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SHOCKING: Endemic sandbox proposed for islands nightspots would reopen - You Need To See This

Kiattiphum Wongrajit Public Health Ministry Phuket Entertainment Koh Chang Koh Samui Public Health Surat Thani Trat
Tourists enjoy the walking street of Lad Yai market in Phuket's old town zone on May 1. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

The Public Health Ministry will propose declaring Covid-19 endemic on three major tourist islands - Koh Samui in Surat Thani province, Koh Chang in Trat and Phuket - and the reopening of night entertainment venues there.

Health permanent secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit said on Thursday  the ministry would seek approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for its "endemic sandbox" initiative, a first step towards declaring Covid-19 an endemic disease nationwide.

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