Ministry of Public Health has just released names of 11 countries with COVID mutations from where people will still have to do 14-day quarantine on arrival in Thailand. From 1 April, quarantine period for other countries will be reduced to 10 days, though with some conditions.
The countries still have to do 14-day quarantine after 1st April: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Rwanda, Camaroon, Congo, Ghana and Tanzania. The list will be updated every two weeks.
For all other countries the quarantine period for arrivals into Thailand has been shortened to 10 days from 14, effective next month.
During the quarantine period, people will be tested for COVID-19 twice - once during day three to day five and the other on day nine or day 10.
Starting April 1, both Thais and foreigners coming to Thailand will be isolated for 10 days, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The exception is those from 11 countries where there are mutations of the virus in which case they will be isolated for 14 days.
