Sandbox gets its first coronavirus case


A UNITED Arab Emirates national became the first person travelling under the Phuket Sandbox scheme to test positive for Covid-19.

Phuket authorities reported yesterday that he was one of the 2,113 people who have landed on the island since July 1.

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