Several countries, including Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom, have already declared the spread of Covid-19 as an endemic and cancelled almost all of their coronavirus curbs, the letter said. In this region, the Philippines, for instance, on Feb 10 cancelled post-arrival Covid-19 tests previously imposed on international visitors, it said. The letter calls on the government to cancel its policy to conduct repeated RT-PCR Covid-19 tests on foreign tourists during the first and fifth days of their stay in the country. However, to enter Thailand under this scheme, tourists must book a hotel room for their fifth-day testing ahead of their travel. All foreign tourists who tested positive for Covid-19 either showed mild or no symptoms, according to the letter.

Source: Bangkok Post February 18, 2022 07:54 UTC