(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 23 - To restore vigor to the industry, vital for its economy, Thailand is preparing to halve the quarantine period in the hotel, currently 14 days, for the arrivals in the country of foreigners vaccinated against Covid. The Disease Control Committee's proposal, Reuters reports on its website, will present the proposal to the government next Monday.
The national tourism industry, which had seen 40 million visitors in 2019, has been hit hard by the policy of tight entry controls over the past 18 months. "Reducing the quarantine is not only a decision for tourism, it will also benefit business travel and foreign students," said senior health officer, Opas Karnkawinpong.
The proposal provides that for incoming foreigners who do not present a vaccination certificate, the quarantine will last 10 days if they arrived by air and 14 days if they entered the country by land.
Until now, only in the islands of Phuket and Samui has the quarantine for tourists been completely abolished as part of a pilot project.
Less than a quarter of the 72 million Thais have so far been vaccinated against Covid, which has resulted in nearly 16,000 deaths.
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