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32.9m foreigners visited in 2025
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2026
» Thailand welcomed 32.9 million foreign visitors in 2025, a 7.23% fall from 2024, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported.
Volunteers wanted for vaccine study
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/07/2023
» Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine is recruiting volunteers to take part in a new study aimed at assessing the efficacy of the Moderna bivalent Covid-19 vaccine in protecting against new sub-variants of the Omicron virus and whether or not it should be recommended as an alternative booster shot in Thailand.
More boosters are not needed, US study shows
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2023
» People in good health who have already had three Covid-19 boosters may not benefit from administering any more as they appear unlikely to guard against new strains of the virus, according to a local medical expert who cited the results of a recent US study.
Covid deaths dropping
Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2023
» Covid-19 related deaths declined last week as the dominant strain is neither more transmissible nor more severe, according to the Public Health Department.
New Covid strain mild but children need watching
Post Reporters, Published on 18/05/2023
» A new strain of Covid-19 has not proved to be severe, but it could still spread among children as the school term resumes, according to health authorities.
More transmissible Omicron variants pop up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/05/2023
» The Centre for Medical Genomics said Thailand has one case of XBB.1.16.1.1 or "FU.1", the latest Covid-19 sub-variant that is 50% more transmissible than XBB.1.16.
6 new cases of new subvariant found
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2023
» The Department of Medical Sciences reported on Tuesday that Thailand has detected six new cases of the Omicron XBB.1.16 subvariant, while another patient is infected with XBB.1.16.1, which is descended from it.
Covid surges after Songkran
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/04/2023
» The number of Covid-19 inpatients and Covid-related deaths rose by 150% last week over the previous seven days in the wake of the Songkran celebrations ending on April 15.
XBB strain set to dominate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2023
» About 52% of new Covid-19 cases in Thailand are being caused by the XBB sub-strain of the Omicron variant, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics, with a top doctor calling on the public to get a booster shot before the rainy season arrives.
Daily Covid cases surge in Bangkok
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2023
» The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Bangkok has surged from 400 to 700, nearly twice the number of cases reported before the Songkran festival.