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Thailand: Details of revised Test & Go programme announced

Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced details for the Test & Go programme which will be restarted on February 1, 2022.
Thailand: Details of revised Test & Go programme announced ảnh 1A poster of the programme (Photo: thainews.prd.go.th)
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) – Thailand’sMinistry of Foreign Affairs has announced details for the Test & Go programmewhich will be restarted on February 1, 2022.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tanee Sangrat has disclosed therevised regulations for entering Thailand, which was adjusted in accordancewith the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) resolution onJanuary 20. Registration for the Thailand Pass "Test & Go" schemewill resume at 9 a.m. on February 1, 2022, with the following changes:

- There are no registration limitations for any country or region.

- The Conditions for Vaccination were updated.

- Applicants with Thai citizenship do not have to buy insurance.

- Travelers must provide proof of booking and payment for two nights of SHAExtra Plus /AQ hotel or accommodation on days 1 and 5. A return flight ticketmust be provided if the period of the visit is less than five days.

The spokesperson said that the “Test & Go” application will be used asThailand’s main programme for entry from February 1 onwards. However, the CCSAcan suspend the program and revert back to only Sandbox/AQ schemes depending onthe severity of the situation.

Meanwhile, the CCSA has approved the opening of two new sandbox areas inChonburi province (Bang Lamung district, Pattaya City, Sriracha district, KohSichang, Na Chom Thian, and Bang Saray subdistricts in Sattahip district) andKo Chang in Trat province on February 1. Travellers will be allowed to movebetween the new and original sandbox locations within seven days of theirsandbox stay, but they must book a seven-day SHA Extra Plus or AQ hotel with atwo-time RT-PCR examination (on day 1 and day 5-6), with a limit of threehotels in the Sandbox area./.
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