‘TAT’ welcomes foreigners around the world Emphasize low-risk countries – complete vaccination doses, travel all over Thailand

‘TAT’ welcomes foreigners around the world Emphasize low-risk countries – complete vaccination doses, travel all over Thailand

Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) revealed that the meeting of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (BACC) has scheduled to open the province to accept foreign tourists. who have been fully vaccinated Traveling from low-risk countries It is expected that the list will be revealed no later than 1-2 days and will change every 1-2 weeks to cope with the situation. There will be no quarantine and no restrictions on tourism areas. From 1-30 November 2021 according to the policy of General Prayut Chan-ocha Prime Minister preliminary expansion to 15 provinces, including the pilot phase to 17 provinces, but whether or not it will be opened depends on the readiness of the situation, especially 1. Vaccination for people in the area up to 70%, which focuses on the people of the 608 group or The group with congenital disease, the elderly and pregnant women 2. Readiness for public health The occupancy rate of the red and yellow beds must not be less than 80%, and the proportion of new infections must not exceed 5-10 people per 1 population, causing many areas that have not been fully vaccinated according to the conditions. or found an outbreak of COVID-19 come back again Must manage to press the numbers to decrease. and vaccination to meet the target in order to build immunity to the group Because the safety of the local people is a priority. Therefore, it is not necessary to open all provinces as planned on November 1, but if any province is more ready, it can be opened first.

“Thailand welcomes foreign tourists from all countries around the world. But there are different practices. It depends on the risk level of the country of origin. and complete or incomplete vaccination of tourists By emphasizing that if tourists come from low-risk countries Completed vaccination doses and detect infection through RT-PCR, no infection found, able to travel around the country Like Thai people who have received all vaccines As for the cancellation of the Certificate of Entry into Thailand (COE), which has received quite a lot of complaints from foreign tourists. that there are so many steps It can be revoked only when the Emergency Decree has been repealed. It is unclear at this time whether it can be canceled or not. It all depends on the consideration of the CCC. mainly,” said Yuthasak.

Mr. Yuthasak said that on November 1, the standard operating procedures (SOPs) will be the same throughout the country, divided into 1. People who have received the full dose of vaccine. Traveling from a low-risk country and did not detect COVID able to travel around the country according to the guidelines, not detained and not limited to areas 2. Those who have received the full dose of vaccine. but traveling from a middle-risk country or above must be quarantined in the blue zone area or management of tourism areas and tourism management models (Blue area) to provide incentives for tourists and local entrepreneurs. There are preventive and disease control measures that are different from the measures at the level of the CCC. and can determine or adjust disease prevention and control measures according to the management level according to the surveillance area itself. which can open all types of activities except for service places, entertainment places and other similar services places that are still not allowed to open Including prohibiting activities that include more than 500 people and 3. Those who have not received the full dose of vaccines able to travel in But they must be quarantined in a detention facility allocated by the government. If traveling via plane, quarantine for 10 days, travel via land, quarantine for 14 days.

The 15 provinces that have been expanded include 1. Bangkok Province (Bangkok) 2. Samut Prakan (Suvarnabhumi Airport) 3. Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin Subdistrict, Nong Kae) 4. Phetchaburi (Cha-am Municipality) 5. Chonburi (Pattaya, Bang Lamung District) Na Chom Thian Subdistrict, Bang Saray Subdistrict, Ko Si Chang District, Si Racha District) 6. Ranong (Koh Phayam) 7. Chiang Mai (Mueang District, Mae Rim, Mae Taeng, Doi Tao) 8. Loei (Chiang Khan) 9. Buriram (Mueang) 10. Nong Khai (Mueang Si Chiang Mai, Tha Bo, society ) 11. Udon Thani (Mueang Na Yung, Nong Han, Prajaksinlapakhom, Kumphawapi, Ban Dung) 12. Rayong (Koh Samet) 13. Trat (Koh Chang) 14. Krabi (the whole province) and 15. Phang Nga (the whole province) including 2 provinces that Open the pilot stage in the first phase, including 1. Phuket Province 2. Surat Thani is a total of 17 provinces.