Guidelines for travelers entering Thailand after its reopening

[webfact]

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By Praphorn Praphornkulv

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Phuket will reopen to vaccinated tourists tomorrow (July 1st), with Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, set to arrive in the province to oversee its reopening. The Royal Gazette’s website recently published the 26th emergency decree on requirements and guidelines for reopening the tourism sector in pilot areas, starting tomorrow.

 

The decree focuses on additional requirements and disease-control measures for travelers entering Thailand. The decree designates tourism areas in pilot provinces, while setting conditions, time, management and other criteria for travelers entering the kingdom.

 

Concerning disease-control measures, the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has issued guidelines for the Phuket Sandbox tourism scheme, and they have been published on the Royal Gazette’s website. The main requirements remain as before - notable, visitors must come from low COVID-19 risk countries or areas. They are required to register with related platforms and submit their documents for verification. The documents are as follows:

 

- Certificate of Entry

 

- Medical certificate that shows negative COVID-19 infection, using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test within 72 hours before departure

 

- Health insurance, covering COVID-19, with minimum coverage of 100,000 US dollars

 

- Proof of payment of Safety and Health Administration (SHA) Plus accommodation for at least 14 days. Visitors staying fewer than 14 days must have a ticket specifying the date of departure

 

- Certificate of Vaccination issued for no less than 14 days. Persons under 18 years old, accompanied by their parents or guardians, must have a medical certificate showing negative COVID-19 infection within 72 hours prior to departure

 

Travelers entering the kingdom are to pass the immigration process, install an application or a tracking system and be tested three times. The first is on the day of arrival, the second on the sixth or seventh day and the third on the 12th or 13th day. Visitors have to pay the cost of COVID-19 testing. If their results are negative after 14 days, they can travel to other areas. If they stay less than 14 days, they are not allowed to travel outside designated areas.

 

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[ezzra]

I know that many, many topics were about this subject already but had the Thai authorities were as half as vigilant, busybody and serious with their own people in preventing the spread of this Covid business as they are with incoming, revenue bringing vaccinated tourists, this country would not be in the mess it is now..,

Edited June 30, 2021 by ezzra

[sammieuk1]

Will he be riding into town by sub or by tank to welcome the worn stressed and now skint travellers in style ????

[jethro69]

[impulse]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

I know that many, many topics were about this subject already but had the Thai authorities were as half as vigilant, busybody and serious with their own people in preventing the spread of this Covid business as they are with incoming, revenue bringing vaccinated tourists, this country would not be in the mess it is now..,

 

While I agree with you, that's simply not possible when they don't have enough vaccines, a proper RT-PCR test costs several days' salary at minimum wage, and so much of the economy revolves around cheap migrant labor flowing freely across the borders.

 

At the very least, I'd have them test all Thais entering the Phuket sandbox, but even that's pretty punitive when they're going to Phuket to make perhaps 300 baht a day.  One test before arriving, another before release from your hotel room...  There goes almost a month's salary.

 

Edit:  OTOH, it's interesting that India's Supreme Court is being asked to limit RT-PCR test fees to less than $5 USD...  Which they claim, allows the hospital to make some money.

 

Edited June 30, 2021 by impulse

[DrMJA]

[Thailand]

P day is here.

Beer and sandwiches at the ready to watch this reality show unfold!

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

While I agree with you, that's simply not possible when they don't have enough vaccines, a proper RT-PCR test costs several days' salary at minimum wage, and so much of the economy revolves around cheap migrant labor flowing freely across the borders.

 

At the very least, I'd have them test all Thais entering the Phuket sandbox, but even that's pretty punitive when they're going to Phuket to make perhaps 300 baht a day.  One test before arriving, another before release from your hotel room...  There goes almost a month's salary.

 

Edit:  OTOH, it's interesting that India's Supreme Court is being asked to limit RT-PCR test fees to less than $5 USD...  Which they claim, allows the hospital to make some money.

