Thailand Is at an advanced stage with preparations to end Covid-19 quarantine necessities for holidaymakers who are fully vaccinated, particularly holidaymakers from “low-risk” countries as the holiday business segment starts to restructure. According to the officials, These Modifications are expected to take effect from the 1st of November.
In an interview with the press, Thailand prime minister, Prayuth Chan-Ocha acknowledged that the decisions to relax restrictions comes with risks and therefore extra care must be observed while implementing this change. Among the nations perceived as low risk comprise the UK, China, Germany, and the US.
The nation has been registering positive cases above 10,000 ever since July, having primarily seen the same cases in 2020. However, the country has fully vaccinated approximately 33 percent of its nearly 70 million individuals.Prime Minister Prayuth added that Thailand would besides, permit reopening of entertainment business venues as from 1st December adding that authorities were planning to open Thailand to more countries on that date.
However, he raised cautioned that the government may be forced to act decisively, should there be a spike in infections or an occurrence of an extremely infectious variant of Covid-19. It is estimated that at least 70,000 holidaymakers visited the country in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to over 50 million in the year 2019 .