Coronavirus

Omicron makes Thailand cancel quarantine-free inbound travel

Decision dims tourism recovery hopes in ASEAN's second largest economy

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer
December 21, 2021 19:59 JST
Updated on December 21, 2021 20:44 JST

BANGKOK -- The Thai government has announced that it will stop allowing quarantine-free visits to the country in light of the global spread of omicron, the highly infectious COVID-19 variant.

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