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Thailand bets on ‘Phuket sandbox’ program to save tourism
The industry has been devastated by the pandemic, and nowhere has it been felt more than on the resort island off the country s southern coast.
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and DAVID RISINGAssociated Press
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Waves break on the empty tourist beach of Patong on Phuket, southern Thailand, on Tuesday. Thailand’s government will begin the “Phuket Sandbox” scheme to bring the tourists back to Phuket starting Thursday. Even though coronavirus numbers are again rising around the rest of Thailand and prompting new lockdown measures, officials say there’s too much at stake not to forge ahead with the plan to reopen the island to fully vaccinated travelers.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Tassanee Vejpongsa And David Rising, The Associated Press Posted:
Last Modified: 6:23 AM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021 Save to Read Later
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) Somsak Betlao covered the outboard motor on his traditional wooden longtail boat with a tarp, wrapping up another day on Phuket’s Patong beach where not a single tourist needed his services shuttling them to nearby islands.
Swim markers line the empty tourist Patong Beach on Phuket, southern Thailand, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Thailand s government will begin the Phuket Sandbox scheme to bring the tourists back to Phuket starting July 1. Even though coronavirus numbers are again rising around the rest of Thailand and prompting new lockdown measures, officials say there s too much at stake not to forge ahead with the plan to reopen the island to fully-vaccinated travelers. (AP Photo/S
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