Thai doctor warns against reopening Phuket too soon


A deserted Bangla Road in Patong, Phuket, Thailand. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol Universitys Faculty of Medicine, said on Tuesday (June 15) that the reopening of Phuket under the tourism sandbox scheme from July 1 could make the province vulnerable to the spread of mutated Covid-19 variants.

Under the scheme, foreign tourists who can verify they have been inoculated against Covid-19 and test negative can fly directly into Phuket and move around freely without having to quarantine. A

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