By Pattama Vilailert

BANGKOK: On New Year’s Eve of 2020, when the Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) of strange pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Thailand’s tourism industry — the country’s primary gross domestic product (GDP) driver — was looking at an unprecedented boom. Not six months later, the industry is on its knees with knowledgeable sources predicting a lengthy recovery period.

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