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Test & Go quarantine-free entry to resume Feb 1

In this file photo taken on Oct 30, 2021, tourists walk along Phra Nang beach in Krabi. Thailand will resume quarantine-free travel scheme from Feb 1, 2022, officials said on Thursday, after the programme was suspended due to the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant. (AFP)

Thailand will resume the ‘Test & Go’ quarantine waiver for vaccinated arrivals from Feb 1, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Thursday, in response to slowing coronavirus infections.

The scheme was suspended a month ago after only seven weeks due to the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant and uncertainty about vaccine effectiveness against it.

The policy requires those who enter the country under the programme to test on arrival and again five days later, while agreeing to have their whereabouts…

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