Thailand to allow quarantine-free travel from 46 countries, PM says

In this file photo taken on March 12, 2021, traditional Thai dancers wearing protective face shields against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus perform at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. - (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand will let vaccinated visitors from 46 countries forgo Covid-19 quarantine from next month, up from 10 previously announced, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday (Oct 21).

The South-East Asian country is poised to introduce the new quarantine-free travel arrangements on Nov 1 as it seeks to revive its vital tourism industry.