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

[Anton9]

https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/who-recommends-lifting-international-travel-bans-in-advisory/story?s=09

 

Even WHO saying all the travel restrictions are useless,I wonder why mainstream media doesn't talk about this.

[overherebc]

56 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.

True, but it would be very different for a tourist.

'If' I go back to uk for a fortnight I'd be happy to home isolate for a week on return.

[Danderman123]

I have many questions about this new system, but I wait until the rules are published.

[JackGats]

When will the next worldwide variant panic circus kick in? Maybe not until well into February. That would yield a quarantine-free window of a few weeks at best.

[kimamey]

2 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

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.

Wasn't that the idea that you could go anywhere on the island after the negative test?

[overherebc]

12 minutes ago, JackGats said:

When will the next worldwide variant panic circus kick in? Maybe not until well into February. That would yield a quarantine-free window of a few weeks at best.

You mean

scare-ient.

????

[damascase]

33 minutes ago, stigar said:

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

‘Fully covered’ - also a medically totally unnecessary isolation in a hospital room?

[daveAustin]

What a rubbish paranoid system, making everything as complicated as possible, as per usual ????

Along with the bank they’re making, this policy of testing visitors to death (yet hardly testing domestically), then allowing them to roam to pick up the infection locally skews the percentages. Ergo, it’s the bad guy foreigners see! Call me a cynic, but…

 

Good luck attracting 100M tourists ????

[kimamey]

1 hour ago, stigar said:

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

Who is it that's stupid  that you want to laugh at as it's not clear? Is it the government for putting these regulations in place or those who have to abide by them as they have little choice. That's mainly the case with with those who live in Thailand and there may be as many or more of them than tourists.

[kimamey]

1 hour 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'm in Mahasarakham so I've got a similar situation. I think there may be a hotel in Buriram that I could use. No surprise there.

 

I'm not sure why if you've already been moving about you can't just have a test without staying in a hotel apart from money of course.

[RichardColeman]

You just know that come 10th February there is going to be a whole host of stories and posts on here about catching covid whilst out in the general populace for 4 days between first and second test !

 

I'll stick with my 7 days hotel AQ. Chances of catching covid between 1st and 2nd test in AQ hotel is pretty remote compared to mixing with the 142th per million ranked untested thais. Don't mind sacrificing a few days as  I should be in country for minimum 14 months

[stigar]

29 minutes ago, damascase said:

‘Fully covered’ - also a medically totally unnecessary isolation in a hospital room?

Actually they cover that too.As long as i test negative in my country before leaving they pay all expencives if i get covid during the stay in thailand.The same they covered the family from norway who tested positive after arrived bangkok.

[stigar]

6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

You just know that come 10th February there is going to be a whole host of stories and posts on here about catching covid whilst out in the general populace for 4 days between first and second test !

 

I'll stick with my 7 days hotel AQ. Chances of catching covid between 1st and 2nd test in AQ hotel is pretty remote compared to mixing with the 142th per million ranked untested thais. Don't mind sacrificing a few days as  I should be in country for minimum 14 months

The same as u do i would too.

[kimamey]

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

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

Don't worry mate that's not what she told me last night. 

[EricTh]

Let's hope that this won't be another flip-flop that will change again after two weeks of implementation.

 

I don't think real tourists are going to come given the changing policies and fickle-mindedness of the policy makers.

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, kimamey said:

I'm in Mahasarakham so I've got a similar situation. I think there may be a hotel in Buriram that I could use. No surprise there.

 

I'm not sure why if you've already been moving about you can't just have a test without staying in a hotel apart from money of course.

Two bites at the cherry. Didn't get you first time but we'll get you on the second time.

[JCP108]

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

I have many questions about this new system, but I wait until the rules are published.

Just when you thought the crazy might not get crazier...

[worrab]

This is more than crazy!! I am going to UK in June and returning end of July and live in Bang Saphan Noi. So unless this changes, again, I will have to stay in Bangkok for the duration???

Test and Go I do not think so. Another complete and utter farce from them that do not have a clue!!!

[tomyami]

test and go x2 for those who are vaxed at the moment what you do in the 5 days in between is a from of restriction or could land you in 10 isolation.

Chances you could be infected by the many untested free to cross border or local transmission is sandbox safer to avoid threat of isolation

[Mr Meeseeks]

In, out, shake it all about,

You do the hokey cokey and you test and go,

Money's what it's all about, hey!

[Bohemianfish]

Why do people even bother with these complicated, bureaucratic and onerous rules?

[overherebc]

15 minutes ago, Bohemianfish said:

Why do people even bother with these complicated, bureaucratic and onerous rules?

Some do have reasons to return to uk etc, work or family reasons. They are unfortunately caught up in the situation.

[Jotho]

This is seriously so completely out of proportions that it is almost unreal... I have not been able to return to my house for over 2 years which is up in north rural Thailand in the middle of nowhere because of these complete bonkers laws!!!
For us who work 4 weeks and have 4 weeks of going to Thailand with this system is just way too much hassle and expensive... I would have used more days in quarentine then in my house and now they expect that people again on day 5 need to go into a hotel for that test...  What a piece og shambles and they should be ashamed of themselves who come up with this!!!! ????

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

4 hours 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. 

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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. 

 

Wrong question….

 

How many tourists are coming to Thailand while there is 50,000 USD insurance requirement & risk of a 2 week hospital isolation which the insurance may refuse to cover ????

 

 

[tomyami]

Looking at cambodia for 1 month if vaccinated 72hour perflight  no expensive <deleted>y T&G <deleted>, thailand less respect for tourists than ever

[madmitch]

When I saw that test and go was returning I was going to book flights back to stay a couple of weeks at Easter/Songkran, just hoping that the rules don't change again.

 

The day five nonsense has put me off doing this. I wonder how many other potential visitors they'll lose due to this ridiculous rule?

[EricTh]

20 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Wrong question….

 

How many tourists are coming to Thailand while there is 50,000 USD insurance requirement & risk of a 2 week hospital isolation which the insurance may refuse to cover ????

 

 

 

I thought the 50,000 insurance is to cover for Covid treatment?

[puck2]

5 hours ago, Caldera said:

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

I'm sure, the Thai Immigration/government is the hottest favorite for the international price of:

 

Which country has the most idiotic, unreal  and ridiculous immigration rules?

 

 

 

[tomyami]

the 5 -7 days is a form of quarrantine add another 10 if surcumb to local infection <deleted> off thailand not going for that

[CartagenaWarlock]

6 hours ago, damascase said:

Problem is that the insurers who offer this cover, almost always exclude people over 70 or 75…..…..

70 and 75 years old should stay put in their place instead of still looking for brides in Thailand.