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Travellers to Thailand still need to register with the Thailand Pass system, Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) assistant spokesperson Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said on Thursday, dismissing rumours that it has been scrapped.

Phuket has fully opened its doors to travellers from May 1 without restrictions, as the number of Covid-19 patients is continuously decreasing.

The state-run Transport Co Ltd is offering a 20 per cent discount to those who buy its tickets for travel between April 7-9.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has called on the government to drop all requirements for travellers to Thailand in order to help boost the country’s economic recovery.

Monday's border reopening is the first stage of New Zealand's five-step reconnecting plan, which allows fully vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia to enter the country without the need for managed isolation.

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Travellers from Africa can register for a Thailand Pass at https://tp.consular.go.th/ to enter the Kingdom under Sandbox and Alternative Quarantine (AQ) schemes from Tuesday onwards.

SINGAPORE - The enhanced testing regime for travellers entering Singapore on vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) will be extended for another four weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR: International and local travellers for the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) by air and land, Langkawi International Travel Bubble (LITB) and One Stop Centre (OSC) for short-term business visitors will have to undergo Covid-19 test for six days after arriving in Malaysia.

New U.S. coronavirus testing rules aimed at slowing the spread of the omicron variant will begin Monday, when all international travelers must show proof of a negative test taken within a day of their flight to the United States.

Six of 4,510 travellers have tested positive for Covid-19 after Thailand reopening on November 1, the Department of Disease Controls Bureau of Risk Communication and Health Behavior Promotion said on Wednesday.

Chiang Mai International Airport director Wichit Kaewsaithiam on Friday took the press around the airport to show how it has been prepared for the country’s reopening on Monday.