China News Service, March 31. According to Thailand’s “World Daily” report, Yin Nalong, Phuket Province, Thailand, stated on the 29th that the central government will allocate 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Phuket Province to open Phuket Province in July this year. Greet the arrival of tourists.
Nalong said that the Phuket government held a meeting with relevant departments to determine measures for the distribution of vaccines.
In April of this year, Phuket Province will receive the distribution of the second batch of 100,000 doses of vaccine. Therefore, it is necessary to speed up the development of plans to encourage residents of Phuket Province to vaccinate.
Nalong also pointed out that the meeting concluded that the priority groups for vaccination include tourism operators and tourism-related practitioners, especially those who have close contact with foreign tourists who enter Phuket without isolation. As a host for tourists, everyone needs to be vaccinated to ensure the safety of Phuket residents and at the same time reassure tourists.
Therefore, it is hoped that residents of Phuket Province will register as soon as possible to open Phuket Province to welcome tourists in July this year and help Phuket Province’s economy to return to the level before the outbreak.
According to the policy that Phuket Province will be opened to foreign tourists on July 1 this year, it is planned to target all residents of Phuket Province, including foreigners, whether registered or unregistered, the number of vaccinated persons must be at least 70%.
After receiving 100,000 doses of vaccine in April, 50,000 people related to the tourism industry will be given priority to vaccinate within 7 days.
In order to be ready to receive tourists and build the confidence of Phuket residents, after this, the central government will distribute more vaccines to Phuket.
The Minister of Tourism and Sports Phi Pha talked about the policy that Phuket Province will open in sandbox mode to welcome foreign tourists on July 1. If it is found to be infected with the new crown virus, it will be possible to travel across the country, but the above plan must be based on the prerequisite that Phuket has a vaccinated population of more than 70%.
Pippa pointed out that another 100,000 doses of vaccine will be allocated to Phuket in April, but 800,000 doses of vaccine will be needed to meet the requirement of 70% of the vaccinated population to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan.
If the Phuket vaccination plan cannot be implemented as required, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports will change the plan and adopt a method of restricting tourist areas to avoid mixing with areas that have not been vaccinated. This point must be handed over to the director of Phuket Province Yin and Tourism Discuss to delimit the activity area.
In addition, there are already many foreign tourists who are interested in sightseeing in Phuket, most of them come from Russia, Germany and Ukraine. These are regular tourists in Phuket. This is a good thing for Phuket tourism, but it is not enough. , The Minister of Tourism instructed relevant agencies to discuss how to attract tourists from Asia, such as tourists from China, Japan, and South Korea.