New international travel guidelines: No Covid test for kids below 5 years : India
The revised guidelines for international arrivals have exempted children below five years from compulsory RT-PCR testing before and after their arrival in India. However, if found symptomatic for Covid-19 on arrival or during home quarantine period, they would have to undergo testing and be treated as per laid down protocol,…
Registration system for traveling to Thailand
Thailand Pass System is a web-based registration scheme that is being implemented to replace the Certificate of Entry (COE) application process for hassle-free entry to Thailand effective 01 November 2021. Thailand Pass has been designed to make the documentation process for travelers entering Thailand more efficient than the COE application collecting both…
Number of vaccine doses administered in Thailand exceeds 80 million
Thailand is on its ninth day of having officially opened up to international tourists. More than 80 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, placing Thailand at the 18th spot among countries and territories with the highest number of doses administered. The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)…
TAT presents SHA+ logos to Wat Pho and Bangkok City Pillar Shrine
The SHA and SHA Plus logos are currently granted to tourism sites, hotels, and restaurants for the latter to put up for display, to assure visitors and customers that the respective venue implements safety measures against COVID-19. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) presented the SHA Plus logo to two…
Health Officials Warn Drinkers Not to Breach COVID-19 Rules
With alcohol now allowed to be served at restaurants in key tourism cities, the Department of Health is urging drinkers to drink responsibly and continue practicing personal protective measures against COVID-19. Restaurants are warned not to serve alcohol beyond the permitted hours. Restaurants in Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, and Phang Nga…
WHO DG, Chief Scientist Congratulate India As WHO Approves Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
As the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for emergency use, the international health agency’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday congratulated India for the vaccine approval. WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took to Twitter and reacted to Covaxin emergency nod: Glad to see one more vaccine, #Covaxin, being granted WHO…