Thailand to Reopen Phuket to Vaccinated Tourists From July

Bloomberg article by Randy Thanthong-Knight

Image source: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/know-today-virus-outbreak-131155597.html

"Thailand will waive quarantine requirements for vaccinated foreign visitors arriving on the resort island of Phuket from July 1, the first key reopening for the tourism-reliant nation.

A panel chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha on Friday approved the proposal by Phuket’s private sector and business groups to inoculate at least 70% 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 including Koh Samui to help restart the tourism industry battered by a year without its millions of tourists, who contributed to one-fifth of the economy before the pandemic."

Read the full article here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-26/thailand-to-reopen-phuket-to-vaccinated-tourists-from-july-1

TLDR; Thailand is jumping on the vaccine bandwagon.

No vaccine? No entry.
SMH, it doesn't have to be this way.
Ivermectin for the win.