Thailand needs a better Covid-19 strategy if it wants tourists to return

As of August 3, Phuket has shut down all domestic travel to and from the island due to the rising number of mainly Delta variant Covid-19 cases in Thailand. New daily infections have topped 18,000 nationwide.The severity of this second wave, alongside lockdowns in Phuket, Bangkok and surrounding provinces, casts doubt on the feasibility of the “Phuket Sandbox” and “Samui Plus” tourism reopening programmes.The Thai government has been lambasted for its inefficacious Covid-19 response, which is…

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