News Forum - Covid-19 restrictions to be lifted from October 1

[Thaiger]

Visitors to Thailand will soon be free of showing a Covid-19 vaccination or test certificate as of October 1. The changes were announced by Publish Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul after a meeting with the National Communicable Disease Committee today. In that meeting, it was also deemed to be unnecessary for people with mild or no symptoms of the virus to enter isolation. Anutin says the committee decided to redefine Covid-19 as a communicable disease under surveillance. New measures would be adopted based on locals, visitors and infected people. Such measures include advising infected people to continue to use face masks, […]

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[Manu]

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Visitors to Thailand will soon be free of showing a Covid-19 vaccination or test certificate as of October 1. The changes were announced by Publish Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul after a meeting with the National Communicable Disease Committee today. In that meeting, it was also deemed to be unnecessary for people with mild or no symptoms of the virus to enter isolation.

Anutin says the committee decided to redefine Covid-19 as a communicable disease under surveillance. New measures would be adopted based on locals, visitors and infected people. Such measures include advising infected people to continue to use face masks, and increasing hand washing and social distancing for a period of five days. After the five days, the restriction that would normally require a Covid test has been lifted as well.

Finally some common sense and rationality...

[rc1]

So infected people are advised to wear a mask for 5 days. Yes, that's actually sensible.

Can the health authorities please clarify there is no need for anyone else to wear a mask anymore, PLEASE!

 

 

[ThaiFoodGuy]

I'm scheduled to see a ONE FC championship at Lumpini later in October, and in the confirmation email they said an ATK test would be required to enter the OUTDOOR arena. Hope that's no longer the case...

[rc1]

46 minutes ago, ThaiFoodGuy said:

I'm scheduled to see a ONE FC championship at Lumpini later in October, and in the confirmation email they said an ATK test would be required to enter the OUTDOOR arena. Hope that's no longer the case...

This should be the end of all ATK testing as a precursor for doing anything in Thailand.

May take a few weeks for everything to catch up. 

[JamesR]

"......chronic alcoholism"

I would have thought that was a mandatory condition to have when visiting Pattaya. 

[CM-Dave]

So did I miss the news about the Emergency Decree being lifted as well?

[ace035]

6 hours ago, rc1 said:

So infected people are advised to wear a mask for 5 days. Yes, that's actually sensible.

Can the health authorities please clarify there is no need for anyone else to wear a mask anymore, PLEASE!

Only if anyone have symptoms like excessive coughing and sneezing non-stop

[PrettyThai4AWhiteGuy]

10 hours ago, rc1 said:

This should be the end of all ATK testing as a precursor for doing anything in Thailand.

May take a few weeks for everything to catch up. 

Embassy stated today a mandatory preflight test as well. Fingers crossed they get their ducks in order.

[Cabra]

What are the odds the emergency decree will also be lifted? I'm going with zero percent.. 

[rc1]

17 hours ago, Cabra said:

What are the odds the emergency decree will also be lifted? I'm going with zero percent.. 

It's ending October 1 and CCSA being dissolved 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2398843/end-of-state-of-emergency-and-covid-19-centre

[Cabra]

4 hours ago, rc1 said:

It's ending October 1 and CCSA being dissolved 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2398843/end-of-state-of-emergency-and-covid-19-centre

I saw that. Pleasantly surprised.