Sweden: shadow of coronavirus drives tourism down

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Tourism in Stockholm is suffering from the coronavirus crisis. TT News Agency / Anders Wiklund via REUTERS

By: Anissa El Jabri Follow

Borders inside the European Union are starting to reopen, some states are also lifting travel restrictions outside their country for their citizens. This is not the case for Sweden: the circulation of the virus is still strong there, the country is in the leading group in the world for the number of deaths per capita and the tourism sector suffers. In Stockholm, the capital, hotel bookings fell 90% this month.

  • Sweden
  • Tourism
  • Coronavirus