Thailand has announced that it will exempt travelers from more than 40 countries and territories, including Japan, from quarantine upon entry from next month.

By resuming the acceptance of tourists in earnest, it is expected that the tourism industry, which has been hit hard, will be promoted.

On the night of the 21st, the Thai government announced 46 countries and regions, including Japan, which judged that the new coronavirus was "low risk of infection".



And, for travelers from these countries and regions, quarantine at the time of entry will be exempted from the 1st of next month, provided that vaccination has been completed and that the PCR test has confirmed negative. I made it clear.



Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut explained in a television speech on the 11th of this month that at least 10 countries would be exempt from quarantine, but as a result, the scope has been greatly expanded.



Since March last year, when the infection of the new coronavirus began to spread, the Thai government issued a state of emergency to strictly restrict the entry of foreigners, and required two weeks of quarantine and high medical insurance. , Has effectively closed the country to travelers.



The acceptance of tourists will resume in earnest next month, and at the international airport in Bangkok, the capital city, rehearsals have begun to confirm the flow of PCR tests and immigration procedures.



Before the spread of the infection, Thailand was a tourism powerhouse with about 40 million visitors annually, and it is expected that the tourism industry that was hit will be promoted.