Thailand to reopen Phuket to tourists vaccinated against Covid-19 from July 1,


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BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Thailand will waive quarantine requirements for vaccinated visitors arriving on the resort island of Phuket from July 1, the first key reopening for the tourism-reliant nation. An economic panel chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has approved on Friday (March 26) the proposal by Phuket's private sector and business groups to inoculate at least 70 per cent of the island's residents to prepare for the reopening for vaccinated tourists, according to Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. The government plans to test the reopening plan in Phuket before expanding to other key tourist hotspots, like another resort island of...