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Patong Beach in Phuket

This photo taken on June 29, 2021 shows a vendor packing away unused beach chairs on Patong Beach in Phuket, days before the “Phuket Sandbox” tourism scheme that allows visits by people vaccinated against the Covid-19 coronavirus is set to launch on July 1. (Photo: Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)