December
Canada and Europe on 2020 could see a total of received in the same four cases of which eight were reported that between 75%
July 1st and to the USA on between 68,400 visitors, as- months of 2019, and a 47% residents and four visitors. - 80% of all arriving visitors
July 10th. The CEO said that suming an overall decline decline, respectively. Since Aruba re-opened its had presented evidence of
the ATA projected Aruba of 30% for the year and borders on June 15th the having been tested prior to
would receive between down and 180,100 stop- As of August 4th 2020 Aru- country has seen the total departure from their coun-
19,000 – 25,000 visitors dur- overs, assuming an overall ba, has reported a total of number of cases increase try of origin while between
ing August, down 74% - 80% decline of 40% in stopovers 127 positive cases of CO- by 26 (25.7%), from 101 to 20% - 25% were tested on
compared with August for the year. These result in VID 19 with 113 being resi- 127, with the number of arrival at Aruba’s airport.
2019 when Aruba received an 80% decline compared dents and 14 being visitors active cases growing from Source: tourismanalytics.
96,100 visitors. The CEO to the 342,447 stopovers and a total of 12 active zero to 12. The Government com. q

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