Thailand tightens visitor rules over omicron fears

Thailand on Tuesday decided to immediately reimpose a mandatory quarantine for visitors and suspend a “test-and-go” scheme for fully vaccinated arrivals as concerns grow over the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the government said. Government spokesman ThanakornWangboonkongchana also announced the suspension of a "sandbox" scheme that allows visitors to remain and move around in a specific location for all of Thailand's provinces, except for the resort island of Phuket where he said it will remain in effect. He said the decision would be reviewed on January 4.