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New Covid variant hurts tourism rise

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Business Daily | by Constant Munda


Concerns over the risk of transmission of the highly contagious coronavirus variant have slowed return of tourists to Kenya, exerting further pressure on the shilling.

Economists from world’s leading banks, consultancies and think-tanks — polled between February 16 and 21— said recovery of the battered tourism sector is being held back by worries over rising risk of transmission of the contagious virus strain.

Ministry of Health said earlier in the month it had reactivated Covid-19 surveillance at the ports of entry to help in early detection of…

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