Prayut: Emergency Decree to Remain After Covid-19 Rules Relaxed
Nearly all of Thailand’s coronavirus restrictions will be dropped on July 1, but the emergency decree isn’t going anywhere for a while. Prime Minister Prayut...
CCSA Drops Most Covid-19 Controls: Thailand Pass, Outdoor Masks, Nightlife Limits...
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday ended nearly all coronavirus pandemic restrictions, dropping the Thailand Pass entry system, the outdoor mask mandate...
Prayut, Anutin Agree Thailand Must ‘Move On’ From Covid-19
Just days after encouraging people to continue to wear face masks, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stood before a crowd in Phuket on Tuesday night,...
CCSA to Consider Dropping Masks Outdoors, Longer Bar Hours
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New Bangkok governor, Health Ministry backing changes
Thailand to Stop Reporting Daily Covid-19 Cases, Shift to Bi-Monthly Reports...
Say goodbye to the daily scorecard of new coronavirus cases. Thailand finally will stop reporting each day’s confirmed Covid-19 cases as the pandemic winds...
Phuket Completely Revokes Mask Order, Capping Incompetent Week of Flip-Flops
Capping half a week of flip-flops and miscommunication, Phuket’s governor on Friday completely rescinded two orders he issued earlier this week relaxing outdoor face...
New Bangkok Governor Ready to End Mask Mandate, Extend Bar Hours
Newly elected Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said he would quickly discuss an end to the face-mask mandate and extending operating hours of the city’s...
Phuket Walks Back Order Ending Outdoor Mask Mandate
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Masks still required in public, except at beaches, parks
Thailand Set to Lower Covid-19 Alert Level Again, Drop Antigen Test...
The Public Health Ministry is contemplating lowering its Covid-19 alert to level to two this week as new coronavirus cases continue to fall. Dr. Chakkarat...
‘Carelessness’ Kills Covid-19 Patient Vaccinated 4 Times
Four Covid-19 vaccine shots did not help save the life of a Thai whose death was among 36 others reported Friday. Center for Covid-19 Situation...
Health Ministry Backs Off Mid-June End to Outdoor Mask Mandate
The Public Health Ministry backpedaled this week’s announcement that it would seek an end to Thailand’s outdoor-facemask requirement next month. After nearly the entire country...
Simplified Thailand Pass, Quarantine Ended for Unvaccinated Starting June 1
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Anutin wants month more of data before ending QR codes, but with no on-arrival tests, where's he going to get data?
Bars in 31 Provinces Get ‘Green’ Light to Fully, Legally Reopen
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Nightlife in 17 "blue" tourism provinces, 14 new 'green' zones can operate legally until midnight only, starting June 1
CCSA to Decide Fate of Thailand Pass May 20
Changes – or elimination – of the Thailand Pass tourist-entry system will be debated next week by the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, with...
Covid-19 Endemic ‘Soon’, But Face Masks, Bar Restrictions to Stay, If...
Thailand’s public health minister says the government still wants to “control people’s behavior” and will not drop its universal face mask mandate, even when...
All Thailand Schools to Resume On-Site Teaching May 17
About 35,000 schools nationwide are ready to resume on-site teaching when the new school term starts May 17, according to the Education Ministry. Permanent Secretary...
Bangkok Bars to Reopen, Face Masks Dropped in ‘Endemic Sandbox’ Plan
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Thailand Pass to end for Thai nationals this month under Health Ministry proposal
Bangkok Prepares to Declare Covid-19 Endemic
Bangkok is working on plans to transition Covid-19 to endemic status coronavirus conditions have improved. Permanent Secretary for Public Health Kiattiphum Wongrajit on Monday met...
Gov’t Eyes June 1 End of Thailand Pass, But Boosters, Insurance...
Two government ministries are targeting June 1 for the cancellation of the Thailand Pass tourist-entry system, but visitors might require Covid-19 booster shots to...
Gov’t Blocking 15 Provinces from Declaring Covid-19 Endemic
Fifteen provinces are ready to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease, but may see their plans thwarted by the central government. Dr. Suthep Petchmak, inspector-general of...
All of Thailand Can Drink Legally Until Midnight Starting May 1
In addition to doing away with the Test & Go tourist-entry scheme, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday ended coronavirus-control “orange” zones,...
Thai Insurance Companies Pay ฿60 Billion in Covid-19 Benefits, Total Seen...
Insurance companies paid out nearly 60 billion baht on Covid-19 insurance policies through the end of March with the total payouts expected to reach...
Thailand Drops On-Arrival Covid-19 Tests May 1, Retains Thailand Pass, Mandatory...
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All provinces can now sell alcohol until 11 p.m. in 'restaurants'
Thailand Receives 200K Doses of Indian Covid-19 Vaccine for mRNA-Allergic People
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday accepted 200,000 doses of an Indian-made Covid-19 vaccine from four countries for use on unvaccinated people allergic...
Surprise! (Not): Thailand Won’t Declare Covid-19 Endemic July 1
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Anutin begrudgingly admits disease controls on tourists, nightlife will have to be eased