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Thaicharoen S, Meunrat S, Leng-ee W, Koyadun S, Ronnasiri N, Iamsirithaworn S, Chaifoo W, Tulalamba W, Viprakasit V. How Thailand's tourism industry coped with COVID-19 pandemics: a lesson from the pilot Phuket Tourism Sandbox project. J Travel Med 2023; 30:taac151. [PMID: 36562385 PMCID: PMC10481414 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The Phuket Sandbox project was initiated by collaboration between the central government and support from locals to allow travellers entering Phuket while the country remained in lockdown stage. This initiative has been successful and several lessons could be learned from this once in the history of mankind event.
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Affiliation(s)
- Siriluck Thaicharoen
- Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 11, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand
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- Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 11, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand
| | - Wipawadee Leng-ee
- Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 11, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand
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- Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 11, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand
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- Tourism Authority of Thailand (Phuket office), Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Phuket 83000, Thailand
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- Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Office of the Senior Expert Committee, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
- Thalassemia Center, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Thalassemia Center, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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