About 500 officers and men on board the Chakrinarubet aircraft carrier are to be tested for COVID-19 after two were found to be infected and ten others, who are close with them, were quarantined.
Of Thailand’s 10,298 cases, 8,157 were found locally. Of that, 2,791 cases were found via pro-active screening.
The five provinces are Samut Sakhon, Rayong, Chon Buri, Chanthaburi and Trat, part of the red zone where maximum control is in place
Here's the official press release on the Extension of Emergency Situation Declaration, posted on Thai Public Relations Department (PRD).
Prime Minister Prayt Chan-o-cha on Tuesday rejected a proposal to completely seal off five provinces to stop the spread of Covid-19 disease, amid a surge in new cases. Gen Prayut said before the weekly cabinet meeting that the government had no plan to lock down Samut Sakhon and four eastern provinces, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi […]
Thailand’s five coastal provinces of Samut Sakhon, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat have been placed under total lockdown, meaning travel in and out of the provinces is banned, unless it is absolutely necessary.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has issued a set of new restrictions taking effect on Monday in the wake of a new surge of the coronavirus, though customers are not banned from eating in restaurants and weddings are still allowed under certain conditions.
The Chonburi Governor released an emergency order this morning effective immediately for the Banglamung/Pattaya area to help control the Covid-19 coronavirus situation.
Rayong provincial authorities have issued orders to close places at risk of Covid-19 both inside and outside the city after 36 people were infected in the province.
He also said that provincial governors and health officials will decide on the measures to be enforced, in accordance with the severity of the contagion in their respective provinces.
Health officials are waiting for the results of a second test to confirm whether or not the parent is infected, Dr Thanit told The Phuket News on Tuesday afternoon, December 22.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced a set of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the wake of a new surge of more COVID-19 cases, especially among foreign workers in Samut Sakhon province. In these measures, schools and early childhood development centers, under the supervision of BMA, with areas adjacent to Samut Sakhon […]
Two of the new cases traveled to Bangkok after visiting Samut Sakhon.
TAT executive director for tourism products, Thapanee Kiatphaibool, said that the tourism situation in Thailand is recovering. She said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had relaxed criteria for tourist visas, to allow foreigners to stay in Thailand for up to 60 days, and up to 90 days in the case of an extension.
A subcommittee of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Thursday approved reducing quarantine to 10 days for foreign tourists from countries with the same or slightly higher contagion risk as Thailand.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to share the latest announcement from the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) that foreign visitors will be able to purchase compulsory COVID-19 insurance policy online prior to visiting the Kingdom.
