Thailand To Reopen to Fully-Vaccinated Visitors From November 2021, Says Thai PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha

Bangkok, October 12: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced a plan to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from “low risk” countries and regions to visit the Southeast Asian nation without having to quarantine from next month.

“I have instructed the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the Ministry of Public Health to urgently consider within this week to allow, as of November 1, international visitors to enter Thailand without any requirement for quarantine if they are fully vaccinated and arrive by air from low-risk countries,” Prayut said via a televised address late Monday night.

The list will initially include at least 10 countries and regions, such as the UK, Singapore, Germany, China and the US, Prayut said. It is expected to be finalised later this week by the CCSA, Xinhua news agency reported. Prayut said that visitors from…