BANGKOK: Thailand's transport minister announced that the Covid-19 entrance rules will once again apply to international travellers arriving by air starting on Monday as the Southeast Asian country gets ready for an anticipated influx of Chinese tourists.
According to comments made by Saksayam Chidchob and posted on the website of the minister's political party, adults must provide evidence of at least two vaccines or proof of their recovery from the virus since July. Visitors who are unvaccinated will need a medical certificate to support their absence of immunisations, according to a Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand statement published online. Up to January 31st, the regulations are in effect.
According to the reports, the statement added that visitors from nations where Covid tests are required for travellers arriving from Thailand must have health insurance while they are there. India is one of the countries that recently reinstituted the Covid entrance requirements, and this month it started requiring travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand to take the Covid-19 tests.
As China rapidly abandons its zero-tolerance measures, restoring the nation to the outside world and eliminating quarantine for arrivals beginning on January 8, entrance conditions are once again implemented in an effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. After surpassing its goal of 10 million foreign visitors last year and experiencing a better-than-anticipated revival of its crucial tourism sector, Thailand anticipates 300,000 Chinese visitors in the first quarter of this year.
In accordance with the reinstated regulations, airlines are expected to check travelers' eligibility to enter Thailand, and anyone suspected of exhibiting Covid symptoms will be encouraged to get tested once they arrive. The announcement stated that passengers en route to other locations are excluded.
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