webfact Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Thailand Mulls Waiving Quarantine Rule for Vaccinated Tourists Suttinee Yuvejwattana, Bloomberg News File photo for reference only (Bloomberg) -- Thailand may scrap mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors vaccinated against Covid-19 as it may help the nation revive its tourism industry, according to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha. Foreigners visiting Thailand may be allowed to skip the two-week isolation if they furnish vaccination certificates but authorities will continue to track them, Prayuth said after a cabinet meeting in Bangkok Tuesday. The government will carefully consider all aspects of such a move before implementing them, the prime minister said. The Southeast Asian nation has already cleared vaccines made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and AstraZeneca Plc for emergency local use and ordered a total of 63 million doses from the two producers. The country is set to receive the first batch of 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday that will allow it start a national inoculation program as early as next week. Full story: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/thailand-mulls-waiving-quarantine-rule-for-vaccinated-tourists-1.1567286 -- BNN Bloomberg 2021-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, webfact said: but authorities will continue to track them Ah, more sa-mart BMWs. 2 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 Didn't they "mull" this idea last week too? 15 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rasmus5150 Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: but authorities will continue to track them 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: Ah, more sa-mart BMWs. They will send some TAT personnel to North Korea to get some pointers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post damascase Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 They do an awful lot of mulling here in Thailand. Sound advice is: don’t hold your breath..... 11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, webfact said: but authorities will continue to track them until they leave again.. Edited February 23, 2021 by cyril sneer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, rasmus5150 said: They will send some TAT personnel to North Korea to get some pointers. Their North Korean invasive tracking model will produce a tourism boom to match North Korea's. No doubt. 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rumble Tumble Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: Thailand Mulls Waiving Quarantine Rule for Vaccinated Tourists Suttinee Yuvejwattana, Bloomberg News File photo for reference only (Bloomberg) -- Thailand may scrap mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors vaccinated against Covid-19 as it may help the nation revive its tourism industry, according to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha. Foreigners visiting Thailand may be allowed to skip the two-week isolation if they furnish vaccination certificates but authorities will continue to track them, Prayuth said after a cabinet meeting in Bangkok Tuesday. The government will carefully consider all aspects of such a move before implementing them, the prime minister said. The Southeast Asian nation has already cleared vaccines made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and AstraZeneca Plc for emergency local use and ordered a total of 63 million doses from the two producers. The country is set to receive the first batch of 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday that will allow it start a national inoculation program as early as next week. Full story: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/thailand-mulls-waiving-quarantine-rule-for-vaccinated-tourists-1.1567286 -- BNN Bloomberg 2021-02-23 Hell of a lot of mulling and talking but very little action. if the country and its leaders cant do a risk based analysis to allow vaccinated tourists into the country after a large portion of the thai population is vaccinated, well they might as well just build a giant wall around the Kingdom and give up. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DLock Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 "May", "may", "may"....thats a lot of mays. Why continue to speculate?...form a committee and make it happen... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiophil Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 The authorities are taking climate change seriously. Contents of this story are 100% recycled.???? 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lee68 Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 The government needs to vaccinate the whole country first and thats going to take time! 4 4 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 This isn't the first time this idea has been mentioned (probably the 20th time), but it's interesting that it is the PM who is saying it this time. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 Instead of ‘Mulling’ and continuously confusing everyone... Discuss & decide !!! - then let everyone know exactly what degree of information is required. Most Vaccines include 2 doses: Do both doses need to be taken? (or is the first does sufficient?). Various Vaccine - is any vaccine acceptable to enter Thailand under ? What proof of vaccination is required ? 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, lee68 said: The government needs to vaccinate the whole country first and thats going to take time! Says who? I've noticed that the people who state this are coincidentally already in Thailand on their retirement/marriage visa ... 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captain Monday Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, nkg said: Says who? I've noticed that the people who state this are coincidentally already in Thailand on their retirement/marriage visa ... Any farangs here will have to vaccinate to extend as visa Maybe not in a medical exemption. Just get your jabs. There is hardly no downside. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Captain Monday said: Any farangs here will have to vaccinate to extend as visa Maybe not in a medical exemption. Just get your jabs. There is hardly no downside. Yes, I am happy to get vaccinated in Thailand and to pay for it. My point was that many Thaivisa posters seem to want to delay the return of tourism for as long as possible. Great for them ... not so good for those currently outside Thailand ... 