Travellers to Thailand will no longer have to take a Covid-19 test before boarding the plane, under plans announced Friday as part of efforts to reboot the kingdom's pandemic-battered tourism sector.
Visitors will still need to take a RT-PCR test upon arrival and a self-administered rapid antigen test on the fifth day in the country, said Taweesin Visanuyothin, a spokesperson for the government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said.
Thai health authorities warned on Wednesday that residents should brace themselves for a potential jump in coronavirus cases after classifying the country's first cluster of the Omicron variant as a super-spreader incident.
Hotels, street food carts and tuk-tuks are gearing up for the return of tourists to Bangkok as Thailand prepares to re-open on November 1 to fully vaccinated visitors after 18 months of Covid travel curbs.
Fact Check: Lessons in classroom teaching from Thailand? No, this image is one year old
Shared by a Facebook user, a picture of Thai students cocooned in plastic cubicles while at school is doing the rounds on social media. India Today s Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be fake.
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UPDATED: June 9, 2021 21:27 IST
The picture was shared by a Facebook user claiming that Thailand is conducting classes in this manner.
The pandemic has forced India to shut schools and cancel the board examinations for classes 10 and 12. The situation is no different in many other countries.