Minister of Culture and Tourism in Inhambane to assess compliance with Covid-19 prevention measures – Rádio Moçambique

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Minister of Culture and Tourism in Inhambane to assess compliance with Covid-19 prevention measures – Rádio Moçambique

2:33 CAT | 07 May 2020

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Mozambique’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, is visiting the province of Inhambane to assess the level of compliance with the Covid-19 prevention measures in the districts of Inhassoro and Vilankulo, Radio Mozambique reports today.

In addition to visiting tourist establishments, Minister Materula will monitor the level of implementation of the administrative execution measures in the culture and tourism sector and hold discussions with [tourism-related] operators and with persons in the Arts and Culture fields

The visit occurs at a time when tourism stakeholders describe the impact of the new coronavirus in this branch of activity as very worrying, with establishments closing their doors and thousands of workers made redundant.

The Inhambane Provincial Tourism Association estimates that more than 1,500 people have lost their jobs in the sector as a result of the pandemic, and 150 enterprises suspended activities.

Ministra da Cultura e Turismo em Inhambane para avaliar cumprimento das medidas de prevenção do Covid-19

A ministra da Cultura e Turismo está e Inhambane onde vai avaliar o nível de cumprimento das medidas de prevenção do Covid-19 nos distritos de Inhassoro e Vilankulo.

Nestes distritos, além de visitar alguns estabelecimentos turísticos, Eldevina Materula vai acompanhar o nível de implementação das medidas de execução administrativa no sector da cultura e turismo e dialogar com os operadores, fazedores das artes e cultura.

A vista ocorre numa altura em que os operadores turísticos descrevem de deveras preocupante o impacto do novo coronavírus neste ramo da actividade, havendo estabelecimentos que encerraram as portas e milhares de trabalhadores que perderem os seus postos de emprego, só para citar alguns exemplos.

A Associação provincial de Turismo de Inhambane estima que devido a Covid-19 mais de mil e quinhentas pessoas perderam emprego e cento e cinquenta empreendimentos do sector suspenderam as suas actividades.

Source: Rádio Moçambique