Officers check a vehicle arriving at the Phuket Check Point. Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: About 30% of people arriving to enter Phuket by road yesterday (July 15) were refused entry for failing to satisfy the new entry requirements for those coming from the 34 ‘red’ and ‘dark-red’ COVID high-risk provinces, according to local officials.

 

“In general, the entering and checking process at the checkpoint was good and smooth. Arrivals who want to enter the island prepared their documents to show to officers,” said a report by the Phuket office of Public Relation Department, also repeated through national state news agency NNT.

 

“However, about 30% of arrivals could not present required documents to officers and were denied, as they had come from the 34 provinces. Most of them had been fully vaccinated but were unable to present a test result,” the report explained.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/30-of-arrivals-denied-entry-to-phuket-on-day-1-of-new-requirements-80706.php

 

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Seems the Thai authorities are not accepting Sinovac jabs as being vaccinated against the virus 

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: About 30% of people arriving to enter Phuket by road yesterday (July 15) were refused entry for failing to satisfy the new entry requirements for those coming from the 34 ‘red’ and ‘dark-red’ COVID high-risk provinces, according to local officials.

Well that news should certainly spur domestic tourism. 

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

“However, about 30% of arrivals could not present required documents to officers and were denied, as they had come from the 34 provinces. Most of them had been fully vaccinated but were unable to present a test result,” the report explained.

And I am the King of England.

Are you ready for this measures to be permanent? Get ready to get your monthly jab ????

45 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Seems the Thai authorities are not accepting Sinovac jabs as being vaccinated against the virus 

It states they didn't have a "test result"...I assume that is PCR or a rapid antigen test. 

3 minutes ago, DavisH said:

It states they didn't have a "test result"...I assume that is PCR or a rapid antigen test. 

I would have thought that a vaccination certificate , would have been proof that you had been vaccinated .

   I read on another report that people arriving in Phuket were required to have had two vaccinations and at least one of them had to be something other than the Sino vaccine .

  Two doses of the Sino vaccine wasn't acceptable 

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Seems the Thai authorities are not accepting Sinovac jabs as being vaccinated against the virus 

As does most of the worlds authorities are not accepting Sinovac jabs as being vaccinated against the virus. I wouldn't... Would you?

34 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would have thought that a vaccination certificate , would have been proof that you had been vaccinated .

   I read on another report that people arriving in Phuket were required to have had two vaccinations and at least one of them had to be something other than the Sino vaccine .

  Two doses of the Sino vaccine wasn't acceptable 

Your not reading the OP, they don't care less about which vaccine , they want a negative test result

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Most of them had been fully vaccinated but were unable to present a test result,” the report explained.

 

Why would anyone in their right minds want to travel wide and far and mingle with unknown parts and people in such unpredictably dangerous times? is holidaying so important and necessary that they have to travel now? and by doing so get infected or infect others?...

1 hour ago, DavisH said:

It states they didn't have a "test result"...I assume that is PCR or a rapid antigen test. 

Perhaps people should try taking the rapid antigen test kit with them and take it on the spot.

See what they do then ????????????
However, more likely they want a PCR test.

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would have thought that a vaccination certificate , would have been proof that you had been vaccinated .

   I read on another report that people arriving in Phuket were required to have had two vaccinations and at least one of them had to be something other than the Sino vaccine .

  Two doses of the Sino vaccine wasn't acceptable 

Not only is vaccine apartheid coming, but for those who actually take the "official, authorized" shots, many will be discriminated against and shunned for being inoculated with the wrong brand of the three vaccines which are 'officially authorized' by Thailand as well as the WHO. 

"But, I've had two shots of the WHO and Thai FDA authorized Sinovac vaccines!"
Not good enough - stay out unclean person!

You can't make this up.  This is more entertaining than dystopian fiction.

Well now the opening of the great international fly, domestic tourism including expats will not be able to enter Phuket, Kao Samui, Hua Hin, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Bangkok unless vaccinated and with PCR or rapid test.

Great minds TAT

47 minutes ago, ezzra said:

mingle with unknown parts and people in such unpredictably dangerous times?

Mingling with unknown people with live fire bouncing off building and ripping through trees is what I called 'unpredictable dangerous times.' 

This? "Pandemic?" <laughs>  Not my definition of dangerous.  Driving on Thai roads is more 'dangerous.' 

However, with that said, I'd just as soon the government seal the borders of dark red and red zones.  That's just being cautious.  They could have nipped this in the bud.  Instead they choose let it spread.  Who want's a nasty flu?

