Thailand Plans to Halve Quarantine as Reopening Seen Delayed
- Country mulls seven-day quarantine to boost tourism, economy
- Some Thai regions to waive quarantine entirely in coming weeks
Travelers arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
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Tourism-reliant Thailand is planning to slash a mandatory quarantine period for vaccinated international travelers to seven days to boost its economy as a wider reopening is seen delayed by a low vaccination rate.
The reduction in quarantine from the current 14 days will help boost Thailand’s economy and tourism, according to Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control. If a shorter isolation period is approved by the nation’s Covid-19 task force, it could be effective from October 1, he said.