Rwanda has reopened all tourism activities to visitors arriving on chartered flights and who are confirmed free of the corona virus 72 hours before arrival in the nation famed for endangered mountain gorillas.
Early on, Rwanda had temporarily shut down tourism and research activities in three national parks that are home to primates such as gorillas and chimpanzees as they feared, the corona virus would infect the primates.
Mountain gorillas are prone to some respiratory illnesses that afflict humans. A common cold can kill a gorilla, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature, one reason why tourists tracking gorillas are not normally permitted to get too close.
Rwanda Development Board said in an emailed statement on Wednesday that all guests will be required to maintain a healthy distance of 10 meters at all times when visiting primates in Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Park.