9 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Why continue to speculate?...form a committee and make it happen... I assume you are joking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Patong2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 This will not be Thailand's decision alone. It requires agreement of foreign countries too. Consider that many countries require returning travelers to self isolate or ban all air travel outright. Why travel to Thailand if one is obliged to self isolate 10 or 14 days on return to home, when easier destination available? Thailand needs to make its country safe for visitors first. Thai government loves its China visitors, but needs to consider if other tourists will want to run the risk of mingling with the Chinese. Sorry to say but China has covered up its Covid19 pandemic. We still have no idea how many were infected, and why it was allowed to spread from China. I would be worried about Russians too because their pandemic is hushed up and the Sputnik vaccine efficacy is not demonstrated. This means concern too for Thais and Europeans who have had the unproven vaccines. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Patong2021 said: This will not be Thailand's decision alone. It requires agreement of foreign countries too. Consider that many countries require returning travelers to self isolate or ban all air travel outright. Why travel to Thailand if one is obliged to self isolate 10 or 14 days on return to home, when easier destination available? Thailand needs to make its country safe for visitors first. Thai government loves its China visitors, but needs to consider if other tourists will want to run the risk of mingling with the Chinese. Sorry to say but China has covered up its Covid19 pandemic. We still have no idea how many were infected, and why it was allowed to spread from China. I would be worried about Russians too because their pandemic is hushed up and the Sputnik vaccine efficacy is not demonstrated. This means concern too for Thais and Europeans who have had the unproven vaccines. You make some interesting points. However, as a potential tourist, it's up to me if I don't mind enduring quarantine when I get home, or mingling with other tourists. If I've had two shots of Pfizer, I'm not going to worry about catching covid whilst I'm in Thailand. Edited February 23, 2021 by nkg 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 With all this mulling going on returnees may need to be identified very quickly???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 hours ago, DLock said: "May", "may", "may"....thats a lot of mays. Why continue to speculate?...form a committee and make it happen... They may form a committee.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Just open the dam country and let us all in NOW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirineou Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, Albert Zweistein said: They may form a committee.................. Lol . pretty much the same everywhere, the situation is very fluid, and nobody wants to commit to anything. a mutation can come by tomorrow, and change everything. I am optimistic. I think by the end of this spring the quarantine will be eliminated or significantly reduced. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soikhaonoiken Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 hours ago, lee68 said: The government needs to vaccinate the whole country first and thats going to take time! The Government said that it would be possibility be end of 2022 by the time they have vacciated all the Thai population, can the economy wait that long... I doubt it.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirineou Posted February 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2021 4 hours ago, nkg said: Yes, I am happy to get vaccinated in Thailand and to pay for it. My point was that many Thaivisa posters seem to want to delay the return of tourism for as long as possible. Great for them ... not so good for those currently outside Thailand ... Or those Thais who derive their income from tourism. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaihot Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Crossy said: Didn't they "mull" this idea last week too? Yes, but it was a different author. NOT same-same. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaihot Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 8 hours ago, lee68 said: The government needs to vaccinate the whole country first and thats going to take time! That is NOT going to happen in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_lucas Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Considering all the increasing popularity of fake vaccine cerificates, the low efficacy of some vaccines against some variants and the risk of new resistant variants popping up, this is not such a great idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 42 minutes ago, chaihot said: Yes, but it was a different author. NOT same-same. ???? Ah, a different mullet. These would probably make better politicians (even from the plate). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MuayThaiGuy Posted February 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2021 They have already said that the vaccine will NOT prevent you from contracting the "virus", or spreading it. So, what's the point of vaccination passports? For people who haven't figured it out yet.. Vaccines are extremely profitable. Pharmaceutical companies (and the politicians they have paid off), have wanted to implement a system whereby our freedoms are tied to our vaccination status for quite some time now. Once "health passports" are in place, and your mobility rights can be tied to your vaccination status - pharma companies and their bought-off government shills can easily coerce you into rolling up your sleeve for as many injections as they want. They can't even be sued for injuries/deaths either as they have a complete exemption from liability. Quite the business model. I can't believe so many "men" are willing to give up their right to bodily autonomy so easily. It's so submissive and pathetic. 3 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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