How does Cambodia / Philippines look in comparison to Thailand for short term tourism ?

thats odd, multiple sources say STV is available for all countries now

Hopefully this means no more ASQ by then !

Thailand probably won't make alterations to ASQ requirement until at least late 2021 when the risks are better assessed. They opened tourist visa now generally with ASQ, so they are slowly opening back towards normal. But to claim ASQ will be here forever is also foolish, Thailand is missing out on the Chinese tourist market big time now (since China has 14 day ASQ going back as well), it just takes time to get back to normal. There's also trials for vaccines in Thailand itself now too.

While it makes sense a vaccine won't have any relevance right now, it definitely will some months down the road. Thailand is keen to get back in the Chinese tourist market, they will not keep ASQ forever.

@Peter **************

I said “fighting” not preventing. Two very different things. When Thailand does drop quarantine , the thing preventing covid that worked so well would then be gone , and thus it can only do so when it feels it can fight a potential outbreak or influx .

@Joe **********

It's down now compared to March because we (USA , since i live there) know more about the virus, have rendisivir , dexamethasone, and now emergency authorization of a similar anti-body drug trump got. And it shows, in California they only closed gyms and indoor eating places, as opposed to march where everything is closed. But Thailand doesn't have the experience the USA does for fighting covid, and im answering what the Thais will likely want before really opening up.

Something to remember is it's not about a vaccinate or not, its about how manageable the disease is. You also need the antibody treatment available for people who get seriously ill from covid, so you are covered even if an outbreak spreads to un-vaccinated portions of the population. Covid only ends when the disease cannot spread exponentially and is not lethal or life threatening with treatment.