Cuba Says It’s Open for Tourism Amid Inflation, Protests
- Tourism-dependent country has 77% fewer visitors versus 2020
- Protest planned Monday to highlight civil, human rights issues
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The Cuban government is stripping away Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements for incoming travelers to help jump-start a tourism-dependent economy drowning in raging inflation and shortages of basic goods.
Starting Monday, only tourists without proof of vaccination will need to show a negative PCR test. The island dropped its mandatory quarantine requirements Nov. 7. And 70% of the population has now been vaccinated, the Ministry of Health says.