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Thailand recorded 3,065 foreign tourists in November, its second month of receiving long-stay visitors after a ban was imposed in April to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
The figure is a fraction of the 3.39 million arrivals in the same period last year. In October, there were 1,201 foreign visitors.
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Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has not ruled out the whole of England being moved into Tier 4 restrictions.
“We review which tiers parts of the country should be in on the basis of scientific evidence.
“The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) will be making a recommendation to ministers, but I can’t pre-empt that because it obviously has to be a judgment based on the medical situation,” he said. “As you quite rightly point out, the NHS is under pressure and these are difficult months ahead.”
Continue reading…Latest updates: Trump has passed a $900bn aid bill to support the US economy; Jakarta cities concerns around the new strains of coronavirus for banCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 10.05am GMTThailand recorded 3,065 foreign tourists in November, its second month of receiving long-stay visitors after a ban was imposed in April to reduce the spread of coronavirus.The figure is a fraction of the 3.39 million arrivals in the same period last year. In October, there were 1,201 foreign visitors. 9.41am GMTCabinet Office minister Michael Gove has not ruled out the whole of England being moved into Tier 4 restrictions.“We review which tiers parts of the country should be in on the basis of scientific evidence.“The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) will be making a recommendation to ministers, but I can’t pre-empt that because it obviously has to be a judgment based on the medical situation,” he said. “As you quite rightly point out, the NHS is under pressure and these are difficult months ahead.” Continue reading…