Travellers who are fully vaccinated from 46 low-risk countries including Malaysia will be able to travel to Thailand without quarantine requirements from 1 November onwards. This applies to those entering Thailand by air and has tested negative for Covid-19.
The announcement was made yesterday, 21 October by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on his Facebook page.
He said, “We need to move faster and do it now because by waiting for everything to be perfect first, we may be too late.”
“Moreover, tourists may decide to travel to other countries instead.”
Previously, Thailand had only planned to allow travellers from about 10 low-risk countries, which included Singapore, China and the United States to enter by air without any quarantine requirements, just as long as they were fully vaccinated and tested negative for the virus before and after their flight.
Lin Hao (@LinHao_BKK ) of the China-state affiliated media tweeted that the “Thai Foreign Ministry has announced the list of “low-risk” countries and territories from which fully vaccinated individuals can enter #Thailand without quarantine. He too shared the list that was issued by Thani Thongphakdi, who is the permanent secretary at the Foreign Ministry.
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