Incoming tourists will be required to present their Certification of Entry (CoE) to Thailand, register themselves through www.entrythailand.go.th, and install the “Thailand Plus” and other local apps (in the case of Phuket the “Mor Chana” app) upon arrival, so that their locations can be tracked.
A woman jumped to her death from the Phra Khanong BTS station in downtown Bangkok on Monday afternoon for allegedly losing her job after contracting Covid-19.
While Phuket’s “Sandbox” travel scheme is poised to reopen the island to foreign tourists on July 1, Airports of Thailand doesn’t expect arrivals to really pick up until October, which is the start of Thailand’s “high season” for tourism.
Chiang Mai’s ban on serving alcohol in restaurants was lifted on Monday, June 21, though night venues were not permitted to reopen.
Effective from 21 June, 2021, the announcement was made official in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 19 June, 2021, citing the progress of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme and the collaborative efforts of everyone in the country to contain and prevent the spread of the virus.
Bangkok Governor Police General Aswin Kwanmuang issued an announcement on 20 June 2021 easing some restrictions on the operations of certain businesses and activities in Bangkok under conditions.
Thailand is to reopen to fully vaccinated tourists, without quarantine requirements, starting on the resort island of Phuket, on July 1, under the “Phuket Sandbox” model.
Foreign nationals with the non-immigrant O-A visa, sometimes known as a retirement visa, will in the future have to prove they have insurance coverage of at least US$100,000 (three million baht) against Covid-19.
Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha stated that the Government aims to fully reopen the country within the next 120 days.
To qualify for the raffle, you have to send your shipment from June 12 to 18, 2021. Raffle will be on June 23 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
Ms. Thapanee said “The ‘SHA Plus’ standard symbolises Phuket’s readiness to reopen the island, which local stakeholders have worked together to create as part of the pilot scheme.”
UPDATE: COVID-19 insurance needed for long-stay O-A visas All foreigners living in Thailand as non-immigrants will in the future have to prove they have insurance coverage of at least US$100,000 (three million baht) against Covid-19. The proposal was approved in principle by the cabinet yesterday and Traisuree Taisaranakul, deputy spokeswoman for the government, said it […]
Chonburi is one of the 10 provinces the government is planning to open to tourists without requiring mandatory quarantine from October.
The flight is made possible by the endorsement of the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok.
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People visiting Thailand or returning home will have to pay for their quarantine, because the government will soon stop supplying free accommodation, the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) announced on Friday.
