Low COVID-19 Positivity Rate in Tourism Sector

• President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Clifton Reader, says there continues to be a low COVID-19 positivity rate across accommodations and attractions in the country.
• He said that based on test results for tourists and staff, figures are showing that there is a less than 1.0% positivity rate in the tourism sector. Widespread implementation of COVID-19 health and safety protocols in the sector is behind the continued low rate.
• This together with successful containment of COVID-19 positivity rates and greater vaccination in the general population, bodes well for future arrival levels, as tourists from the fast recovering source markets will be more inclined to visit the island.

(Source: JIS News)