Thailand: Samui opens for vaccinated tourists despite delta threat

• Koh Samui opened to vaccinated foreign tourists on 15 Jul 21 despite a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant.
• The islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao are welcoming visitors as part of the kingdom’s push to revive the battered tourism industry.
• The reopening of Samui and its neighbors will be slow compared to the island of Phuket, which began welcoming vaccinated tourists two weeks ago.
• Bangkok is keen to see the country’s vital tourism industry fully back on its feet by mid-Oct 21. Before COVID, tourism and related sectors accounted for 20% of the country’s gross domestic product.
• The rest of the country is struggling to rein in infections from the Delta variant, which authorities say now makes up nearly 80% of the caseload.

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