DDC to reduce quarantine for high-risk travellers from 7 days to ‘5+5’ days after Songkran

The Department of Disease Control, or DDC, has agreed to reduce the quarantine period for international travellers who are at high-risk from being in contact with infected people. Starting after the Songkran festival, the quarantine period for high-risk travellers from abroad will be reduced from 7 days to “5+5” days. This means such travellers will be required to quarantine for five days, then self-observe their symptoms for another five days.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, Opas Kankawinpong, shared that the department had already agreed on the measure and expected to enact it after the Thai New Year. He said the next step was to inform the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration and the Centre of Disease Control for further announcements and official operation.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s Public Health…