Original title: Thailand official: Phuket sandbox plan is still being implemented without closing the island
China News Agency, Bangkok, July 13 (Reporter Wang Guoan) Tanakong, Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand and spokesperson for the Economic Situation Management Center, said in Bangkok on the 13th that the Phuket Sandbox Project is still being implemented as planned and there is no closure of the island. Tourists are constantly entering Phuket.
Tanakorn said that the news that “the Phuket Sandbox Project cannot control the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the government has ordered the closure of Phuket” has been circulating on social media recently. This is false information and I hope the public will not believe it.
He said that Phuket Province has adopted strict epidemic prevention measures to control the spread of the epidemic on the island.
Previously, with the approval of the Thai government, Phuket implemented the sandbox plan on July 1, allowing international tourists who have been fully vaccinated with two doses of the new crown vaccine to be isolated from the island. As a pilot pilot, the Phuket Sandbox Project is of great significance to the subsequent full opening of Thailand and the promotion of tourism development.
The Phuket government announced on the 12th that from July 1st to 11th, the Phuket Sandbox Project has received 4568 inbound tourists. Throughout the third quarter (July-September), the number of room reservations in Phuket hotels that meet tourism safety and health standards has reached 174,500 room nights.
However, since the implementation of the Phuket Sandbox Program, 6 of the tourists entering Phuket have been diagnosed with the new crown virus. They are from the United Arab Emirates, Myanmar, South Africa, and Switzerland, making the outside world worried about whether the sandbox program can prevent and control the spread of the epidemic. .
In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Phuket Province said that although some tourists were found to be infected with the new crown virus, this is not unexpected and will not cause the sandbox plan to fall short. Phuket has prepared countermeasures to prevent the spread of the epidemic. He said that in terms of the number of people visiting the island every day and the number of hotel bookings, the Phuket Sandbox Project is still performing strongly.
Following Phuket Province, Surat Thani Province of Thailand also issued an announcement on the 13th, announcing that its Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao islands will be conditionally open to foreign tourists starting on the 15th of this month. (Finish)
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