Swiss woman found dead while visiting Phuket under Sandbox quarantine-free tourism scheme

According to Phuket governor Narong Woonciew, she arrived in Phuket on Jul 13 as a tourist under the sandbox programme, which allows fully vaccinated travellers from abroad to visit Thailand without quarantine.

Preliminary forensic investigations were carried out on Thursday by the Vachira Phuket Hospital, according to its director Dr Chaloemphong Sukhonthaphon. However, further examinations are required before the cause of death can be identified. The Thai government plans to reopen the borders to overseas travellers in October. Phuket was the first province to do so under the Phuket Sandbox programme, which was launched on Jul 1.

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