Actually, the popular holiday region should be made accessible again to completely immunized tourists from July 1st. But the optimistic opening plans are wavering. 

The background is the recent sharp increase in the number of infections in Thailand, which has slowed the targeted vaccination progress in Phuket. That reports among other things Travel topia. "We are worried. Because if herd immunity is not achieved by then, we will have to rethink our intentions to open it, ”said Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.

The government had secured a particularly large amount of vaccine for the area in order to achieve herd immunity by early July. But unforeseen events and increasing numbers of infections in the rest of the country have now prompted the authorities to distribute the vaccine doses intended for Phuket to other regions. In the worst case scenario, Phuket lovers will have to be patient - a final decision is expected next week