Covid-19: Thailand to ease travel restrictions after no local transmissions for 28 days
Thailand plans to gradually ease Covid-19 restrictions on foreigners entering the kingdom after going 28 days without local transmissions.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson, Thaweesilp Wissanuyothin said business executives, professionals, skilled workers, medical tourists, as well as permanent residents and foreigners whose families live in Thailand will be among the first groups to be allowed to enter Thailand.
“They must undergo...
Thailand plans to gradually ease Covid-19 restrictions on foreigners entering the kingdom after going 28 days without local transmissions.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson, Thaweesilp Wissanuyothin said business executives, professionals, skilled workers, medical tourists, as well as permanent residents and foreigners whose families live in Thailand will be among the first groups to be allowed to enter Thailand.
“They must undergo 14-day quarantine at a state facility,” he said at the Covid-19 daily briefing here today.
To date, he added that among those registered to enter the kingdom included business executives (700), skilled workers (22,000), permanent residents (2,000), and medical tourists (30,000).
Meanwhile, Thaweesilp said short-term businessmen (who attend meetings or sign business contracts or agreements), government guests (who attend ceremonies or specific seminars), and tourists under 'travel bubble plans' were among those allowed to enter the kingdom without undergoing a 14-day quarantine.
“Tourists from China, Japan, and South Korea could be among the first group entering the kingdom,” he said.
Thaweesilp said CCSA will look into the proposal carefully as public health and safety is the government’s top priority.
The proposal will be discussed during the CCSA meeting this Friday.
Meanwhile, Thailand has reported three new Covid-19 cases and zero fatalities over the last 24 hours.
The three new cases – all Thai returnees aged between 11 and 34 years old, returned from India on June 15 and were undergoing 14-day quarantine at a state facility.
Thailand has recorded a total of 3,151 Covid-19 cases with 58 fatalities. A total of 3,022 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.
He said since April 3, a total of 214 Thais who returned from abroad tested positive for Covid-19, of which 143 have recovered and returned home.
- Bernama
