The government will on Friday consider scrapping mandatory RT-PCR tests for foreign visitors arriving in the country as it further eases entry rules to attract tourists.
Anutin Charnvirakul, deputy prime minister and public health minister, on Thursday said the Department of Disease Control (DDC) will submit a proposal to end RT-PCR tests during a Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting on Friday.
"If approved [by the CCSA], foreign travellers would only need to take antigen tests upon arrival," Mr Anutin said.
The DDC said approval from the CCSA could see the new rule come into effect after the Songkran festival, which starts on Wednesday.
However, a source at the CCSA said the shift to antigen tests may take effect next month.
Friday's meeting will also focus on measures to contain Covid-19 during the festival and a vaccination drive for senior citizens, the source said.
On April 1, the requirement for pre-travel RT-PCR tests ended for visitors arriving in the kingdom under its Test & Go, Sandbox and quarantine programmes.
