Thailand scraps on arrival Covid-19 tests starting on May 1, major push to lure more tourists


Fully vaccinated travellers heading to Thailand will no longer need an on-arrival PCR coronavirus test nor isolate in a hotel for a night while they await results, the government announced on April 22, 2022 in an effort to revive the kingdom's pandemic-thumped tourism industry. - AFP

BANGKOK, April 23 (Bernama): In bid to boost tourist arrivals and revive the pandemic-battered tourism industry, Thailand today eased further the entry requirement by scrapping the mandatory RT-PCR test for fully-vaccinated international arrivals starting May 1.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha said foreign travellers entering the kingdom via the quarantine free "Test & Go” programme would only need to undergo self-administered antigen test during their stay which is convinient and faster .

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