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Thai island seeks quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors to boost tourism
Thailand’s resort island of Phuket is pushing to waive compulsory quarantine for tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 from July, when it expects 70 per cent of its local population to have been inoculated.
Key points:
- Vaccinated visitors to undergo one week of quarantine instead of the required two weeks
- The central bank expects 3 million foreign tourists this year
- Phuket’s plan will be sent to the country’s coronavirus taskforce for approval this week
The island, which is visited typically by about a quarter of foreigners who travel to Thailand, is leading a project to revive a tourism industry battered by the pandemic, which has weighed heavily on its broader economy.
“On July 1, we will be able to have tourists who have received two…
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