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Eerily empty, Thai tourist island Phuket desperate to reopen
World Published 23 Apr, 2021 09:37am

Eerily empty, Thai tourist island Phuket desperate to reopen

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - A year after one of Southeast Asia’s most popular fun-and-sun destinations became an eerily quiet shell of empty resorts, shops and nightclubs, residents of the Thai island of Phuket are hoping to save their economy with an inoculation programme.
UK shopper numbers jump 88% as stores reopen after lockdown
Business Published 19 Apr, 2021 03:56pm

UK shopper numbers jump 88% as stores reopen after lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people heading to shops across Britain jumped 87.8% last week as non-essential stores reopened after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, researcher Springboard said on Monday.