Patong beach in Phuket is deserted amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Achadtaya Chuenniran)
The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak will cause a setback to the state’s plan to reopen Phuket to foreign tourists as 2021 GDP growth is likely to decrease by 1.5–3%, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) predicts.
The third wave will further affect the tourism industry, which had earlier been earmarked to make some recovery when the government announced plans to allow vaccinated foreigners to travel to the resort island without quarantine starting on July 1.
Like other provinces, Phuket has not escaped the rapid spread of transmissions amid the third wave after…
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