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Thailand to scrap pre-travel Covid-19 test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 04:16 PM

Travelers to Thailand will no longer have to take a Covid-19 test before boarding the plane, under plans announced Friday. Read more »

Thailand reopens: What you need to know

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 27 12:21 PM

On Monday, the kingdom reopens its doors to vaccinated travellers from more than 40 countries. Read more »

Phuket restricts travel from other Thai regions, as COVID-19 cases surge

Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 04:01 AM

Phuket is at the heart of efforts to revive Thailand's tourism industry, a major revenue earner that has been devastated by the pandemic. Read more »

Filipino in Thailand dies due to COVID-19 as infections climb: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 02:40 PM

A Filipino in Thailand has succumbed to COVID-19 as authorities struggle to tackle the country's biggest wave of infections so far, an envoy of Manila said on Friday.  Read more »

Overseas tourists finally roam free on Thai island of Phuket

Jiraporn Kuhakan, Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 07:06 AM

Tourists swam in hotel pools and walked along Phuket's postcard-perfect beaches after receiving a COVID-19 test result within 24 hours of arrival. Read more »

Thailand reports new daily record of 21 deaths in third virus wave

Reuters
Posted at May 01 10:44 AM

BANGKOK— Thailand on Saturday reported a new daily record of 21 coronavirus deaths in one day, the health ministry said.   Read more »

Thailand makes masks mandatory, bans Bangkok restaurant dining

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 30 07:10 AM

Authorities reclassified Bangkok and 5 provinces as highest-controlled zones. Read more »

Thailand braced for infections spike after detecting UK COVID-19 variant

Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 06:06 AM

Thailand has seen infections jump in the past week, although numbers are still low compared to some of its regional neighbors, such as the Philippines. Read more »

Thailand to further ease restrictions, shorten curfew hours

Reuters
Updated as of May 29 05:20 PM

Thailand will next week shorten curfew hours and ease restrictions on more businesses, the government said on Friday, in response to its low numbers of locally transmitted cases of the coronavirus. Read more »