Possible cancellation of trips and customers staying away from fruit stalls have left tour operators and vendors in a quandary.
According to data from the Kerala Tourism Department, the state saw a decline of approximately 20-30% in tourist arrivals during the Nipah outbreak months
Even as Kerala is putting in all efforts to prevent a Nipah outbreak after a boy’s death, tour operators and fruit vendors are worried. Cancellation of trips by tourists, and the fear of contracting the disease keeping customers away from fruit stalls have put operators and vendors in a quandary. The same had happened during the previous four Nipah outbreaks.