Heck, I was walking around Chiang Mai this week.  There's nobody on the streets!  Whole sidewalks to myself. Fresh air, sunshine, UV light - and me.  It's about as safe as walking out in the rural rice-fields around my home. 
My party days are over.  Been there, done that.  Had fun.  It's not like I'm planning to go drinking and dancing with the Bangkok elites at their Thong Lor nightclubs.  I'll leave that for the young, dumb, and full of....youthful exuberance.

 

Living life fully as a youth is often defined by pushing the boundaries of 'danger.'  It's a rite of passage.  And the chances of healthy young people dying of this virus is about zip.  Dangerous?  Less than driving a motorcycle without a helmet.  And most of those fools are wearing masks in the ultimate irony.

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would have thought that a vaccination certificate , would have been proof that you had been vaccinated .

   I read on another report that people arriving in Phuket were required to have had two vaccinations and at least one of them had to be something other than the Sino vaccine .

  Two doses of the Sino vaccine wasn't acceptable 

The link to this report?

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/30-of-arrivals-denied-entry-to-phuket-on-day-1-of-new-requirements-80706.php#41168

 

From July 15-31, all arrivals from red or dark red-zones must be ‘fully vaccinated’ (or received one injection of the AstraZeneca vaccine) at least 14 days before arriving, or they must have been discharged from hospital from recovering from COVID-19 no more than 90 days before arriving.

However, they MUST ALSO provide evidence that they tested negative for the virus through an RT-PCR test or a Rapid Antigen Test no more than seven days before travelling to Phuket.

1 hour ago, BobinBKK said:

As does most of the worlds authorities are not accepting Sinovac jabs as being vaccinated against the virus. I wouldn't... Would you?

This is simply not true, the majority of the countries accept Sinovac vaccination certificates, including many EU countries. Your world appears to be too small. Sinovac and Sinopharm are WHO approved, and as a result many countries included them in the approved list.

 

51 minutes ago, jojothai said:

Perhaps people should try taking the rapid antigen test kit with them and take it on the spot.

See what they do then ????????????
However, more likely they want a PCR test.

Rapid antigen test is accepted too, but not sure how one can print the result if they require it on paper on the spot ????

Such a high number of denials indicates that they have done a poor job communicating their new requirements.

 

24 minutes ago, gearbox said:

This is simply not true, the majority of the countries accept Sinovac vaccination certificates, including many EU countries. Your world appears to be too small. Sinovac and Sinopharm are WHO approved, and as a result many countries included them in the approved list.

 

but not Phuket, it appears 

 

We came to Phuket 1st week of June, did test in Phang Nga and proudly showed the Police at the bridge check point, just waved us on without reading .....

4 hours ago, Thomas J said:

Well that news should certainly spur domestic tourism. 

Isn't the current govt policy to discourage domestic tourism?

3 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I would have thought that a vaccination certificate , would have been proof that you had been vaccinated .

   I read on another report that people arriving in Phuket were required to have had two vaccinations and at least one of them had to be something other than the Sino vaccine .

  Two doses of the Sino vaccine wasn't acceptable 

That was a requirement a few days ago but a day or so ago, they added the neg test result for vaccinated visitors too. I know, it's hard to keep up with the latest developments. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Most of them had been fully vaccinated but were unable to present a test result,”

So they are no longer offering rapid test upon entry at the bridge and airport for 600 baht? ????

 

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, DavisH said:

It states they didn't have a "test result"...I assume that is PCR or a rapid antigen test. 

or not enough readies under the clipboard

Wish they would say "land arrivals" in the headline.

I was primed to be righteously outraged about the "Sandbox" gambit.

Have to wait for a good un now.????

7 hours ago, Joinaman said:

but not Phuket, it appears 

 

Please quote a source for that, because it is simply not true.

10 hours ago, Thomas J said:

Well that news should certainly spur domestic tourism. 

wait for TAT to announce tourist arrival have increased by 30%

8 hours ago, gearbox said:

This is simply not true, the majority of the countries accept Sinovac vaccination certificates, including many EU countries. 

 

Can we have a source? It is the forum rules to give a source when making such claims.

 

Or are you spreading misinformation again?

 

 

7 minutes ago, misterjames said:

Can we have a source? It is the forum rules to give a source when making such claims.

At least 17 countries have purchased China-produced COVID-19 vaccines

but not one from the west

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1212864.shtml

1 minute ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

At least 17 countries have purchased China-produced COVID-19 vaccines

but not one from the west

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1212864.shtml

As I thought it's just more misinformation from @gearbox