Phuket to reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors (Ld)

Bangkok, June 5 (IANS) As Thailand continues to battle its third and worst wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities have said that the country’s largest resort island Phuket remained on track to reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors from July 1.

The reopening plan, part of a “Phuket Sandbox” program, was approved on Friday at a meeting of the Centre for the Economic Situation Administration, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, reports Xinhua news agency.

Under the plan which is yet subject to approval by the Cabinet of Ministers, foreign visitors from low-risk and medium-risk countries to Phuket could be exempted from mandatory quarantine if they have been fully vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccines certified by the World Health Organization.

However, they have to stay on the island and can travel freely for a minimum of 14 days before they can head to other places Thailand.

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