'Travel bubbles' approved in principlePulic Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, right, looks at solution samples at the Siam Bioscience Group, which produces Covid-19 test kits, on June 1. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday approved in principle a proposal for "travel bubbles" with selected countries that have shown they can effectively contain the coronavirus. The proposal was tabled by Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Under the proposed travel bubbles, each side would have health screening standards for arriving visitors. He personally agreed it was time to reopen Phuket international airport, because Suvarnabhumi airport had reopened.

Source: Bangkok Post June 12, 2020 05:48 UTC