The Thailand Pass could be modified or removed during the Covid-19 Situation Administration Center (CCSA) meeting on May 20.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the Health Minister, said after the meeting of the National Communicable Disease Committee on Wednesday, May 11, that the Thailand Pass could be removed, as fewer than 10 visitors per day are infected.
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports had previously announced that the Thailand Pass could be abolished on June 1, but the CCSA later announced that it would not scrap the program.
See: Thailand Pass to remain in place, but in a simplified form
Changes to the current Thailand Pass requirement for international travelers will be revisited at the CCSA full panel meeting on May 20.
According to current entry conditions, all international travelers, including Thai nationals returning to the country, must obtain entry authorization by obtaining their Thailand Pass online before departure.
Several changes have been made to these requirements during the pandemic, with testing no longer required for all vaccinated travelers.
See: New entry rules for traveling to Thailand in 2022
Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan, CCSA deputy spokesperson, said the center has received several inquiries about changes to the current Thailand Pass requirement, which are currently being considered by the CCSA Operations Center (CCSA-OC).
The changes studied by the CCSA-OC will then be proposed at the CCSA plenary meeting on May 20 for final approval.
The CCSA-OC also discussed preparations for the reopening of schools for the new semester on May 17, depending on the state of readiness of each school.
Schools that are not well prepared, and those with low vaccination rates, may choose to hold online classes for the time being, depending on the advice of their provincial communicable disease committee.
Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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3 comments
And one more statement that still contradicts the previous ones…
This time, instead of declaring that the Thailand Pass will be abolished on July 1 (by declaring the endemic nature of Covid 19), then moved up to June 1, then denied and maintained on July 1, now it is expected to be abolished during the meeting on May 20, with implementation on June 1, I suppose (?)
But already a caveat: maybe this will only be a modification of the Thailand Pass that will still be maintained!
Stronger than the Normans, these Thais… Maybe yes, …Maybe not !!!
In any case, after more than 10 months of hesitation and partial reopening plans and just as many failures (since July 1, 2021, the government has shifted into high gear, even if it means breaking the gearbox!!)
In less than 3 weeks, the 'Test and Go' program was scrapped, the Thailand Pass was significantly relaxed, PCR and ATK tests were eliminated, and full-throttle projects are being put on the table!!!
Bangkok, endemic city, Covid Alert level 3 instead of 4, Covid declared endemic on major tourist islands and general reopening of nightlife venues…
After almost a year of opening the country to international tourism at the pace of a bogged-down tractor, here is this government at the ethanol of an indycar !!!
Fabulous… All we have to do is hope that the results match the statements of the past few weeks.
Everything comes to those who wait.
Better late than never, finally…
Hope keeps you alive, and so does foolishness!
The only difference with France is that they treat their patients with Ivermectin and we with Doliprane, and how many deaths here and there?