Thailand to resume registration for quarantine-free ‘Test and Go’ program on Feb 1

[snoop1130 36118]

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has agreed to resume registration for the currently suspended quarantine-free entry program, known as “Test and Go”, from February 1st. It will also allow eateries in “sandbox” provinces and COVID-19 “high surveillance” provinces to serve alcohol up to 11pm, instead of 9 pm, from January 24th onwards according to CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin.

 

However, to open, the eateries must meet the SHA Plus or the Stop COVID  2 Plus standard and comply with the COVID Free Setting measure. Pubs, bars and other entertainment venues are to remain closed, but they are allowed to open as eateries and when they meet such requirements.

 

The suspension of Test and Go’ s “Thailand Pass” issuances in place since December 22th was meant to slow down the spread of Omicron variant, while those who have already been granted the passes can still enter the kingdom.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-to-resume-registration-for-quarantine-free-test-and-go-program-on-feb-1/

 

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[Tony M 1194]

Must have SHA+ or AQ or AHQ accommodation booked for the 1st and 5th nights (for the PCR tests) ?   And you can go anywhere for days 2, 3 and 4 ?   Am I missing something here ?

[overherebc 22614]

Just now, Tony M said:

Must have SHA+ or AQ or AHQ accommodation booked for the 1st and 5th nights (for the PCR tests) ?   And you can go anywhere for days 2, 3 and 4 ?   Am I missing something here ?

If talking about tourists then possibly have to inform where you will be on day 5.

How that would work out I've no idea.

[Cake Monster 11933]

2 minutes ago, overherebc said:

If talking about tourists then possibly have to inform where you will be on day 5.

How that would work out I've no idea.

It has not worked so far in Phuket, with Tourists being allowed to wander all over the island at will, after leaving their Accommodation.

But I guess its a small price to pay for a few Tourist Dollars.

[madmitch 14544]

14 minutes ago, Tony M said:

Must have SHA+ or AQ or AHQ accommodation booked for the 1st and 5th nights (for the PCR tests) ?   And you can go anywhere for days 2, 3 and 4 ?   Am I missing something here ?

That's what it says. That wasn't the case previously. Ridiculous!

 

About time they started accepting lateral flow tests for the second test but of course, not enough money to be made on this!

[gearbox 2657]

12 minutes ago, madmitch said:

That's what it says. That wasn't the case previously. Ridiculous!

 

About time they started accepting lateral flow tests for the second test but of course, not enough money to be made on this!

Before 22nd of December the second test was of that type - ATK/RAT test. They switched back since then to a PCR test.

There would be more changes once they realize this is not working - should be renamed "Fail to Go" program.

[Petey11 2034]

18 minutes ago, madmitch said:

That's what it says. That wasn't the case previously. Ridiculous!

 

About time they started accepting lateral flow tests for the second test but of course, not enough money to be made on this!

My thoughts exactly, having to book into a hotel for day 5 as well. Pure money grab. Looking at phukets covid numbers today approx 20% positives tourists from abroad, it's only the tourists that caught by these tests percentage wise of population. These figures if applied would imply there is 1 tourist for 5 Thai locals, don't think that's the case.

[NicholasTH 363]

Feb 2nd Thailand Stop 'Test & Go' 🤦‍♂️

[damascase 2707]

It’s mind-boggling. First and fifth night in a hotel, free in between - what’s the logic behind that? Hardly ‘test and go’…………

In other publications I read that the insurance requirements will be changed too and that the only 50k insurances acceptable are those that also pay for quarantine and/or hospitals in asymptomatic positive cases. Problem is that the insurers who offer this cover, almost always exclude people over 70 or 75…..…..

Edited January 20, 2022 by damascase

[richard_smith237 54335]

Astonishingly idiotic....

 

OK - Test & Go with 1 night makes sense...

 

.... but the 5th night highlights an utter degree of paranoia combined with utter stupidity and all because a handful of people have ‘travelled on’ before getting a result which was positive.

 

I can’t fathom the idiocy of discussion in that room when these decisions were being made....

[Will B Good 13389]

So does the 5th night have to be spent in same hotel as 1st night?

 

What is the purpose of having to be in a hotel (other than money).....it just increases the chance of the infection spreading when I could be at home.

[stigar 1518]

4 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

So does the 5th night have to be spent in same hotel as 1st night?

 

What is the purpose of having to be in a hotel (other than money).....it just increases the chance of the infection spreading when I could be at home.

Its just about sucking money from tourists.They dont care about other things.I want to laugh how stupid people are.

[internationalism 8285]

the test result from the 5th day will be coming on day 6th, often over 24h, possibly already after check out at max 12pm.

It looks like it can be any hotel on sha++, not the original one. In bangkok there are some 100 of them. They go from 1200b/night

Edited January 20, 2022 by internationalism

[Will B Good 13389]

Just now, stigar said:

Its just about sucking money from tourists.They dont care about other things.I want to laugh how stupid people are.

I live north of Chaiyaphum....so I would face three, seven hour drives or five pointless nights in a hotel....pure genius

[Caldera 9616]

They just seem to make things worse from one iteration to the next.

