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Thailand Cuts Quarantine to 7 Days Ahead of November Reopening

  • New rule only for vaccinated travelers and starts Oct. 1
  • Thailand plans reopening of 10 key provinces starting Nov. 1
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Photographer: Luke Duggleby/Bloomberg

Thailand agreed to halve its mandatory quarantine to seven days for fully vaccinated visitors starting next month, and will remove any isolation period for such travelers in 10 key provinces including Bangkok in November to help revive its tourism-dependent economy.

The country’s main Covid-19 task force also approved the reopening of a variety of businesses and services, including theaters, sports venues and nail salons, as of Oct. 1, when a nightly curfew in many parts of the country will be cut by one hour, according to spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin. The new curfew hours will be from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.