A suffering industry: The government had recently approved a special tourist visa which would allow foreign tourists to stay in Thailand for as long as 90 days after a 14-day quarantine. — AP
The country’s famous resort island of Phuket pleaded state and private sectors to help support its tourism industry as the Covid-19 pandemic had cost the island 400 billion baht (RM52.7mil) in losses since the ban on entry of foreigners was launched in late March.
“Phuket is reeling from financial pain, ” said Phuket governor Narong Woonciew to the local media in the island.
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