Thailand reduces mandatory Covid-19 quarantine to 10 days


People wait to receive the Sinovac coronavirus disease vaccine at a market after hundreds of local residents in the district tested positive for Covid-19 in Bangkok. - Reuters

BANGKOK, March 20 (Bernama): Thailand will reduce its mandatory quarantine for travellers from two weeks to 10 days starting April 1, and may even stop imposing compulsory quarantine for travellers from low-risk countries starting Oct 1.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha, who chaired the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting today, approved the relaxation measures.

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