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'Ghost island' Phuket hunkers down in tourist-free Thailand

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Deserted beaches, boarded-up shops and shuttered hotels -- Thailand's prime tourist hotspot of Phuket is all but empty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and with high season approaching there's no sign of a return by holidaymakers.

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