borders until early 2021<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe goal is to help the tourism industry recover after the impact of the pandemic. In 2019, over 40 million foreign visitors arrived in Thailand, generating US$60 billion in revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The local government is still requiring visitors to present Covid-19 test results and to go through 14-day quarantine upon arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A source from Thailand\u2019s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration told Bloomberg that more frequent tests for visitors during the quarantine might help the government shorten the isolation period to 10 days instead of 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, Thailand reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, taking its overall tally to date to 4,300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visitors from the US, Singapore, Japan, Australia and Italy are allowed to stay in Thailand for tourism for up to 30 days. Those from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and South Korea, can stay for 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cambodia and Myanmar have been left off the list for now due to Covid-19 numbers in the countries, Bloomberg said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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