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Tourists are welcome – to a five-star quarantine
There are no accent pillows in the room, but there are surveillance cameras outside. When Thailand wants to reopen to some tourists, they await strict measures against the virus and a two-week quarantine at luxury resorts with private pools and gourmet food. – It’s a golden cage, says a clever Dane.
A tourist lot in Patong in Phuket, Thailand. Now the country is preparing to gently open up to a limited number of tourists. Stock Photography.
When the corona virus closed its borders in April, it sent a shock wave through Thailand, which is heavily reliant on tourists. The country has survived the pandemic relatively mildly with 3,634 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths, but is financially worse off. In one fell swoop, many hotel and restaurant jobs disappeared and the tourism industry has warned of losses equivalent to around 450 billion SEK.
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