Thais Are Advised to Leave India due to COVID-19 Situation
The Thai embassy in New Delhi is advising Thai people to leave India, due to its escalating COVID-19 crisis. The embassy said Thais who do not need to stay in India should register to return home on repatriation flights, set for Saturday from Chennai and from New Delhi on 15…
Study Shows Single Dose of AstraZeneca Vaccine Boosts COVID-19 Immunity by 96.7%
A study, conducted by Chulalongkorn’s Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology, shows that those who receive one shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine showed a 96.7% increase in immunity, when compared to unvaccinated individuals. Prof. Dr. Yong Poovorawan said the study also found those who had recovered from COVID-19, between…
Commerce Minister confident exports to Laos will hit 200 million baht after seafood ban lifted
Laos PDR has finally lifted a ban on seafood and frozen food imported from countries with a coronavirus outbreak including Thailand. The revocation has been in effect since 1st of May. It is expected that Thailand’s seafood and frozen food exported to Lao PDR will soon regain their previous position….
Suvarnabhumi Airport turns check-in area into vaccination facility for staff
Suvarnabhumi Airport has turned part of the check-in area into a vaccination facility for its staff, targeting all 30,000 of its workers. Meanwhile, arrivals from foreign countries number fewer than 1,000 people a day. Gates 9 and 10 of the departure building at Suvarnabhumi airport that used to be a…
Passengers on 7 Phuket Flights Are Urged to Take Covid-19 Tests
Authorities have asked 157 passengers on seven recent domestic flights to or from Phuket to take Covid-19 tests and go into quarantine as they were deemed at risk of exposure to passengers who were found to have been infected. The Phuket Covid-19 information center on Saturday released seating charts showing…
Thailand sends medical supplies to India
The Thai government has sent medical supplies by military aircraft to help fight the devastating surge of COVID-19 in India, before returning to Bangkok with infected embassy officials in need of treatment. The Royal Thai Air Force Airbus A320 aircraft today departed Bangkok at 7 a.m. bound for New Delhi,…
CCSA: All foreigners in Thailand will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination
According to deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Natapanu Nopakun, all expats living in Thailand are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He says Thailand plans to roll out a “massive vaccination plan” to vaccinate all people who are living in Thailand, including foreign residents. All people residing…
India Sets New COVID-19 Vaccination Record, Inoculates 14.19 Crore People In 100 Days
The health ministry informed that cumulatively, 14,19,11,223 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered through 20,44,954 sessions of vaccination in India. #CoronaVirusUpdates ? India's Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 14.19 Crore as the Largest Vaccination Drive completes 100 days? Over 2.19 Lakh Recoveries in the last 24 hours@PMOIndia #Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/K9UXk9KyP7— Dr…
BMA: Mandatory face mask rule applies to private vehicles with two or more people
People in Bangkok are required to wear face masks at all times when out in public – even if they are in their own car. On Monday, a post on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Facebook page clarified the requirements for wearing a face mask when out in public. The…
Thai Health Ministry Proposes Targeted Lockdowns
The Public Health Ministry has proposed “targeted lockdown” measures and a new color-coding system to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration in response to the severity of the latest wave of Covid-19. Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre agreed at…