BANGKOK - A popular full-moon party in southern Thailand known for its raucous revelry has been cancelled because of the coronavirus, an official said on Thursday , the latest hit to a tourism industry which foresees a loss of six million visitors this year.
Their absence, particularly the Chinese, has turned once-popular tourist attractions - such as animal-themed parks in Pattaya and the sandy beaches of Phuket - into near-ghost towns. The cancellation comes in the week when the Thai government plunged tens of thousands of holiday plans in doubt. But details on whether foreign travellers from the four countries would be subjected to a two-week quarantine were not immediately announced.
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