‘Thailand Pass’ revocation, RT-PCR tests waiver upon arrival to be proposed

[snoop1130]

 

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.

 

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[ezflip]

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...

[ThailandRyan]

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.

[Hoppyone]

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

[Petey11]

Test on arrival of any kind is the stumbling block to getting tourism up. Will they ever listen?

[ThailandRyan]

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.

[cheapcanuck]

The rules will flip flop. There's no planning with this government. 

[webfact]

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/

 

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