COVID second wave deals body blow to Kumarakom
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Houseboats are idling for lack of tourists and resorts have wound up operations
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Houseboats are idling for lack of tourists and resorts have wound up operations
There was a mega flood in 2018, followed by another later next year. Then came the regional health scare, the Nipah outbreak.
But over the years since its emergence as a globally acclaimed village destination, Kumarakom has not witnessed anything remotely like the impact of COVID-19. And just when it was bouncing back from the impact of the pandemic-induced lockdown last year, the second wave of the pandemic has dealt a body blow to the tourism business in the destination.