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Quarantine back for travellers

Quarantine back for travellers

Govt suspends tourist ‘Test & Go’ scheme

International passengers arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday. The ‘Test & Go’ programme for those entering the kingdom is scrapped on Tuesday because of the rising number of Omicron variant cases. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The government has decided to temporarily suspend the entry of both Thais and foreign arrivals under the “Test & Go” scheme and restore mandatory quarantine in a bid to keep the Omicron coronavirus variant at bay.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government would stop approving new applications for Test & Go entries — except to the Phuket Sandbox — from Tuesday until Jan 4, though visitors whose applications were previously approved will be…

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