BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Chonburi’s famous tourist attraction Koh Lan island will be closed to tourists from Aug 11 to 24 in a bid to curb Covid-19 from spreading further after the island has been hit by new infections, the Koh Lan community announced on Tuesday (Aug 10).
The community has also set the following criteria:
– Hotel and resort operators are required to ensure guests leave the island by August 10 and no additional bookings should be taken.
– Speed-boat operators have been told to suspend services, with people required to seek permission from the Covid-19 administration centre if they wish to use one.
– Ferry services to and from Pattaya City have been cut down to twice a day – 7.30am and 5pm from Monday to Friday. No ferry services will be provided on weekends except in cases of…