Thailand Lifts All Mask Requirements Both Indoors And Outdoors

Once one of the strictest countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand has been progressively easing its Covid mandates in recent weeks. After removing the Thailand Pass, an entry authorization visitors had to apply for before entering, the country has now lifted all mask requirements, both indoors and outdoors, being the freest it’s ever been in over two years.

With immediate effect, mask usage has ceased being compulsory within Thailand, allowing the aptly named ‘Land of Smiles‘ to smile once again. In a continent mired in restrictions, where the virus is still treated as an imminent threat and travel heavily curtailed, the nation is one of a select few to have relaxed some of the most stringent measures.

As a matter of fact, removal of mandatory masks is further proof Thailand is changing approach and slowly moving towards an imminent declaration of Covid as an endemic disease:

Tourists Can Explore Thailand Mask Free As Of June 2022
On June 23, 2022, the Thai government revoked the mask mandate across the country, following an official ordinance signed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha easing certain pandemic regulations. As the announcement published in the Royal Gazette reads, from the aforementioned date, ‘the wearing of hygienic or cloth masks shall be voluntary‘.

Source: https://www.traveloffpath.com/thailand-lifts-all-mask-requirements-both-indoors-and-outdoors/