Home Isolation COVID-19 patients can file insurance claims
The Office of the Insurance Commission has issued an urgent directive to insurance companies, advising them to accept insurance claims from COVID-19 patients getting treatment at home or at community care centers, without making hospitalization a requirement. COVID-19 patients with insurance coverage are entitled to their insurance benefits, even without…
Bangkok to have 61 Community Care Centers operational
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) aims to have all 61 Community Care Centers for COVID-19 cases operational in coming days across all 50 districts, serving as isolation centers for COVID-19 patients awaiting admission to a treatment facility. The Governor of Bangkok, Aswin Kwanmuang today inspected a community care center for…
Phuket Governor – Phuket Sandbox to continue
Phuket Governor insists the Phuket Sandbox scheme will continue amid rising COVID-19 new cases, while the Tourism Authority says, hotel reservations have slowed down. Narong Woonciew, Phuket Governor insists the Phuket Sandbox, which welcomes fully vaccinated tourists without a 14 day mandatory quarantine, will continue. He reassured the public that…
US commits another 2.5 million Pfizer doses to Thailand
A donation of 1.5 million Pfizer brand COVID-19 vaccines by the United States is set to arrive in Thailand today (July 29, 2021) while Voice of America (VOA) has reported a US Senator of Thai heritage claims another 2.5 million doses are to be made available to the Kingdom. US…
PM Discusses COVID-19 Situation with Governors of Thailand’s “Dark-red” Provinces
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired an online meeting, attended by governors of the 12 COVID-19 “dark-red zone” provinces and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, on Wednesday. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the prime minister wanted a better understanding of how each governor is managing the COVID-19 situation and to…
Vaccine registration for people over 18 starts tomorrow
The COVID-19 vaccination center at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok will allow people over 18 years old to make a vaccination appointment via four telecommunication networks, starting tomorrow (July 29). This morning, many people, including the elderly, again arrived at Bang Sue Grand Station to receive their jabs. The…