Phuket shut to those without negative Covid-19 test result, proof of jabs


An empty street market is seen near the beach in Phuket, Thailand in this file photo from March 31, 2021. - Reuters

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): As of Wednesday (May 19), tourists flying into Phuket will be required to produce a negative Covid-19 result or evidence of two jabs of the vaccine, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand announced on Tuesday.

Passengers failing to comply will not be allowed to board the plane, ” it said.

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