In the plaza outside the amphitheater, tourism businesses are slowly dying, as they are across the country, putting lives on hold and driving people into other walks of life.
But though days pass without a customer, he has laid each of the seven tables facing the amphitheater with bright red cloth and a bowl of oranges, ready for business. As a result, only 800,000 people out of its population of 11.6 million have been vaccinated so far, offering little prospect of reducing infection rates enough to lure large numbers of visitors away from rival European destinations.A general view of the Movenpick Resort and Marine Spa in Sousse, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, Tunisia, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
Obay’s shop in El Jem is a trove of copper trays, African masks, rustic chests, replica Roman figurines, Berber rugs, and prettily painted window shutters.Outside, a camel kneels, ready to give rides to tourists on its striped, padded cushions, but none come.
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