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Phuket eases mask-wearing, Bangkok to follow

Tourists relax on Patong beach in Phuket. Face masks are no longer required on Phuket beaches, where people can stay at least 2 metres apart. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

Phuket has allowed healthy people to take off their face masks while in open-air places, beaches, public parks and stadiums, and Bangkok will follow suit as soon as possible.

Phuket governor Narong Woonciew on Thursday signed a provincial order to exempt people in this southern island province from wearing a face mask while in certain places and in certain situations, further easing Covid-19 restrictions.

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