BANGKOK: Thailand will from next month remove a requirement for arrivals vaccinated against COVID-19 to undergo a test and brief quarantine on arrival, ...
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Thailand on Friday announced the end of compulsory Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers, as the country steps up efforts to revive its pandemic-thumped ...
Unvaccinated travellers will either need to show a negative test result taken within 72 hours of departure for Thailand or undergo five days of hotel quarantine and a test. Thailand's Covid-19 taskforce said that from May 1, fully vaccinated visitors would no longer have to take a test on arrival and wait in a hotel room for the result. Tight border restrictions helped the kingdom limit infections and deaths in 2020 but brought the tourism sector -- which had accounted for about a fifth of the country's economy -- to its knees.
THAILAND will scrap a mandatory Covid test on arrival as the South-east Asian nation rolls back some of the pandemic-era measures seen as deterring global ...
Thailand's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) agreed to drop PCR tests as new COVD-19 entry rules from 1 May 2022.
Vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to take any pre-departure test or on-arrival test. Starting 1 May, all inoculated passengers arriving in Thailand are recommended to take a self Antigen Test Kit (ATK), or as Rapid Antigen Test, on the fifth day of their arrival. Vaccinated visitors in Thailand will not have to take RT-PCR tests, Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) agreed in a meeting on 22 April 2022.
Thailand has announced that beginning next month, visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer have to undergo any test or ...
Many other positive results from self-administered antigen tests may not have been reported to authorities. a self-administered rapid antigen test has been required. Under the current arrival scheme known as “Test and Go,” even fully vaccinated travelers have been required to take RT-PCR tests upon arrival and then stay in a government-approved hotel for one night until the results are known.
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While in Thailand, both vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers are advised to strictly follow health and safety standards. The country has also introduced two new entry schemes specifically customised for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers. International travellers who are unvaccinated or are not fully vaccinated will also no longer be required to show proof of a pre-arrival negative RT-PCR test nor undergo an arrival test.
Thailand on Friday announced the end of compulsory Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers, as the country steps up efforts to revive its pandemic-thumped ...
The country has a seven-day average of about 20,000 new daily infections, and the daily death rate has hovered above 100 for almost a fortnight. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Unvaccinated travellers will either need to show a negative test result taken within 72 hours of departure for Thailand or undergo five days of hotel quarantine and a test.
Self-administered rapid antigen (ATK) COVID-19 tests are recommended during their stay. The “Thailand Pass” system, however, remains in place, in which ...
The CCSA adjusted the COVID-19 zoning of the country, also effective from May 1st. If their test is negative, they can leave and travel around the country, but are required to self-administer a rapid antigen test on the fifth day. Arrivals who are not fully vaccinated (min 2 doses) must still enter quarantine for five days.
Thailand will scrap a mandatory Covid test on arrival as the Southeast Asian nation rolls back some of the pandemic-era measures seen as deterring global ...
Visitors to Thailand who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer need to undergo any test or quarantine on arrival starting May 1.
Many other positive results from self-administered antigen tests may not have been reported to authorities. On the fifth day of their stay, a self-administered rapid antigen test has been required. “We are a country that relies on the tourism industry, especially during these times.
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Both vaccinated and unvaccinated arrivals will be welcome in Thailand, with only unvaccinated tourists required to take a Covid test pre-departure.
They must also undergo a PCR test on day five, and if negative then can end their quarantine. Those who are unvaccinated and do not have a negative test should register for the Thailand Pass with a five-day hotel quarantine booking on arrival and proof of insurance. However, from 1 May vaccinated tourists will no longer be required to take any Covid tests; they will simply need to prove their vaccination status, upload this to the digital Thailand Pass and be able to prove a minimum of $10,000 health cover on their travel insurance.
The Test & Go travel scheme for foreign arrivals and RT-PCR testing upon arrival will end this month as vaccinated travellers will only need to take ...
High-risk visitors will be quarantined for five days. Unvaccinated travellers will be welcomed if they present proof of a negative RT-PCR test no more than 72 hours before their trip and register via Thailand Pass. The matter will be considered again later. This will be more convenient and faster for visitors. "Test & Go will be scrapped and there will be a shift to antigen testing on May 1. However, the Thailand Pass registration will be retained.
The Thai government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday approved ending the Test & Go scheme and opening the country to foreign ...
- Those who come into high-risk close contact with infected people must isolate for five days and monitor their symptoms for another five days. ATK tests shall be taken on day 5 and day 10 after contact with Covid-19 cases. - Those who come into high-risk close contact with infected people must isolate for five days and monitor their symptoms for another five days.
Thailand's CCSA announced yesterday it also plans to ease another Covid-19 restriction- the alcohol curfew.
The number of yellow zones would then rise from 47 provinces to 65 provinces. That month, an entertainment official in Pattaya called on authorities to move closing times on venues to 1am instead of 11pm. Along with several back-peddles for the Thailand Pass, Thailand’s CCSA announced yesterday it also plans to ease another Covid-19 restriction- the alcohol curfew.
BANGKOK: In bid to boost tourist arrivals and revive the pandemic-battered tourism industry, Thailand today eased further the entry requirement by scrapping ...
The infection rate is 0.46 per cent via "Test & Go" this month," he said. "The mandatory RT-RCR test upon arrival under "Test & Go" is to be removed as statistics showed low infection rates among international arrivals. At present, under the quarantine-free 'Test & Go' programme, travellers also need to book a designated hotel in advance, as well as perform an RT-PCR test on the first day of arrival and an ATK test on the fifth day.
THAI authorities believe the country is on track to once again become one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
Kongsak Khoopongsakorn, president of the THA's southern chapter, said the Thailand Pass remained a nuisance for tourists. He said the government should reduce the paperwork to persuade tourists to visit the country. "However, we need to push the domestic market more.