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Thailand's deputy prime minister and health mninister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed that tourists arriving in Thailand will have to stay one night in a place where they can be contacted.
He did not refer to this as quarantine by name.
He was addressing concerns about the reopening of Thailand as he presented his plans for 2022 to health officials nationwide via online links.
He confirmed that potential tourists must take RT-PCR tests before and after arrival in Thailand, be double vaxed and have "fit-to-fly" documentation.
Referring to this, he promised better communication with the people when making policy decisions in the future.
ASEAN NOW notes that there has been considerable confusion as to what "no quarantine" means when visiting Thailand from next month.
Many people have pointed out that one night is still quarantine of sorts.
Depite his promise of better communication the minister didn't elaborate on what kind of hotel the tourists would have to stay in, just that they needed to be contactable.
INN reported the minister's 2022 policy report without criticism or comment.
Anutin claimed he had created 45,242 new jobs in public health, provided benefits to workers and said that his staff could have faith in the system and other institutions.
He came up with the mantra of "Healthy people - Healthy Economy - Healthy Thailand" for his 2022 priorities.
He had a nine point plan that included measures to help the economy get back on its feet, developments of health systems at local levels, expansions of the 30 baht universal health coverage and particular attention paid to the health needs of the elderly.
Also among his aims were better cancer care with more surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy services available to the public at state hospitals.
He also mentioned his favorite hobbyhorse that helped propel him to power - the promotion of marijuana and hemp health products to "give people an income and create jobs".
He thanked health professionals nationwide for their efforts in the pandemic saying that he had worked 24/7 on that and PM2.5 and flooding problems.
He claimed that Thailand had faced up to the challenge of Covid-19 and got through it emphasising that 2022 would see further challenges especially in getting the economy back on track and getting more people back to work again.
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