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According to a statement by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the move is in line with the government’s plan to reopen the country.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took to Facebook and wrote, “If we want to attract more foreign tourists to stimulate our tourism and tourism-related businesses, we needed to be proactive.”
“I am glad to inform you that we have increased the number of low-risk countries to be allowed to visit Thailand without quarantine to 46 countries,” he added.
Nikkei Asia reported that visitors will also need to take another COVID-19 test upon arrival in Thailand.
Meanwhile, travellers from countries that are not included in the list must undergo a seven-day quarantine if arriving by air. For those arriving by sea, they will have to undergo a 10-day mandatory quarantine.
Other countries on the list are:
1. Austria
2. Bahrain
3. Belgium
4. Bhutan
5. Brunei Darusssalam
6. Bulgaria
7. Cambodia
8. Canada
9. Chile
10. China
11. Cyprus
12. Czech Republic
13. Denmark
14. Estonia
15. Finland
16. France
17. Germany
18. Greece
19. Hungary
20. Iceland
21. Ireland
22. Israel
23. Italy
24. Japan
25. Latvia
26. Lithuania
27. Malta
28. Netherlands
29. New Zealand
30. Norway
31. Poland
32. Portugal
33. Qatar
34. Saudi Arabia
35. Slovenia
36. South Korea
37. Spain
38. Sweden
39. Switzerland
40. United Arab Emirates
41. United States
42. Hong Kong