25/04/2022
Good news for travellers
Starting on 1 May 2022, Thailand will scrap its Test & Go travel scheme for foreign arrivals by air, while the minimum COVID-19 insurance coverage for them will be reduced from US$20,000 to $10,000.
The decision was made at a meeting of the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), chaired by Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.
According to the decision, fully vaccinated travelers will not be tested for COVID-19 upon their arrival in Thailand anymore. It is recommended that they self-test using antigen kits (ATK) during their stay. If they test positive, they should enter their COVID-19 insurance process or take care of their own treatment. However, they must register for entry via the Thailand Pass system.
As for unvaccinated travelers, they must also register for entry via the Thailand Pass system. They are requested to show their negative RT-PCR test not more than 72 hours before their arrival, or they will be quarantined in accordance with the alternative quarantine (AQ) system, with another RT-PCR test on day 4 or 5. They are also advised to do self-antigen testing during their stay. If they test positive, they should enter their COVID-19 insurance process or take care of their own treatment.
Also starting from 1 May 2022, the CCSA has reclassified a number of provinces under its color-coded scale, designating 65 provinces high-surveillance, or "yellow zones.” The remaining 12 provinces, which will be designated tourism-oriented, or "blue zones,” include Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Krabi, Nonthaburi, Phuket, Kanchanaburi, Pathum Thani, Rayong, Chon Buri, Phang-nga, and Songkhla.
In both zones, the serving of alcoholic beverages at restaurants will be extended from 11 pm to midnight. However, these venues must receive SHA Plus or Thai Stop COVID 2 Plus certificates, or implement COVID-Free Setting measures.
Night entertainment venues must remain closed, but they are allowed to operate as restaurants, in accordance with the established measures.
Read more:
1. https://thailand.prd.go.th/ewt_news.php?nid=12520&filename=index
2. https://www.tatnews.org/2022/04/thailand-lifts-rt-pcr-testing-requirement-for-international-arrivals-from-1-may-2022/
