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Thailand to fully reopen to visitors within 120 days: PM

Reuters, Bangkok

Wed Jun 16, 2021 08:13 PM Last update on: Wed Jun 16, 2021 08:25 PM

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha holds a box containing AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccines as the country starts a mass inoculation campaign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand, June 7, 2021. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Thailand will fully reopen to visitors within 120 days after more than a year of coronavirus travel restrictions, a calculated risk required to support the economy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday.

Thailand was ahead of target in securing 105.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine for this year, and would seek more supplies next year, Prayuth said, according to a transcript of a recorded televised speech provided by his office.