The second RT-PCR test required by the Test & Go scheme should be scrapped by March if the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) agrees with the proposal, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday that the ministry and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will propose a relaxation of entry requirements by replacing the second RT-PCR test with an antigen test kit, making the request at the next CCSA meeting on Feb 23.
If the proposal is approved, the new rule will be applied from next month, he said.
“The plan to eliminate all RT-PCR testing upon arrival will be made once the country officially declares Covid-19 an endemic disease,” Mr Phiphat…
