snoop1130 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will propose to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) that the “Thailand Pass” requirement for all international arrivals be revoked and that the RT-PCR COVID-19 tests required upon arrival be replaced with the quicker Rapid Antigen Tests. According to Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the replacement of the RT-PCR test on arrival, tentatively set to start on May 1st, with antigen tests conducted by formal medical facilities, would only be possible if COVID-19 infections and deaths during and after the long Songkran long holiday in April remain stable, at between 50,000 and 60,000 cases a day, including those who have only tested positive using antigen tests and daily fatalities do not exceed 100. The CCSA will also be asked to consider the Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ proposal to revoke the “Thailand Pass”, expected on June 1st, to encourage more tourists to visit Thailand without the need to apply for “Test and Go”, “sandbox” or other quarantine programs. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-pass-revocation-rt-pcr-tests-waiver-upon-arrival-to-be-proposed/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-25 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezflip Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 A step in the right direction. Good thing I haven't booked my ticket yet. Then again, it's Thailand. Next week they will propose something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The dinosaurs at the helm may do this only after they make Covid Endemic, but not before then.....July 1 maybe, lets just see what happens due to the Songkran debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppyone Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: The dinosaurs at the helm may do this only after they make Covid Endemic, but not before then.....July 1 maybe, lets just see what happens due to the Songkran debacle. You want a bet it's before then , most of rest of world has already started , all wanting a peice of tourist dollar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey11 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Test on arrival of any kind is the stumbling block to getting tourism up. Will they ever listen? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hoppyone said: You want a bet it's before then , most of rest of world has already started , all wanting a peice of tourist dollar Lets see what happens as Thailands cases are still blowing up while the rest of the world peaked and went down with the first wave of Omicron allowing them to make the decisions to live with it. Thailand has still not peaked in fact the numbers daily are a sham and the up and down is just BS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapcanuck Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The rules will flip flop. There's no planning with this government. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 please continue here: Tourism and Sports Ministry to propose “Thailand Pass” cancellation and introduce single ATK test to spur tourism growth https://aseannow.com/topic/1254593-tourism-and-sports-ministry-to-propose-“thailand-pass”-cancellation-and-introduce-single-atk-test-to-spur-tourism-growth/ //CLOSED// /Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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