Up to yesterday, the National Insurance Board (NIB) had received more than 1,000 applications for unemployment benefits from recently laid off hotel workers and is preparing to provide benefits for at least 18,000 people from the tourism sector that have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. NIB Director Dr. Nicola Virgil-Rolle reassured yesterday that the fund is able to sustain the level of drawdown expected with the high number of claims to be experienced in the coming weeks.

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