Phuket will be open to foreign tourists from April 1, 2021. Thailand’s latest epidemic prevention and isolation measures

Phuket may soon begin to open to the outside world for tourism, which means that after being vaccinated, everyone can travel abroad, but it may take a long time, so you need to wait patiently. There have been some recent updates regarding Thailand’s quarantine measures. Phuket opening hours

According to Thai media reports, both the Thai Cabinet and the Epidemic Management Center have agreed to reopen the country. According to government policy, the provinces and cities will be the first to be opened to foreign tourists from April 1st to June 30th. Areas include Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Pattaya, and Chiang Mai. And tourists who have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus only need to quarantine in the hotel for 7 days. In the second phase, foreign tourists will be received starting from July 1 without the need for quarantine.

From April 1, vaccinated foreign travelers will be allowed to undergo

7 quarantine in closed areas to visit Phuket. This means they must stay in hotel accommodation for the first seven days before being allowed to engage in leisure tourism activities in designated areas. From July 1, 2021, vaccinated foreign travelers will be allowed to visit Phuket without quarantine.

On March 30, the Ministry of Health held a remote video conference with public health doctors from various governments across the country and hospital directors across the country to arrange vaccination-related matters. The Ministry of Health requires all vaccination units to prepare for large-scale vaccination of the new crown vaccine nationwide from April 1. In order to achieve the goal of officially opening the country in October, the vaccination population in each province must reach 50%-60%.

The first batch of 50,000 doses of the COVID vaccine arrived in Phuket on March 31 and is currently in the medical supply storage area of ??Vajira Phuket Hospital. Local officials in Phuket checked the integrity of the vaccine doses and whether the transport temperature was acceptable, and confirmed the serial and batch numbers of the delivered batches and that the correct doses had been received.

Local leaders said that of the first 50,000 doses of vaccine provided to Phuket, 40,000 doses will be provided to workers in the tourism industry, 3,000 doses will be provided to medical staff, and the remaining 7,000 doses will be distributed to the public. Applications for forms are now open, and in particular a quick form has been produced for hotels and other tourism businesses so that they can be prioritized for vaccination.

Phuket Governor Narong called on people across the island to get vaccinated. He said, "Currently, Phuket Province is in a period of accelerating the revival of tourism, which is the main mechanism to stimulate the economy. It is a challenge for 70% of Phuket residents to accept vaccination, but we will do our best to make Phuket The island has returned to normal in order to welcome vaccinated tourists on July 1. "Flight situation

In other words, the cities currently opening in the first phase are experimental in nature. At the same time, Thai Airways International (THAI) Commercial Executive Vice President Yu revealed that in response to the government’s policy of promoting direct flights to Phuket for tourists and to help businesses affected by the epidemic, Thai Airways will launch direct flights to Frankfurt in April and May 2021. Special flight to Phuket.

It is reported that the two special flights arranged by Thai Airways from Frankfurt to Phuket are: flight TG921, which departed from Frankfurt at 14:45 pm on April 2 and arrived in Phuket at 07:10 am the next day. ; Flight TG921, which departed Frankfurt at 14:54 pm on May 7 and arrived in Phuket at 07:10 am the next day.

Passengers who want to check flight schedules and book tickets can go to the Thai Airways official website. The two flights from Germany will be seen as a test of Phuket's tourism sandbox plan, a trial plan to reintroduce fully vaccinated tourists to the island from July 1 without the need for quarantine. Although there are not many tourists, this is a good sign for the recovery of the tourism economy.

In addition to welcoming international tourists, the Thai government is also promoting the "Tour Thailand" domestic tourism project to promote internal economic circulation and boost the tourism industry. When Thai people travel across provinces for three days and two nights, the government can provide 40% of the travel subsidy, but in principle the amount per person shall not exceed 5,000 baht per trip. It is expected that this project will bring 12.5 billion baht in direct income to the Thai tourism industry. The latest notice on the King of Thailand’s epidemic prevention and quarantine measures

1. Starting from 00:01 on April 1, 2021 (Thailand time), the quarantine period for all nationalities entering Thailand from China will be shortened from 14 days to No less than 10 days.

2. With a complete vaccination certificate (VaccinationCertificate), the quarantine period after review may be shortened to no less than 7 days. The following conditions must be met:

(1) The vaccinations must be certified by the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand.

(2) Passengers must be fully vaccinated more than 14 days before departure.

(3) Passengers must present their vaccination certificate (original paper or electronic printout) to the relevant personnel of the International Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention upon arrival, and their quarantine period will be determined after review by the relevant personnel of the International Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention. .

The vaccine list can be found on the official website

https://thaiembbeij.org