Thailand News Update | Health Ministry to propose re-opening Test & Go

The Public Health Ministry says they’ll make a proposal to reopen registration for the Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme at this week’s CCSA meeting. The next CCSA general meeting, which is chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, is scheduled for Thursday.Registration for entry under the Test & Go program was closed following local fears over the Omicron variant in Thailand on December 21, but those who had previously registered have still been able to come to Thailand under the program. Test & Go allows vaccinated travellers to enter the country with just one night stay at an SHA+ hotel as they wait for their results from an on-arrival PCR test.Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul noted the lower than expected case loads from Omicron and the low hospitalisation and death rate over the past month.The colour-coded zoning, which labels Thai provinces under various disease…