 

At the very beginning of the Covid pandemic Thailand was clean and devoid of any infections, the people in charge were resting on their laurels laughing all the way to bank loaded with tourist dollars thinking that Thailand is somehow immune from this disaster and DID NOTHING to prevent, prepare or preempt the pandemic from happening, and now the whole country is suffering this devil may care blaze attitude of this government...

[tonray]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

.....entering Thailand after its reopening

 

 

The documents are as follows:

 

- Certificate of Entry

 

- Medical certificate that shows negative COVID-19 infection, using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test within 72 hours before departure

 

- Health insurance, covering COVID-19, with minimum coverage of 100,000 US dollars

 

- Proof of payment of Safety and Health Administration (SHA) Plus accommodation for at least 14 days. Visitors staying fewer than 14 days must have a ticket specifying the date of departure

 

- Certificate of Vaccination issued for no less than 14 days. Persons under 18 years old, accompanied by their parents or guardians, must have a medical certificate showing negative COVID-19 infection within 72 hours prior to departure

 

Travelers entering the kingdom are to pass the immigration process, install an application or a tracking system and be tested three times. The first is on the day of arrival, the second on the sixth or seventh day and the third on the 12th or 13th day. Visitors have to pay the cost of COVID-19 testing. If their results are negative after 14 days, they can travel to other areas. If they stay less than 14 days, they are not allowed to travel outside designated areas.

...and this is after re-opening.....????

[Hanuman2547]

I really can't recommend anyone to visit Thailand while these restrictions are in place.  

[Boedog]

Please explain why if you have been tested prior to arriving and have been vaccinated why are you required to still have Covid insurance other than t0o rip of tourists is there another country in the world blatantly selling this scam or is it only Amazing Thailand 

[pagallim]

2 minutes ago, Boedog said:

Please explain why if you have been tested prior to arriving and have been vaccinated why are you required to still have Covid insurance other than t0o rip of tourists is there another country in the world blatantly selling this scam or is it only Amazing Thailand 

 

Because vaccines only minimise (and not totally eradicate) the most serious affects and death due to the virus.   They don't prevent you carrying it, or the potential of passing it to others.

[Boedog]

2 hours ago, pagallim said:

 

Because vaccines only minimise (and not totally eradicate) the most serious affects and death due to the virus.   They don't prevent you carrying it, or the potential of passing it to others.

So your point is the vaccine does what, helps you survive something that has over a 99% survival rate, pretty clever

[pagallim]

Just now, Boedog said:

So your point is the vaccine does what, helps you survive something that has over a 99% survival rate, pretty clever

 

Not my point buddy, only giving you the background.   Were you to be tested positive, you would be hospitalised and quarantined.   Guess what, that will cost money, and hence the insurance requirement.

[ThailandRyan]

8 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Will he be riding into town by sub or by tank to welcome the worn stressed and now skint travellers in style ????

Walking on water.

[Surelynot]

17 minutes ago, Boedog said:

So your point is the vaccine does what, helps you survive something that has over a 99% survival rate, pretty clever

CFR vary considerably with age, co-morbidities, time, geography.

 

If you assumed a CFR of say your 1% that suggests no more than 47,000 deaths in the UK, but the number of deaths (within 28 days of a positive result) in the UK is 128,000.

 

That equates to 2.7%......WITH lockdowns, social distancing, working from home and the introduction of the vaccine.

 

What might the CFR rate have been without all those steps having been taken?

 

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Surelynot

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, Hanuman2547 said:

I really can't recommend anyone to visit Thailand while these restrictions are in place.  

Are you a TAT spokesperson?

[VBF]

1 hour ago, pagallim said:

 

Not my point buddy, only giving you the background.   Were you to be tested positive, you would be hospitalised and quarantined.   Guess what, that will cost money, and hence the insurance requirement.

Even if it happened to be a false positive, which, let's face it isn't exactly unknown!

[VBF]

8 hours ago, impulse said:

 

While I agree with you, that's simply not possible when they don't have enough vaccines, a proper RT-PCR test costs several days' salary at minimum wage, and so much of the economy revolves around cheap migrant labor flowing freely across the borders.

