Treasure will suggest the cancellation of the Test & Go quarantine exemption programme to the Cabinet in the course of the assembly today, in accordance with reports in Thai media. The proposal will must be accredited by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, and an official order will need to be revealed in the Royal Gazette before the scheme is cancelled.
UPDATE: An pressing CCSA assembly, chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, has been scheduled for this afternoon
The Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme allows vaccinated travellers from permitted countries to enter Thailand with simply an up to in the future keep in quarantine whereas they wait for their outcomes from an on-arrival RT-PCR Covid-19 check. With speak of cancelling the scheme as a end result of Omicron issues, Thailand’s tourism operators have expressed frustration and concern, but the Tourism Authority of Thailand governor says the CCSA nonetheless wants to hear all sides before making a choice.
“ Discount have to hear to from the CCSA about the final choice this week. The CCSA has acknowledged clearly it plans to take heed to all stakeholders fastidiously before nailing down a decision.”
The authorities can be expected to review the lists of low and high risk countries for Covid-19, and possibly ban these travelling from excessive threat nations. Eight African countries are already on Thailand’s no-entry listing due to the emergence of the Omicron variant..