As the coronavirus continues to spread in Ghana coupled prompting border closures and partial lockdowns in Accra, Kumasi and Kasoa in the Central Region, to contain the disease, the country’s tourism sector is poised to be one of the hardest hit, according to official figures.
Statistics from the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has revealed that the sector will experience downsizing in the next five months which would result in revenue loss to the tune of $170 million in its formal and informal sectors.
The pandemic, according to Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Barbara Oteng Gyasi who revealed this at a stakeholders meeting in Accra, said the pandemic would have a serious negative impact on revenue generation for the industry and government in particular.
Ghana has now recorded 287 cases from the Covid-19 pandemic as at Monday and the figure is expected to rise.
The government awaits the results of over 15,000 tests of contact-traced persons before the end of the week.
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