Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated foreigners to 7 days from April

[Donga]

11 minutes ago, fangless said:

How are governments etc going to "prove" you have been fully vaccinated?

 

Time to get the colour laser printer/barcode/QR code reader and laminator ready.  Especially now that all the copy shops (ID Cards etc) in KSR and elsewhere in Thailand have closed.

Looks like this will replace the old yellow vaccination booklet - IATA travel pass app:

"IATA also aims to provide governments with the confidence to reopen borders without imposing quarantines on incoming travelers."

https://www.iata.org/en/youandiata/travelers/iata-travel-pass-for-travelers/?fbclid=IwAR2u-a6UAIcfAKllKrWdlEv9wppIhmDe2R16IBM5yIAmRzwOia56dPtHdpo

Edited March 8, 2021 by Donga

[Big Yuley]

1 minute ago, keith101 said:

Currently around 99% of  all infections in Australia are people returning from other countries and very few local infections so what they are doing is working exceptionally well .

 

Yes well an island nation isolated from the rest of the world who closed the borders 12 months ago to the world.

 

Dumb and Dumber could have dealt with that situation.

[bolt]

2 minutes ago, fangless said:

And easily copied.

Not that I have seen any Yellow etc in use in Europe etc for a very long time.

Why would arriving tourist have a Thai yellow vaccination book, we will have vaccination records from our point of departure.

[fangless]

1 minute ago, Donga said:

Looks like this will replace the old yellow vaccination booklet... https://www.iata.org/en/youandiata/travelers/iata-travel-pass-for-travelers/?fbclid=IwAR2u-a6UAIcfAKllKrWdlEv9wppIhmDe2R16IBM5yIAmRzwOia56dPtHdpo

Your link says;

"The app should be available in iOS and Android stores by March 2021."

This is March!

[fangless]

Just now, bolt said:

Why would arriving tourist have a Thai yellow vaccination book, we will have vaccination records from our point of departure.

"will have vaccination records from our point of departure."  Produced on my printer!

[bolt]

the WHO will list Approved vaccines, those will be used as proof.

 

[tifino]

13 minutes ago, bolt said:

It should be both dates, but the 2^nd dose supposedly fully kicks in after 28 days after that injection.

Where am I, our status becomes a Star after 28 days of the 2^nd dose

 

But who knows what will happen

yeah!  - like if one is still OK at day 280? 

 

[damascase]

9 minutes ago, Donga said:

Trying to understand the logic of 7 days quarantine if vaccinated and only 3 days longer if not. I'm waiting for my shots in March/April and was hoping to take the bus from the airport to my place in Hua Hin.

Oh well, next step is which visa - Retirement, STV or Tourist as wish to stay at least six months. I resent medical insurance impost, given I get free travel insurance so thinking about Tourist visa, get married and convert ????

Does anyone know if you can you do a visa run these days to Laos ????

As for your question: no, you can’t.

[bolt]

Just now, fangless said:

"will have vaccination records from our point of departure."  Produced on my printer!

how else do you create a document?

[bolt]

we have this for returning.

residents and nationals in Phase III of the vaccine trials or taking part in the National Vaccination Programme, are exempt from quarantine on arrival into Abu Dhabi if they are travelling from any of the countries or regions listed above. This is valid 28 days after you have completed your second vaccine dose.

 

For peace of mind and protection, COVID-19 PCR testing is mandatory for all flights. Most destinations require you to take your test 72 hours before your flight departure time. All destinations have dierent requirements,

Edited March 8, 2021 by bolt

[fangless]

7 minutes ago, bolt said:

how else do you create a document?

That is my whole point.

There needs to be a UN/WHO/World wide "fool proof" agreed electronic system.

Bits of locally produced paper will not work.

 

It will take months/years for the world to agree a failsafe system.

Edited March 8, 2021 by fangless
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[tribalfusion001]

10 days instead of 14, getting better. 7 days quarantine with just a negative PCR and I'm in.

