Portugal must diversify tourism-dependent economy after pandemic, government official says

FILE PHOTO: A server offers the menu on a street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in downtown Albufeira, Portugal July 20, 2020. Picture taken July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's tourism sector is set to lose 60,000 jobs this year alone due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and a recovery is still far off, Tourism Secretary Rita Marques said on Monday.

Some of the country's regions must diversify their tourism-dependent economy after the pandemic, Marques also told Reuters in an interview.