Thailand to lift on-arrival COVID-19 tests from May

Thailand will remove its Test & Go travel scheme for foreign arrivals and RT-PCR testing upon arrival from the end of this month as vaccinated travellers will only need to take self-antigen tests during their stay from May 1 as part of a further easing of entry rules to boost the economy and tourism.

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Visitors to the Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya province of Thailand. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand will remove its Test & Gotravel scheme for foreign arrivals and RT-PCR testing upon arrival from the endof this month as vaccinated travellers will only need to take self-antigentests during their stay from May 1 as part of a further easing of entry rulesto boost the economy and tourism.

However, the Thailand Pass registration will be retained. Thechange was approved at a meeting of the Centre for COVID-19 SituationAdministration (CCSA) on April 22 under the chair of Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha.

Vaccinatedvisitors will not be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival anymore. It will berecommended they self-test using antigen kits during their stay. Vaccinatedtravellers must register for entry via Thailand Pass and present proof ofvaccination.

If they testpositive, they could enter their COVID-19 insurance process or take care oftheir own treatment. Unvaccinated travellers will be welcomed if they presentproof of a negative RT-PCR test no more than 72 hours before their trip andregister via Thailand Pass.

They willbe quarantined for five days, with another RT-PCR test on day 4-5. They willalso be advised to do self-antigen testing during their stay.

High-risk visitors will be quarantined for five days. The minimum COVID-19insurance coverage for all foreign arrivals will be 10,000 USD.

For arrivals by land, foreign visitors who intend to stay no longer thanthree days must be fully vaccinated and pass self-antigen tests.

Otherwise, they cannot enter the country. For visitors who intend to staylonger, fully vaccinated travellers will not be quarantined if they passantigen tests, while those who are unvaccinated would be quarantined for fivedays.

Prayut said the government will consider the possibility of the "TwoCountries, One Destination" project to promote tourism betweenThailand and other countries.

With the easing of travel regulations, he confirmed that Thailand willfully reopen to foreign visitors from May 1./.

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