[bolt]

2 minutes ago, fangless said:

That is my whole point.

There need to be a UN/WHO/World wide "fool proof" agreed electronic system.

Bits of locally produced paper will not work.

 

It will take months/years for the world to agree a failsafe system.

no entirely true, most current documents, health insurance, fit to fly, COVID insurance are different versions of the documents required, proof of ASQ hotel, some have to be submitted online, some only carried for the journey, for example the negative test 72 hours prior can’t be submitted due to time constraint, so it’s really just a checklist item, whether its real doesn’t really come into it.

Some forgery will happen that guaranteed  

 

[heybuz]

12 minutes ago, Big Yuley said:

 

Yes well an island nation isolated from the rest of the world who closed the borders 12 months ago to the world.

 

Dumb and Dumber could have dealt with that situation.

The UK seemed to have a problem with it.

[DJBenz]

Tourists excluded from this plan:

 

Those who have completed their vaccine schedule more than 3 months before travelling to Thailand.

Families with children under 18, who currently can't be vaccinated.

And, as always, and perhaps most importantly, people who don't want to fly somewhere to be under mandatory quarantine for a significant portion of their holiday.

 

2/10 must try harder. 

[bolt]

As I said previously,

• vaccination and proof is 1^st step,
• a Negative PCR test within 72-96 hours will be 2^nd step,

 

Both combined should mitigate 14 day quarantine   

[fangless]

11 minutes ago, bolt said:

the WHO will list Approved vaccines, those will be used as proof.

 

Will be used as proof of what and how?

 

 

 

Edited March 8, 2021 by fangless

[bolt]

Just now, fangless said:

Will be used as proof of what?

Approved vaccines

 

then you have to prove you've had one of the Approved vaccines 

[stubuzz]

2 minutes ago, tribalfusion001 said:

10 days instead of 14, getting better. 7 days quarantine with just a negative PCR and I'm in.

It was never 14 days. It was 15 nights-16 days

[Captain Monday]

Great news. With or without vaccination it could be 3 days behind the door with pre and post flight testing and still be almost perfectly safe.

 

[fangless]

Just now, bolt said:

then you have to prove you've had one of the Approved vaccines 

How?  

How was in my question.  Please answer that bit.

[fangless]

Just now, stubuzz said:

It was never 14 days. It was 15 nights-16 days

All too many no matter the number for a "visitor/holidaymaker"!

[bolt]

1 minute ago, fangless said:

How?  

How was in my question.  Please answer that bit.

I have a vaccination record Hard copy, goverment document 

[Scofield]

Not happening guys, not official. It’s still farcical and won’t make a dent on their tourism sector. 

[Yorkshire Tea]

Need to vaccinate the locals first!

 

Oops, sorry, govt VIPs already had their's...

Edited March 8, 2021 by Yorkshire Tea

[stuarty]

29 minutes ago, Big Yuley said:

you want to sleep on the banana lounge by the pool at night?

No mate I want to swim, perve and get a beer.

[bolt]

I’m hoping for some change in the current system, as I’ve already done one round of ASQ last August.

 

So if this eventually reduces the duration that’s a + for me.

I’m sick of reading about how people won’t travel or won’t pay the money for ASQ.

 

If you want to get into Thailand this is what you have to do.

If you don’t want to do that, then SHUT up and let us return to Thailand

[nkg]

8 minutes ago, stuarty said:

It's flattening off now, and in fact going back up in Spain , Italy

 

Yes, unfortunately the EU countries have been very slow off the mark with their vaccination programs.

 

Percentage vaccinated:

 

UK 31.82%

Spain 8.68%

Italy 7.87%

[Big Yuley]

4 minutes ago, stuarty said:

No mate I want to swim, perve and get a beer.

lol. dont we all

[Big Yuley]

10 minutes ago, Scofield said:

Not happening guys, not official. It’s still farcical and won’t make a dent on their tourism sector. 

Also on The Nation Thailand website.

 

Think you will be disappointed.