Thailand govt to open four more airports; eight imported cases reported


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BANGKOK, Oct 3 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The committee tasked with developing Thailand into an international medical hub on has approved in principle guidelines for opening four more airports in the provinces for medical tourists.

Tares Krassanairawiwong, director general of the Department of Health Service Support, said the airports in question are U-Tapao, Samui, Chiang Mai and Phuket.Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports are already open to medical tourists.

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