DESPITE spiking coronavirus numbers elsewhere in the country, the government is reopening the island of Phuket to fully vaccinated visitors. Instead of the hotel quarantines required elsewhere in Thailand, tourists on Phuket will be able to roam the entire island, but not travel to other parts of the country for 14 days. Popular tourist beaches in Thailand have been deserted throughout the pandemic Reuters What are the restrictions for tourists visiting Phuket? Under the sandbox plan, visitors to Phuket will be subject to most of the same controls faced by those to the rest of the country, but instead of being quarantined in a carefully monitored hotel room for 14 days they’ll be restricted to Thailands largest island. Here, they can lounge on the white beaches, jet ski off the coast, and enjoy evenings eating out in restaurants. To visit, adult foreign visitors must provide proof of two vaccinations, a negative COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours before departure, a...