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…
Bangkok Airways will Close ticketing Offices in COVID High-Risk Provinces
Bangkok Airways will close its ticketing offices in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket from April 16-25 due to the current COVID-19 crisis and the situation is expected to intensify. The airline said its office-based employees will be allowed to work from home for the time being, but its front-line employees…
Hotline to Help Find Facilities for COVOD-19 Patients
The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will make use of its hotline to help COVID-19 patients find beds at their nearest medical facilities, as infections shot up in recent days. NHSO secretary-general Jadet Thammathat-Aree said the Public Health Minister has directed the Department of Medical Services (DMS) and the Emergency…
Public Health Ministry Assures There is Enough COVID-19 Vaccine for Tourism Hubs
The Public Health Ministry has assured that there are enough doses of Covid-19 vaccine for people in Phuket and Surat Thani’s Samui Island to immunize local people before tourists return. Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said 800,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine, which had arrived in Thailand on Saturday, would be distributed to…
Where to get tested for COVID-19 in Bangkok
If you are wondering which hospitals in Bangkok are providing Covid-19 checkups, here is a list with hospital names and costs. However, the Ministry of Public Health are asking those without symptoms or at-risk travel history refrain from getting checkups, which could overcrowd hospitals and use up test kits. …