Phuket opens for Russian tourists vaccinated with Sputnik V

Thailand allowed tourists vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to enter Phuket Island and other tourist areas included in the Phuket Sandbox and 7+7 programs from September 1, without having to undergo a 14-day quarantine, told the Consul General Vladimir Sosnov.

"The Russian vaccine Sputnik V is included in the list of vaccines of the programs "Phuket Sandbox" and "7+7". The new version of the list is valid from September 1. This means that from this date tourists vaccinated with two doses of Sputnik V vaccine are allowed to enter Phuket and to other sandbox zones without the mandatory 14-day quarantine," - the diplomat said.

"Tourists, as before, will have to obtain a certificate of entry permit (COE) at the Thai Embassy in Moscow, but they will already be able to enter Phuket without quarantine,"- added Sosnov.

Earlier, on August 20, Dmitry Gorin, vice-president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), said that Russian tourists can enter Thailand having a 14-day quarantine. Depending on the length of the trip, you need to pass from two to four paid PCR tests and pay for insurance with coverage of $ 100 thousand.

On August 16, the National Committee to Combat COVID-19 in Thailand approved the inclusion of Sputnik V in the list of drugs, the availability of a vaccination certificate for which allows you to visit certain tourist areas of the country, the so-called sandboxes.

At the moment, the total number of cases of coronavirus in the country has exceeded 1,13 million, more than 943,7 thousand patients have recovered, more than 10,5 thousand people have died.