Thailand Mulls Easing Covid Test Rules for Overseas Visitors
- Health Ministry moots scrapping RT-PCR tests on arrival
- Premier-led Covid panel to consider easier visa rules Friday
Thailand will consider scrapping a mandatory polymerase chain reaction test on arrival for foreign visitors as the Southeast Asian nation further relaxes its visa rules to attract tourists.
The Health Ministry will propose replacing the RT-PCR tests with a rapid antigen test, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Thursday. The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, led by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, will consider the relaxation at a meeting on Friday, he said.