New cases knock hopes of tourist trade


No visitors: The famous temple Pura Ulun Danu Bratan at sunrise in Bedugul, Bali. — AP

A spike in coronavirus infections in the holiday island of Bali and Thailand’s first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to South-East 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.

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