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.

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…