Thailand shelves 'travel bubble' plan as Covid-19 cases rise

The island of Phuket had proposed receiving direct flights from Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, with tourists and business executives doing two-week quarantines in their hotels before going out. - The Star/ANN

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand has delayed plans for a "travel bubble" agreement with select countries as new daily coronavirus cases rise in parts of Asia, putting pressure on its vital tourism industry and complicating efforts to revive its battered economy.

Thailand first proposed the idea in June to allow movement between select countries that have low infection numbers, without the need for travellers to undergo quarantine.