(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Thailand will shorten the quarantine period of inbound passengers and open more tourist demonstration areas from October
China News Agency, Bangkok, September 27th (Reporter Wang Guoan) Thai Prime Minister Prayut presided over a meeting of the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center on the 27th. The meeting passed a number of measures, including shortening the isolation time of inbound passengers, opening more tourist demonstration areas, and lifting the ban on some commercial establishments.
The spokesperson of the Epidemic Management Center said after the meeting that from October 1st, the quarantine period for inbound passengers who received two doses of the new crown vaccine will be shortened from the original 14 days to 7 days; passengers who have not been vaccinated will enter the country by air or sea. The quarantine period has been shortened to 10 days, and the quarantine period for entry by land is still 14 days.
At the same time, starting from October 1st, more tourism demonstration areas will be opened on the basis of the “Phuket Sandbox Plan”, including Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in Surat Thani Province, and Khao Lak and Phang Nga in Phang Nga Province. Long Island, Phi Phi Island in Krabi Province, etc.
From November 1st, 10 more provinces will be opened, namely Bangkok, Krabi, Phang Nga, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Chonburi, Ranong, Chiang Mai, Loei and Buriram.
In addition, some epidemic prevention measures will be relaxed from October 1, including the opening of child development centers, libraries, museums, education and training centers, nail salons, tattoo parlors, spas, massage parlors, movie theaters, etc.; curfews will be shortened and curfews will be shortened. The implementation time is adjusted from 10 pm to 4 am; the business hours are extended by 1 hour, and shopping malls, shopping centers, convenience stores, etc. can be opened until 9 pm.
The meeting also decided to extend the national emergency for another two months until November 30.
Thailand notified 10288 new confirmed cases and 101 new deaths on the same day. So far, Thailand has a total of 1,571,926 confirmed cases and a total of 16,369 deaths. (over)
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