BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand plans to allow vaccinated foreigners to visit the southern resort island of Phuket without quarantining on arrival in a step toward reviving the country’s big but battered tourism industry. The government’s Center for Economic Situation Administration, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, approved the Phuket plan on Friday. Thailand last year repeatedly canceled various reopening plans as the pandemic expanded abroad. If all goes smoothly, it is hoped that around 100,000 tourists can be welcomed in the third quarter of the year. Before the pandemic, Phuket was the country’s second-most popular destination after Bangkok.

Source: Egypt Independent March 26, 2021 13:33 UTC