Thailand makes U-turn on COVID vaccination rule for visitors:
Minister says checking vaccinations was inconvenient and a panel of health experts had agreed to ...
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Thailand drops COVID vaccination proof for visitorsThailand revoked the requirement on January 9, 2023, two days after announcing it; the minister said unvaccinated visitors could enter unrestricted.
Key FactsJan 9, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said vaccination checks were cumbersome and a health-expert panel considered the rule unnecessary.
- Foreign visitors must still provide COVID health-insurance evidence if their next destination requires a negative pre-entry test.
- The first flight from China arrived Monday, while 3,465 passengers were expected during the first day.
- The government now expects seven to 10 million Chinese visitors, up from an earlier estimate of five million.
Showing proof of vaccination would be cumbersome and inconvenient, and so the group’s decision is that it is unnecessary.— Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's Health Minister, told reporters.
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