8 May 2020

Coronavirus: Samoa feels economic blow after tourism dries up

From Morning Report, 8:51 am on 8 May 2020

Having been successful in keeping out Covid-19, another crisis is emerging for Pacific countries with tourist numbers falling to zero.

There are fears that tens of thousands of people across the region could fall into poverty, with thousands of jobs already lost.

In Samoa, where first a measles epidemic and now the coronavirus have decimated the largest industry, it's already starting to show.

RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana reports.