(TAN): Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed the cabinet’s decision to maintain the RT-PCR Covid-19 testing for international arrivals under the Exemption from Quarantine (TEST & GO) entry scheme, reversing the plan to change to an ATK method approved earlier by the Centre, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said in a statement.
The Prime Minister said this latest move was part of the country’s precautionary measure to prevent and control the spread of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.
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This will mean that the current one-night waiting period in a hotel and a confirmed payment (for a 1-night stay at a SHA++ hotel, 1 RT-PCR test, and prearranged airport transfer) will continue to be required.
Currently, international arrivals, including returning Thais and foreign residents, are welcome to enter Thailand under three schemes — TEST & GO, Sandbox Programme, and Quarantine, with the new entry rules expected to take effect from December 16, pending full details in the Royal Thai Government Gazette, the TAT said.
