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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to overhaul its 1669 Covid-19 hotline in response to complaints from people that the line was never available. Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said up to 3,500 people have been calling daily since the new wave in March. Callers will have to wait for…

More than 100 medical staff at many state hospitals have been forced into self-quarantine after patients failed to disclose they had been in contact with infected people. Khon Kaen Hospital has ordered 105 medical staff to quarantine immediately after they have been in contact with Covid-19 patients. Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital…

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…

The Ministry of Labor will provide free COVID-19 tests to members of the social security scheme, covering members under Sections 33, 39 and 40 of the Social Security Act. Labor Minister Suchart Chomklin said the program will kick off on April 17 at Bangkok Youth Centre (Thai – Japan) in…

This is a living document which the TAT Newsroom will update as new information becomes available The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the following updates for travellers regarding the cancellation of Songkran 2021 festivities in different locations in Thailand, as part of the nationwide effort to…

This is a living document which the TAT Newsroom will update as new information becomes available   – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the following updates to travellers regarding the Royal Thai Government’s latest measures to curb the spread of the recent community transmission of…