PM can't wait any longer: 27 countries could be granted no quarantine access to Thailand

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that nationals of up to 27 countries could be allowed to enter Thailand without having to quarantine.

 

ASEAN NOW has also been told that 20 countries could be on the list.

 

PM Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that the CCSA was expected to confirm 10 countries including the US, UK, Germany, Singapore and China were on the list to be announced today.

 

But now the Thai media is saying this could be wider than expected come November 1st. A second stage is January 1st.

 

They reported that the PM no longer wants to wait for virus numbers in Thailand top come down or for enough people in the country to be vaccinated. 

 

Three stipulations for visitors will be having had two jabs of vaccine, RT-PCR tests before and after arrival and it only applies to air passengers (no road or sea passengers included).

 

The list is made up by analysing data and information from the last two weeks of Covid-19 stats, International Health Regulations 2005 and the GCI Global Advisory Council or Global Covid-19 Index.

 

Twenty seven countries satisfy these criteria:

 

Andorra, Australia, Bahrain, Czech Republic, Dominica, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Moldova, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Uruguay, Barbados, China and Croatia.

 

Germany qualifies as a medium risk country because of the number of vaccinations done there.

 

The UK and the US are high risk but also qualify because of the number of vaccinations done in those nations.

 

At a meeting held in Hua Hin yesterday about that resort's reopening ASEAN NOW was told that 20 countries would be on the non-quarantine list. 

 

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[Rampant Rabbit]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

RT-PCR tests before and after arrival

They  still wont come with that <deleted>

[zzaa09]

Oh, what the hell.

Just open up for everyone.

[bkk6060]

Just saw cases up and deaths above 100 should be interesting to see what they decide.

[Rampant Rabbit]

1 minute ago, zzaa09 said:

Oh, what the hell.

Just open up for everyone.

without  any test except vaccine cert, 

[aussiexpat]

1 minute ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

They  still wont come with that <deleted>

Speak for yourself as I'll be there asap if all I need is PCR test on departure and arrival 

[Rampant Rabbit]

Just now, aussiexpat said:

Speak for yourself as I'll be there asap if all I need is PCR test on departure and arrival 

Im speaking for the majority I reckon

[Gottfrid]

2 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Oh, what the hell.

Just open up for everyone.

Exactly! Foreign people are not the threat against Thailands Covid-19 recovery. Almost every country they are thinking of letting in has a higher percentage of vaccinated population. The problem is with the domestic situation i the country, that officials seems to be extremely uncapable of dealing with. On the other hand, that´s what happens when you only focus on Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Pattaya. Morons! The rest of the country have people that needs to be vaccinated too.

[shdmn]

9 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

They  still wont come with that <deleted>

So you are telling me I won't go...even though I am?  I guess you know more about what I am doing than I do.

[ThomasThBKK]

6 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

Speak for yourself as I'll be there asap if all I need is PCR test on departure and arrival 

How?

You are from Australia aren't you?

you aren't even allowed to leave your own country

[fondue zoo]

He needs positive press and the opening of Thailand and saving Christmas will be the ticket.

 

[RotBenz8888]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

The UK and the US are high risk but also qualify because of the number of vaccinations done in those nations

Number of vaccinations, or% of popularion? What is the minimum? 

Edited October 14, 2021 by RotBenz8888

[scorecard]

3 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

How?

You are from Australia aren't you?

you aren't even allowed to leave your own country

Old information, this regulation now well relaxed.

 

Plus when the regulation was in place there were many reasons to get an exemption and leave. 

[StayinThailand2much]

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

Andorra ... Dominica ... Iceland ... Luxembourg ... Macao, Malta, Moldova ... San Marino ... Barbados (...)

Shouldn't be a problem to attract 15 million tourists from these countries, maybe even a million rich residents for Thailand...

Edited October 14, 2021 by StayinThailand2much

[aussiexpat]

5 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

How?

You are from Australia aren't you?

you aren't even allowed to leave your own country

I have an approved exemption to leave issued last week (valid for 3 months)

[ezzra]

By the time November will come a lot of water will flow in the Chao Phraya River and things and opinions will change come and go, so best to wait and see...

 

[Laughing Gravy]

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

They reported that the PM no longer wants to wait for virus numbers in Thailand top come down or for enough people in the country to be vaccinated. 

Obviously desperate but shouldn't the Czar be held responsible for the situation?

[sammieuk1]

He must be hopeful of attracting wine drinkers in the desperate clamber for cash ????

[2long]

Sweden? ????????

 

also, as I have mentioned in another thread, what happens if you come with friends or family and have already tested NEGATIVE before your departure but you (just one of your couple or group) test POSITIVE upon arrival? This just cannot work!

[Sqoop]

You can forget NZ from that list, our borders are still closed. I’m fully vaccinated though. 

[doctormann]

20 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

They  still wont come with that <deleted>

It's the RT-PCR test on arrival that is likely to put people off coming.  Fail that test and you are in a world of hurt.

Surely unnecessary anyway if you are vaccinated and have a negative test on departure.

[steven100]

23 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Oh, what the hell.

Just open up for everyone.

what the hell    !!    just open and give every tourist a free massage at ' Noi's love ' massage 

[JonnyF]

Well if the PM cannot wait, it must be done. After all, it's all about what the PM wishes and does not wish to wait for. If the PM is happy, Thailand is happy, right?

 

Seriously though, if Thailand wants to wait for zero Covid before opening up they better have a 5 year furlough plan ready for the millions of people that will be out of work.

[puck2]

No word about CoE.

It would have been very useful to say: yes or no.

 

 

[Moonlover]

28 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

The rest of the country have people that needs to be vaccinated too.

The rest of the country is being vaccinated and very efficiently too. They are delivering over 12,000 jabs a day in Sakon Nakhon alone.

[Lite Beer]

let 'em in just as cases are going up.

Great plan.

Despite what the idiots in charge might say all locals know that cases are rising.

[CARLO BALDASSARRE]

40 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

How?

You are from Australia aren't you?

you aren't even allowed to leave your own country

Hi,

      Easy on that , we will be allowed shortly .

[Cherrytreeview]

5 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

The rest of the country is being vaccinated and very efficiently too. They are delivering over 12,000 jabs a day in Sakon Nakhon alone.

Joke.

Unlikely, they will get 70% fully vaccinated by end of the year.

Efficient is the last word i would use about Thailand's vaccine deployment.

It's about 6 months to a year behind the rest of the world.

[CARLO BALDASSARRE]

31 minutes ago, 2long said:

Sweden? ????????

 

also, as I have mentioned in another thread, what happens if you come with friends or family and have already tested NEGATIVE before your departure but you (just one of your couple or group) test POSITIVE upon arrival? This just cannot work!

That's just bad luck an you will quarantine mate ...

[Nino3]

Has there been any direct discussion regarding children that are yet to be approved to receive the vaccine? As they may not be approved prior to November 1, then they shall be required to quarantine?