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Tour operators on edge over jab wait

Tour operators on edge over jab wait

Uncertainty means aid measures vital

People take pictures while receiving Covid-19 vaccines at Bang Sue Grand Station. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill

Tourism operators have voiced concerns over delays in vaccinations as this might derail the goal of reopening within 120 days, promised on Wednesday by the prime minister.

The virus is mutating and many countries with a good record of controlling it such as Vietnam and Taiwan have faced fresh outbreaks, said Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents. The Beta and Delta variants of the coronavirus have already been detected in Thailand, Mr Sisdivachr said.

The country is still recording about 3,000 new infections per day, prompting…

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