The Thai government has announced that it will stop accepting new applications for a system that exempts travelers from abroad from quarantine at the time of entry due to the spread of infection with the new coronavirus, Omicron strain, from 22nd. There are voices from the industry and others concerned about the impact.
The Thai government has completed vaccination of travelers from 63 countries and regions including Japan since last month in order to rebuild the economy that was hit by the new coronavirus. I was exempt from quarantine at the time of entry.
Under these circumstances, in Thailand, it was confirmed that more than 60 people who arrived from abroad by the 20th were infected with the mutant virus Omicron strain one after another.
In response, the Thai government has announced that it will stop accepting new applications for the quarantine exemption system from the 22nd to prevent the spread of the infection.
If you have not applied yet, you will need to be quarantined at the hotel for at least 7 days if you want to enter the country in the future.
According to the Thai government, more than 80% of the people who entered Thailand this month are using this system, and there are voices from the tourism industry and others concerned about the impact.
A 59-year-old woman who runs a restaurant in the capital Bangkok said, "Once quarantine is resumed, tourists will not want to come. It is not good to increase the number of infected people, but it is not good to restrict entry." Was there.