The national tourism sector which has just started to emerge from the Covid19 pandemic must again prepare to face a new wave of infections originating from the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. Although the scale of transmission and the risk to health are not estimated to be as severe as the previous variant, the readiness of the government and business actors to anticipate this is absolutely necessary. This June edition of the Trade and Industry Brief elaborates on the various steps that need to be taken so that shocks to the tourism sector can be minimized but without compromising the risks to public health and safety.
