Thailand is set to resume its quarantine exemption scheme for fully vaccinated foreign visitors in February, its coronavirus taskforce said Thursday, as concerns about the highly transmissible Omicron variant subside. The country’s “Test and Go” quarantine waiver program is now able to resume due to the low number of deaths and hospitalizations caused by the virus, task force spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin said. “In case there are more infections or the situation changes, there will be a re-assessment for inbound travelers and adjust toward the Sandbox scheme,” Visanuyothin told reporters, local media Bangkok Post reported. Under the Test and Go scheme, foreign visitors who have been fully vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus–commonly known as the coronavirus–will be allowed to enter Thailand without going through quarantine. They will be required to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival and stay in a pre-booked hotel while awaiting the …
Thailand to Resume Traveler Quarantine Exemption Program in February
January 21, 2022
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