Loading...

mosque
partly-cloudy
°C,

Thailand seeks to slash quarantine period for visitors

September 23, 2021 / 1:08 PM
Image for the title: Thailand seeks to slash quarantine period for visitors
download-img
Visitors taking pictures of the gold plated stupa at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai
Sharjah24 – Reuters: Thailand's disease control committee has proposed a halving of a two-week hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated arrivals, amid delays in plans to waive quarantine and reopen Bangkok and tourist destinations from next month.
Thailand is keen to welcome back foreign visitors, after nearly 18 months of strict entry policies caused a collapse in tourism, a key sector that drew 40 million visitors in 2019.

"Reducing the quarantine is not only about tourism, but will help business travel and foreign students," senior health official Opas Karnkawinpong told a news conference, adding tests would also be required.

Under the proposal, to be presented to government on Monday, those without vaccination proof would be isolated for 10 days if arriving by air, and 14 days if by land.
 
Only Phuket and Samui islands currently waive quarantine for vaccinated tourists, as part of a pilot scheme.

Less than a quarter of the estimated 72 million people living in Thailand have been fully vaccinated.
September 23, 2021 / 1:08 PM

Related Topics

More on this Topic

Rotate For an optimal experience, please
rotate your device to portrait mode.