Thailand: Minister seeks 5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for tourism industry, pushes for vaccine visa; 586 cases reported


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BANGKOK, Feb. 5 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Tourism Minister will discuss with the prime minister a request for 5 million doses of vaccination for the tourism industry and also push a vaccine passport measure to enable foreigners to return in the third quarter of this year.

Minister for Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said he is meeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha to request 5 million doses of vaccine for 2.5 million employees in the high-risk tourism sector, such as those who have duties to welcome foreign tourists, hotel staff, restaurant staff, tour drivers and spa staff, focusing on seven major tourist cities: Chonburi, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani, and Songkhla.

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