
Cairns feels the pinch as coronavirus turns city into a tourist ghost town
he new Pachamama rooftop bar in Cairns is usually pumping from Friday night through to Sunday. Two months ago there was a throng of young tourists draped on banana lounges around the pool or dancing to the house beats of DJ duo Mark and Anya.
But on Sunday, it was deserted.
The tourists are gone and just a couple of families are taking advantage of the locals’ Sunday special of sangria jugs as their children swim in the pool.
Mark and Anya spin decks to an empty dance floor.
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