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Majority of Thais Oppose Lifting Tourist Ban on Virus Fears

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By Randy Thanthong-Knight

October 7, 2020 at 1:05 AM EDT

Updated on

October 7, 2020 at 2:50 AM EDT

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A majority of Thais don’t agree with the government plan to reopen its borders to foreign tourists, a survey showed, as the nation prepared to receive the first group of visitors in almost seven months.