[stigar 1518]

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

I live north of Chaiyaphum....so I would face three, seven hour drives or five pointless nights in a hotel....pure genius

I understand u 100%.I wonder whats next..double the price for covid extension or maybe they scrap it.

Im not going back to thailand for a while.

[Will B Good 13389]

2 minutes ago, stigar said:

I understand u 100%.I wonder whats next..double the price for covid extension or maybe they scrap it.

Im not going back to thailand for a while.

Been away for two months and the wife is pining for me....555

[JomtienEats 192]

Seeing as Omicron is already endemic and highly transmissible in Thailand, you've got a good chance of contracting covid between day 1 and 5.

 

You're then treated to 10 days of non symptomatic hospital quarantine which your insurance is lucky enough to pay for, provided they are fool enough to insure you against such an eventuality, which they assuredly will not be.

 

If you're lucky, you'll be out in time for your return flight.

 

Let the madness end.

[stigar 1518]

7 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Been away for two months and the wife is pining for me....555

My lady told me to wait until its easy to go back.Im happy i listen to her warnings in december.I have a ticket late march.NO WAY i want to go back before this country stop their BS.My lady dont drink at all.

[Alotoftravel 92]

Perhaps the 5th night hotel can be sha+ hotel outside Bangkok to avoid the long drive back or flight back to bangkok or perhaps we must stay in bangkok to contain covid spread to Bangkok only 

[stigar 1518]

3 minutes ago, JomtienEats said:

Seeing as Omicron is already endemic and highly transmissible in Thailand, you've got a good chance of contracting covid between day 1 and 5.

 

You're then treated to 10 days of non symptomatic hospital quarantine which your insurance is lucky enough to pay for, provided they are fool enough to insure you against such an eventuality, which they assuredly will not be.

 

If you're lucky, you'll be out in time for your return flight.

 

Let the madness end.

Thats their plan.I cant understand those who is eager to go there.

[Will B Good 13389]

1 minute ago, stigar said:

My lady told me to wait until its easy to go back.Im happy i listen to her warnings in december.I have a ticket late march.NO WAY i want to go back before this country stop their BS.My lady dont drink at all.

My lady don't care.....she just keeps demanding I come back....555.......maybe she is running out of money?

[richard_smith237 54335]

1 minute ago, JomtienEats said:

Seeing as Omicron is already endemic and highly transmissible in Thailand, you've got a good chance of contracting covid between day 1 and 5.

 

You're then treated to 10 days of non symptomatic hospital quarantine which your insurance is lucky enough to pay for, provided they are fool enough to insure you against such an eventuality, which they assuredly will not be.

 

If you're lucky, you'll be out in time for your return flight.

 

Let the madness end.

Thailand is now allowing home quarantine/ isolation for those (with a home) who test positive for Covid-19. 
 

Will they allow those who test positive on day 5 the same tolerance ? 
 

as you mentioned anyone who tests positive on day 5 may well have caught Covid in country… 

 

The day 5 test protects no one - it’s utterly senseless unless arrival quarantine itself is 6 days. 

[Will B Good 13389]

1 minute ago, Alotoftravel said:

Perhaps the 5th night hotel can be sha+ hotel outside Bangkok to avoid the long drive back or flight back to bangkok or perhaps we must stay in bangkok to contain covid spread to Bangkok only 

I guess we will have to wait and see the details. Checked the mfa site this am, nothing has changed or indicates there is a change coming.

[richard_smith237 54335]

6 minutes ago, stigar said:

My lady told me to wait until its easy to go back.Im happy i listen to her warnings in december.I have a ticket late march.NO WAY i want to go back before this country stop their BS.My lady dont drink at all.

Test & Go will be canceled & reinstated again with different and confusing rules by then !!! 🙊

[richard_smith237 54335]

5 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

I guess we will have to wait and see the details. Checked the mfa site this am, nothing has changed or indicates there is a change coming.

just like those who tell us if it’s not in the Royal Gazette its not official… 

 

However, CCSA meeting was this afternoon - it’s official (until it changes again)… 

[DonniePeverley 804]

This is NOT Test and Go . 

 

The second test does not make it TEST AND GO. It makes it test and test again then go after 5 days, except in Thai logic the 5th day is really the 6th day. 

 

If you are coming on holiday for a week or two, this is utterly ridiculous and fraught with risk of testing positive and thus ending up in a hospital for 2 weeks. 

 

It's essentially just the Sandbox programme isn't it ?

[clivebaxter 4825]

Test and come back to see if we can bang you up for ten days when your insurance will not cough up for with a variant no worse than the flu🙄

[stigar 1518]

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Test & Go will be canceled & reinstated again with different and confusing rules by then !!! 🙊

Sure it will.I just talked with my incurancecompany in my country.Im fully covered if i get covid while in thailand.

[DonniePeverley 804]

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Thailand is now allowing home quarantine/ isolation for those (with a home) who test positive for Covid-19. 
 

Will they allow those who test positive on day 5 the same tolerance ? 
 

as you mentioned anyone who tests positive on day 5 may well have caught Covid in country… 

 

The day 5 test protects no one - it’s utterly senseless unless arrival quarantine itself is 6 days. 

 

How many tourists have a home ? Virtually all non resident tourists will go to a hospital and that tasty 50,000 USD Insurance will be put to good use.