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‘Test & Go’ to resume Feb 1 with extra test requirement

The “Test & Go” programme for international visitors is set to resume on Feb 1, with stricter requirements which include another RT-PCR test to be taken on the fifth day following entry into Thailand, the government said yesterday.

The scheme was suspended earlier this month in response to growing concerns about the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Under the programme, overseas visitors must spend one night in a certified hotel while they wait for the result of their RT-PCR test — taken upon their arrival in the country — to come out.

Those who test negative for Covid-19 are then allowed to leave and explore the rest of the country.

When Test & Go resumes on Feb 1, travellers will be required to take two RT-PCR tests, one on the first day and another on the fifth day, said the spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation…

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