How are you doing now HumbleBee? Can I ask you which insurance package you have, and do they cover your quarantine period in the hotel?

You'll find the answers to that in my previous posts.

So all the way back to Nov 1 rules again? lol. Makes your head spin with all that's happened since then.
Nov 1 was when the original t&g started. They gave us an ATK when they did the arrival test on us, with instructions to use it on day 5. You were supposed to report the results in Morchana, but that didn't work for many people. We tested negative, didn't even try to report the result, though we saved them on our phones. Nobody ever asked for them. We self tested several times during our 2 month stay.

-David

It is actually pretty simple...on day 7 after your arrival, you get a notification with a link by your App (whether you came in by old or new Test & Go or Sandbox)..with the link you open a website, where you enter LAB No and date of issue as well as a photo of your lab report...after you submit, the App turns from orange (MEDIUM RISK) to green (VERY LOW RISK)

Hi BinSabai. Sorry, I am not following this. I don't recall any "Day 7" test requirement, either under the old T&G or the current one.

When I entered under the old one, the ATK was supposed to be taken on Day 5 and there was no process to report it anywhere. And under current scheme, I have to go back to SHA hotel on Day 5 and quarantine until that Day 5 test result is received.

Am I missing something?

yes sure, but the sandbox is during 7 days...so the APP sends out notifications on day 7 to upload results of test taken, whether it had to be taken on day 5 or later...
that was my own experience entering on 11., taking second PCR test on 15, I try scan QR code of the test report but that did not work. on the 17. I got the notification by the App to upload the test (it's not a push message but can be retrieved under the menu "notification")

Ah, OK. Thanks. I haven't done the Sandbox scheme. Just ASQ, then T&G.
And honestly, have never used an app during either one of them. Is that MorChanna?

I read too fast, anyway I hope you are doing fine :)

yes Mor Chana
and it is the same procedure for T & G like for Sandbox (I also did T & G, not Sandbox (after two times ASQ)

The nurse who did my PCR-test back in November definitely told me to do the ATK and 'upload them on the app'. But as you said: there was no option to upload anything..

Mine said to take the test on Day 5, but don't bother to call the result in or anything as there is no way for them to do anything with the result.

Did you need the app for anything? I was there for over 2 months total, and never had anyone ask for it or anything.

there was a notification with a link where you could upload the result

and yes I used the APP to enter locations, where they only let fully vaccinated people enter

Perhaps, but lots of reports of people being unable to register their trips in Morchana back then when we arrived.

-David

Someone above asked if Qatar scanned the QR code. Not in SEA or before we boarded in DOH. They just wanted the QR code for the Thai Pass printed.

My experience as well with other carriers. None of them scanned T&G QR code, just wanted to see that I had it.

No more PCR test requirement on Day 5 soon?
 

Just saw this.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...st-go-measures

One can certainly hope they will return to only a Day One test. This would be a surprise though, as the number of Covid-19 infections here is not improving. 😳

speculation speculation...
fact is that the number of daily cases has exceeded 20'000 today and will probably continue to rise for some time
and even the TAT minister said in a interview that the Thailand Pass will stay indefinitely (!!!)

The CCSA decided to replace the day 5 PCR test (2nd test in Thailand) with a self administered ATK test starting from March 1.

That means, that you don’t need a 2nd booking or a 2nd PCR test in Thailand to apply for a Thailand Pass anymore.

You still need an insurance, but for at least US 20k (before USD 50k).

I bought my day 1&5 package last week and also received my TP, I wonder how fast they will implement the new rules so I can get my money back for the 5th day/night.

It’s not 100% clear yet how they will handle the transition. It depends on your date of arrival, if you can cancel your ‘day 5 package’ now or if you should wait. If you will arrive later than around March 7 or 8, then you should contact your hotel now and request to cancel the ‘day 5 package’.

There is a risk that you need to apply for a new Thailand Pass for technical reasons. It’s not sure, when they will change the procedure to apply for a Thailand Pass - or when they remove the day 5 requirement from https://tp.consular.go.th. Could be March 1, could be sooner.

I will be arriving on March 8, I will contact my hotel today.

they say, that you can apply for the new Test & Go Thailand Pass (with an ATK instead of a second PCR) from March 1. Guess there will be a long queue again like on 1. Feb (it took over 5 days until I got mine approved)...

I guess it depends on your QR code, when I applied for my TP back in November it was approved in 10 seconds because I am a EU resident and the European Union shares their QR code system (I dont k now how to describe it) with the Thai authorities and vice versa.
I'm not sure if it still is an automated process .. because when I applied for my TP last week it took around 24 hours.

the 10 seconds return will not happen anymore as now the hotels are involved and need to confirm in the system after your application, that the reservation is genuine...
I also had compatible QR codes for my vaccination uploaded and a lot of other people reported even longer turnaround times during the first 10 days in February

I am due to take my day 5 test on 1st of March.. Hopefully I can switch to lateral flow

unfortunately unlikely
it looks like application for the new Test & Go scheme with 1 PCR and 1 ATK can only be done from 1. March with arrival from 7. March...

I am due to take mine on March 4. Seems we are going to be the unlucky ones.

Bummer. Figured I was going to get caught up in this....

All this is so complicated. If I could do it over I’d just go to Cambodia

Not too bad being able to enter the country after jumping through some hoops, considering many countries in the region have more restrictions if they even allow entry at all. Thailand Pass is far less complicated than applying for the STV visa a year ago. Cambodia isn't comparable to Thailand at all, IMO.

Well I tested positive today (I feel fine) so I have to cancel my plans for march 8. Anyone in here who recently traveled to Thailand with a recovery certificate? How did it go?

And.. do I still have to do the 1 day quarantine? I mean, does it make sense to do the 1 day in quarantine if I recently recovered from COVID, because a test will be positive for sure.

I don't think Thailand recognizes recovery certificates at all.

Yes, I think it's fair to say that there is nothing official written down that Thailand recognise recovery certificates. The only policy is that if you test positive, and there are several reports that the Thai PCR test is more sensitive, then you are at risk of being entertained at a hospital or hotel-hospital for at least 10 days. There are unsubstantiated reports on the forum that there might be reports on Facebook of some instances of recovery certificates being taken into consideration, but there definitely nothing official and no first hand reports in this forum as far as I remember.

For example around post 1274 in https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai...thread-85.html

there are many reports on reddit of them being accepted AND it is stated on the Thai Pass application:"If RT-PCR result is positive or detected then a recovery certificate or proof of covid recovery for at least 14 days before travelling but less than 90 days from the first date of detection is required"

Ah ok, that's more definite than anything I think has been shared in the forum so far. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the help, much appreciated!

News from Richard Barrow about the transition:

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f21faf0fd1.png

That is a rule for the test before departure, not for the test on day 1 in Thailand.

And yes, the test in Thailand is more sensitive. They do the swab test the right way and some say that they add more cycles.

It’s not sure, that someone (fully vaccinated/3 doses) gets tested positive after 12 or 14 days of getting tested positive the first time. It’s more likely, that the tests are negative. But there is a high risk of getting sent to quarantine.

Personally I wouldn’t travel to Thailand short time after I got tested positive.

I'm emailing the hotel where I want to book my day 1 package to ask if the hospital/hotel will accept a recovery certificate from my government.

A few hotels are able to answer that question correctly. Most are not.

Best way is to ask the embassy of Thailand in your country. Some of them answer questions by Facebook/Twitter quite fast,