THE BRAVE. People visit the Loggia dei Lanzi building on Piazza della Signoria in Florence on June 2, 2020, on the eve of the reopening of the Uffizi Gallery Museum to the public, as Italy its lockdown. Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP
But there were fears many foreign tourists would be put off coming to a country still shaking off a vicious pandemic. It imposed an economically crippling lockdown in early March and has since seen its contagion numbers drop off dramatically. And there were concerns that those who usually come in by car, train or ferry from neighboring countries would go elsewhere on their holidays.
Other countries, such as Belgium and Britain, are still advising against, or forbidding, all non-essential travel abroad. Arrivals in Italy from Europe will not be required to self-isolate unless they have recently travelled from another continent.Italy's lockdown has had a particularly devastating effect on the tourism sector, which amounts to some 13% of Gross Domestic Product .Restaurants, cafes and beach establishments have slowly reopened over the past two weeks – although the government has said it reserves the right to impose localized lockdowns if it sees contagion numbers rise.
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