COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES IN VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK

Covid-19 Safety Measures in Virunga National Park : Virunga national park is famous for housing the recently erupted mount Nyiragongo which claimed a number of properties and a number of vegetation zones in the park and among other features that led the temporary closure of a number of activities in the country.Covid-19 in the democratic republic of Congo led to a number of changes in virunga national park due to the need to protect tourists from getting exposed to the corona virus which has claimed a number of people’s lives worldwide.

In virunga national park, tourists can take part in a number of tourism activities like mountain Nyiragongo hike however after the eruption it is not clear when tourists can visit the mount ain to participate in mount Nyiragongo hike but they can take part in activities like gorilla trekking in Kibumba, visiting tchegera island where a number of activities like kayaking, nature walks, swimming, birding and many other activities in virunga national park can be carried out. With the different activities that can be carried out in virunga national park, there are a number of covid-19 safety measures in virunga national park that you should carry out for a safe and memorable safari.

 COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES IN VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK

• One of the most important precautions while carrying out the activities in virunga national park is to ensure that you wear your face mask at all times as you participate in the different activities like gorilla trekking, nature walks, birding to avoid the spread of the virus in case you get in contact with it.
• Regular sanitising should be ensured and at the park entrance and the different areas of the parks you will get to see sanitizer dispensers that will ensure you sanitise your hands to avoid the spread of the virus in case you’ve been exposed to it
• You should maintain social distance while taking part in the different activities in virunga national park, social distance is maintained to avoid the spread of the virus as it is believed to be spread through droplets of an infected person therefore you should always put on your masks to avoid the spread of the virus while in the park which can be a threat to your health and other tourists.

• When they come in contact with the primates, during gorilla trekking in virunga national park, you’re are advised to maintain a distance way from the primate  avoid the spread of the corona virus/ covid-19 to the endangered species because of the vulnerability of the primates which can be a threat to their sustainability.
• Temperature guns are used at the park entrance to monitor the temperature of the tourists that in case of the high temperatures they are able to distinguish sick tourists from the healthy ones and for tourists that have a number of covid-19 symptoms, they are not allowed to take part in the activity and for tourists that have recovery forms, they are advised to move with them to ensure they can participate in the activity.
• You should avoid giving handshakes, touching all facial opening while taking part in the different activities in virunga national park because of the fact that you can get exposed to the virus and new variants for covid-19 which have a high death rate therefore to avoid any risks you should consider avoiding the above. Regardless whether you’re a fully vaccinated tourist or not you should avoid the following because it was discovered that even if you’re fully vaccinated you can still get the virus however it is less likely to affect you as opposed to tourists that are not vaccinated against corona virus.