Phuket Targets 100,000 People for Inoculation in April before Reopening
Phuket authorities set the goal of vaccinating 100,000 people in April before the opening of the province on July 1 in line with plans for accepting vaccinated foreign tourists without quarantine. Phuket Governor Narong Woonclew has urged all Phuket residents to prepare for the inoculation and sign up on the…
Thailand may reduce quarantine to 7 days, meeting to confirm next Monday
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said that the National Communicable Disease Committee proposed two guidelines when the country reopens its borders, to help spur the economy. The first is the use of vaccine passports to enable people who have been inoculated to travel abroad. The…
TAT: ‘Vaccine passports’ could allow foreigners to visit Thailand without quarantine
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According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), foreigners who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 could be allowed to visit Thailand without the need to quarantine. The tourism authority says so-called ‘vaccine passports’ would enable foreign tourists to stay in Thailand without needing to spend the first 14 days of…
Tourism and Sports Ministry expects 400 foreign visitors in early November
The Minister of Tourism and Sports expects that there will be approximately 400 foreign visitors in early November and expressed his belief that the Bangkok protest situation will not affect their confidence. Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, said the Special Tourist VISA lasts 90 days and can…
Thai soldiers back from Hawaii, enter quarantine
151 Thai soldiers attending a military exercise in Hawaii arrived back in Thailand last night. 11 of them have been sent to a hospital with suspicious symptoms, while the rest are now held in quarantine at a hotel in Pattaya. The 151 Thai soldiers arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, where…
Special Report: How the State screens Thais arriving from abroad
Thailand has been working to repatriate Thais stranded abroad. Once they arrive, however, all must pass stringent health screening, followed by 14 days in quarantine, to safeguard those already in the country. Arriving in the Kingdom, every passenger must go through stringent screening. Officials will welcome them on arrival, then…