 

At the very least, I'd have them test all Thais entering the Phuket sandbox, but even that's pretty punitive when they're going to Phuket to make perhaps 300 baht a day.  One test before arriving, another before release from your hotel room...  There goes almost a month's salary.

 

Edit:  OTOH, it's interesting that India's Supreme Court is being asked to limit RT-PCR test fees to less than $5 USD...  Which they claim, allows the hospital to make some money.

 

What you didn't say, and I imagine you must have considered it, is that "a proper RT-PCR test costs the recipient several days' salary....."

My point is that Thailand would make people pay for these tests whereas other countries give them to people to benefit all.

Went to my local UK pharmacy the other day, and I was given a box of 7 rapid lateral flow tests to keep at home until I needed them.

 

 

 

It's not as if Thailand is a poor country any more, but I think we can guess where the money is kept.

Sadly, much the same applies to India.  It's almost as if they were having a race to the bottom!

Edited July 1, 2021 by VBF

[sawadee1947]

I can see already hordes of farangs "ante portas "????????????????

[BusyB]

11 hours ago, ezzra said:

At the very beginning of the Covid pandemic Thailand was clean and devoid of any infections, the people in charge were resting on their laurels laughing all the way to bank loaded with tourist dollars thinking that Thailand is somehow immune from this disaster and DID NOTHING to prevent, prepare or preempt the pandemic from happening, and now the whole country is suffering this devil may care blaze attitude of this government...

 

Yup, they thought they were special and frittered away a year's head start.

[Boedog]

5 hours ago, Surelynot said:

CFR vary considerably with age, co-morbidities, time, geography.

 

If you assumed a CFR of say your 1% that suggests no more than 47,000 deaths in the UK, but the number of deaths (within 28 days of a positive result) in the UK is 128,000.

 

That equates to 2.7%......WITH lockdowns, social distancing, working from home and the introduction of the vaccine.

 

What might the CFR rate have been without all those steps having been taken?

 

 

Pointless conversation with the brainwashed, you believe what you want time will tell when the human trails have finished 

[JCP108]

6 hours ago, VBF said:

Even if it happened to be a false positive, which, let's face it isn't exactly unknown!

False positive rates vary with PCR tests due to the CT sensitivity setting on the lab machines. We don't know that setting for the ones in Thailand. But, reports generally seem to put the false pos rate for those at an average of 0.5%. So, if each traveler must get three, their chance of getting a false positive would be 1.5%. That would mean that for every 1,000 sandbox players, 15 will get a false positive and all the consequences of that.

[Surelynot]

2 hours ago, Boedog said:

8 hours ago, Surelynot said:

CFR vary considerably with age, co-morbidities, time, geography.

 

If you assumed a CFR of say your 1% that suggests no more than 47,000 deaths in the UK, but the number of deaths (within 28 days of a positive result) in the UK is 128,000.

 

That equates to 2.7%......WITH lockdowns, social distancing, working from home and the introduction of the vaccine.

 

What might the CFR rate have been without all those steps having been taken?

 

 

Pointless conversation with the brainwashed, you believe what you want time will tell when the human trails have finished 

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Always good to get a detail, well structured response......

[Morbius]

[Boedog]

On 7/1/2021 at 2:27 PM, Surelynot said:

CFR vary considerably with age, co-morbidities, time, geography.

 

If you assumed a CFR of say your 1% that suggests no more than 47,000 deaths in the UK, but the number of deaths (within 28 days of a positive result) in the UK is 128,000.

 

That equates to 2.7%......WITH lockdowns, social distancing, working from home and the introduction of the vaccine.

 

What might the CFR rate have been without all those steps having been taken?

 

 

Said the sheep, the point of science is the ability to question it, some people believe what there told by Government and media your obviously one of those people so it's pointless talking to anyone that excepts everything there told as truth good for you, there's also no deaths from the flu since Covid arrived