@Mark *****

while I was there they discussed a 5 day test and go/ sandbox program, it was based on the assumption that after testing positive to Omicron, the symptoms were clear after 5 days, I am not sure but I thought they implemented this policy on April 1st

@Katie *****

just to clarify that, I tested positive on the 25th January, isolated for 7 days, 2 days after recovering i got a certificate, 4 days after recovering i arrived in Phuket so there was not a 10 day period between recovering and travel, the authorities in Thailand were only interested in seeing a certificate, they do not want to send you to Quarantine, its bad for tourism, that certificate is their excuse to let you off, and boy they were happy to see it 😊

@Mark *****

sorry to hear that, but that certificate is vital in your situation, try ringing your local doctor, the Certificate is simply a letter from a doctor stating that you have had Covid and have recovered

@Katie *****

tested positive on the 25th January, arrived Phuket 6:30 pm Friday 4th February

@Mark *****

my Certificate was just from my local doctor stating that I have recovered from Covid and are now symptom free, that's all, on a normal medical clinic letter head and signed by him

Fly, don't cancel, the Thai Authorities only require 10 days after recovery, which i think has now been reduced to 5 days, but judging by their reaction to my situation it doesn't matter, they just want to see that you have done the required 7 days isolation after testing positive and have a doctors Certificate to prove it.

@Mark *****

, I got the impression that they don't want to Quarantine you, its not good for their tourism industry, they are looking for a reason to not isolate you, a Certificate of recovery gives them this option and they gladly accept it, the manager was extremely happy to see it, the arrivals that don't have it after having had Covid leave them with no choice but to Quarantine you in the hospital, that's when your vacation starts to get expensive, I hope this helps😊

@Mark *****

i got my Certificate on the 2nd February, my flight was 4th February, , i got a PCR test on the 3rd February and was negative but came up positive the next day on arrival in Phuket .

I forgot to say I tested positive, and I only recovered 3 days before arriving in Thailand

In February I got tested on arrival PCR, results came through 8 hours later at 2am, while I was isolating at my hotel , at 2:15am I gave my Certificate of recovery to the hotel manager , he photo copied it and sent it off to the relevant authorities, at 11 am a doctor came and looked at the Certificate, at 11:17 am I was free to go, best thing I did was get a Certificate of recovery.