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Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/02/2023
» The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by some vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, the Department of Medical Sciences said.
Airport testing shows Covid numbers on arrival 'very low'
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2023
» Five international travellers who arrived in the kingdom in the past two weeks tested positive for Covid-19, while 300-400 departing travellers, including Thais, were infected with the virus, according to health authorities.
Chinese don't pose Covid threat: DDC
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2023
» The arrival of more Chinese tourists in Thailand is unlikely to trigger a spike in the number of new Covid-19 infections, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Proof of Covid jabs for all visitors revived
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/01/2023
» All visitors to Thailand must show proof of at least two Covid-19 vaccinations under revised rules that coincide with the revival of travel from China, authorities said on Thursday.
Delhi's Covid rule cuts Indian visitors to Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/01/2023
» Indian tourists are either postponing or cancelling their trips to Pattaya as their government now requires them to be tested for Covid-19 before their return home, according to the Thai Hotels Association.
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Gary Boyle, Published on 30/12/2022
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Rise in number of Thais seeking work in South Korea
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/08/2022
» Outbound tour operators reported a spike in the number of illegal job seekers who travel on tour packages to South Korea and escape from the group as soon as they arrive.
City braces for sixth wave with spike in infections
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/07/2022
» Bangkok is bracing for a sixth wave of Covid-19, as Covid cases in the capital hit over 10,000 new cases per day, threatening the city's public health system.
Monkeypox patient missing from hospital
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/07/2022
» A Nigerian man with Thailand’s first confirmed case of monkeypox is reported to have fled a Phuket hospital.
First monkeypox case reported in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/07/2022
» Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket.