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With global tourism having a resurgence and with many neighbouring countries also slowly easing travel restrictions, Thailand has been the most recent is easing rules and regulations for tourists eager to visit the country.
Thailand will scrap a pre-arrival Covid-free certificate requirement for vaccinated foreign visitors even as it reported record new infections, as more countries ease border controls to benefit from a rebound in global travel. Starting April 1, foreign travellers will no longer be required to hold a Covid-free certificate issued within 72 hours of boarding a flight, but they will have to undergo an RT-PCR test on arrival and a self-administered antigen test on day five, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
The nation’s main Covid task force headed by the Thai Prime Minister, has agreed to extend a nationwide state of emergency to handle the Covid-19 outbreak by two months through the end of May While authorities have prepared a plan to classify the pandemic as endemic in the coming months, any progress toward it would be contingent on first controlling the current outbreak.
The government hasn’t cancelled a mask mandate and some of the Covid restrictions will remain in force until the outbreak is tamed. Pubs, karaoke outlets and other nightlife entertainment venues will continue to remain shut though the industry has been demanding their reopening
