Source::Xinhua
BANGKOK,
Thailand announced Friday that it will reduce the mandatory quarantine period for people entering the country to 10 days from two weeks in its latest effort to support the ailing tourism sector and economic recovery. The relaxation, starting April 1, will not apply to visitors coming from countries with cases of COVID-19 variant strains, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
A CCSA meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha also agreed on Friday that starting from October, visitors from countries with no known variants of COVID-19 may not have to undergo quarantine. The country is also considering cutting the quarantine period to seven days for vaccinated tourists starting next month, according to the CCSA.
On Friday, Thailand extended its emergency decree nationwide for the 11th time to the end of May as "interagency cooperation and integration" are still needed to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the country, the CCSA said. A shorter quarantine is expected to help attract more foreign tourists to the country, where the tourism sector accounts for more than 15 percent of the economy. The sector is seen as a key to Thailand's economic recovery.
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