Thai government announces 19th extension of Emergency Decree, effective until September
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The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announces another 2-month extension of the Emergency Decree, effective from August 1st to September 30th.
CCSA spokesperson Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin told the Associated Press after the CCSA...
Covid checkpoints, temperature and vaccination checks for entering nightlife businesses removed in Patong
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The Covid-19 checkpoints between each end of Bangla Rd and mandatory temperature and vaccination status checks in Patong were reportedly lifted.
Yesterday, April 11th, Mr. Weerawit Kruesombat, President of the Phuket Entertainment Business...
No mask mandate cancellation will be announced from Thai government, will be a “natural”...
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Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul revealed today, June 8th, that no announcement of a mask mandate cancellation, which currently includes even all outside areas, will be made even though Thailand is approaching...
Thailand lauded by WHO for being champion in handling Covid-19 pandemic
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Thailand has been recognized as a world leader in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Tedros recently said in his letter addressed...
Thailand is approaching Covid-19 redefinition as ‘endemic’ but with no exact timeframe, Public Health...
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Thailand's Covid-19 situation is improving and nearly calling the disease 'endemic' soon, the Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated today, May 11th.
The Minister told the Associated Press after the meeting of the National...
Thailand officially drops mask mandate in late night Royal Gazette order
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The Thai Government, in a late-night order released around 10:00 P.M. on June 23rd, 2022, has dropped a divisive mask mandate in all public areas.
The mandate previously required one to wear masks in...
Thailand Proposes More Covid Travel Requirements Like Proof of Vaccination, But Needs Final Cabinet...
Bangkok, Thailand-
Led by Minister of Public Health and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, multiple government agencies agreed in principle this afternoon, January 5th, 2023, to more stringent Covid requirements for visitors to Thailand.
It’s important...
Thai Public Health Minister still wants people to wear masks after Covid-19 is labeled...
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Facial masks will still be recommended in many areas after Thailand has labeled Covid-19 as an endemic disease, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated today, May 30th.
The Minister gave an interview about the...
Leading Thai physician urges Public Health Ministry to reveal actual number of new Covid-19...
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A Thai physician who specialized in emerging infectious diseases urged the Ministry of Health to reveal the actual number of Covid-19 new cases as the number may have gone far beyond the one currently...
Thai authorities plead for cooperation after many people violate water-splashing bans on Bangla Road...
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Many tourists, both domestic and foreign, and Thai bar workers engaged in water playing yesterday on Bangla Road in Patong, while Thai authorities pleaded for cooperation in enforcing a ban on water...
