The island of Phuket in Thailand will be opened for the entry of vaccinated tourists – without the need for isolation, the Sky News network reported today (Friday). According to the report, vaccinated tourists will be able to enter the island starting July 1, and will be required to run a local tracking widget on their mobile phone. Meanwhile, in Poland, an order was signed authorizing vaccinated Israelis, or Israelis presenting a negative corona test, to enter the country.
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Tourists arriving at Phuket Island Airport will also be required to present an official certificate of vaccination, and will need to undergo a corona check. According to media reports in Thailand, this program will not start until at least 70% of the island’s own residents are also vaccinated against corona.
Poland: Vaccinated Israelis will be allowed to enter the country
At the same time, the Polish government issued an order according to which vaccinated Israelis could enter the country without isolation. According to the order, unvaccinated Israeli tourists will be able to present a negative corona test from the 48 hours prior to their arrival – and enter the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israeli missions around the world have been working in recent months to promote recognition of the Israeli vaccinated certificate and open the skies to Israeli tourists. Israel hopes that the Polish order will push other countries around the world to recognize the Israeli vaccine, after this week Cyprus and Greece also announced that they would allow vaccinated tourists from Europe and Israel to enter their territory.