5,000 left jobless in tourism sector in Tanzania's Zanzibar over COVID-19

Xinhua
31 Jul 2020, 17:14 GMT+10

A boat passes in the sea during the sunset near Zanzibar, Tanzania, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

At least 5,000 people in the tourism sector in Tanzania's holiday resort, Zanzibar have been left jobless following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DAR ES SALAAM, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At least 5,000 people in the tourism sector in Tanzania's Zanzibar have been left jobless following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday.

Maudline Castico, Tanzania's Zanzibar Minister for Labor, Empowerment, Elders, Youth, Women and Children, said the tourism sector was mostly hit by the virus pandemic.

"Most of the employees in the tourism sector, including the hospitality industry, lost their jobs following the shutting down of tourist hotels and cancellation of international flights," Castico told a news conference in the Zanzibar archipelago.

"The government of Zanzibar is still undertaking an assessment to establish the full impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in all sectors," said Castico.

On June 6, Tanzania's Zanzibar authorities announced the reopening of tourism activities after they were shut down on March 20 following the outbreak of COVID-19.

Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Zanzibar's Minister of Information, Tourism and Heritage, said Zanzibar opened its tourism activities to normal both for charter flights and scheduled flights. ■

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