The Bandar Malaysia Open was the last event held on the Tour in March 2020, but the Blue Canyon Championship has now been scheduled for November 25 to 28, followed by the Laguna Phuket Championship from December 2 to 5.

Prize money totalling $1 million (£730,000/€860,000) will be available for the two tournaments.

Thailand has recorded more than 1.6 million cases and 17,111 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

However, Phuket has been open to fully vaccinated travellers from listed countries since July 1, with visitors from 72 territories currently eligible to forgo quarantine requirements if they stay in Phuket for at least seven days.

Vaccinated travellers from other countries must quarantine for seven days, and all competitors must be fully inoculated to take part in the final four events on the Asian Tour.

A 'bubble' system will also be in place.

Two more tournaments are planned in Singapore in January 2022 to draw the season to a close.

This is to enable the Tour to complete its Order of Merit and crown a champion.

The top 30 players will qualify for the Saudi International at the start of the 2022 season from February 3 to 6, which has a prize fund of $5 million (£3.7 million/€4.3 million).

Australia's Wade Ormsby currently leads the Order of Merit, while Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand is fifth as he seeks to become the first player to retain his Asian Tour title.

Janewattananond is excited at being able to compete in Phuket.

"It is great news to hear that the Asian Tour will be resuming competition soon," he said.

"I know everyone has been really looking forward to getting out and playing again after a long break.

"The atmosphere at the Phuket events will be special.

"I am looking forward to seeing everyone again, and of course playing competitive golf on home soil."

The commissioner and chief executive officer of the Asian Tour, Cho Minn Thant, is looking forward to the return of competition.

"After a difficult 18 months the Asian Tour is thrilled to announce that it is able to restart in Q4 of 2021, and most importantly expedite the return of our membership to elite competition," Cho said.

"The Asian Tour have been working around the clock to resume competition and crown the Merit list champion - a challenge made more difficult by our reach across many countries and each of their COVID-related protocols.

"We are confident of being able to complete our season despite several remaining challenges created by the pandemic."

The Asian Tour's return comes amid a host of cancellations of sporting events across Asia as many countries take a hard-line stance on COVID-19.