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Thailand's king, queen test positive for COVID

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 17 04:21 PM

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have tested positive for COVID-19, but their symptoms are mild, the royal palace said Saturday. Read more »

Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 04:43 PM

Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel, as Covid-19 cases fall and the kingdom seeks to lure tourists back. Read more »

Thailand drops on-arrival COVID test for vaccinated visitors

Aidan Jones, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 04:40 PM

Thailand on Friday announced the end of compulsory Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travelers, as the country steps up efforts to revive its pandemic-thumped tourism industry. Read more »

Thai couples urged to wear masks for Valentine's Day sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 05:20 PM

As lovers in Thailand prepare to shower each other with tokens of affection this Valentine's Day, health authorities are urging couples to practice safe pandemic sex -- including wearing masks during intercourse. Read more »

Thailand to seek travel bubbles with China, Malaysia

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 07 05:25 PM

Thailand will have talks on bilateral travel bubble arrangements with China and Malaysia later this month, an official said on Monday, as part of efforts to bolster a steady recovery in its crucial tourism sector. Read more »

Thailand reinstates mandatory COVID-19 quarantine

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 05:50 PM

Thailand will reinstate its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for foreign visitors and scrap a quarantine waiver from Tuesday due to concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Read more »

Airline staff look forward to Thailand's reopening

Chayut Setboonsarng and Juarawee Kittisilpa, Reuters
Posted at Oct 28 05:27 PM

From engineers to pilots, Thailand's aviation industry is gearing up for a grand reopening on Monday. Read more »

Thailand kicks off vaccinations for students

Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 09:10 PM

Thailand rolled out COVID-19 vaccines to high school students for the first time on Monday Read more »

Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated tourists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 08:50 PM

Thailand is to cut the quarantine for vaccinated travelers to seven days starting in October. Read more »

Thailand to try alternative COVID-19 vaccination method

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 08:18 PM

Doctors in Thailand have been given the go-ahead to start giving COVID-19 booster shots under the skin. Read more »

Thai device tests for coronavirus in armpit sweat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 06:26 PM

Thai researchers are developing a sweat-based mobile virus detector, and road-tested it on shopkeepers at a Bangkok food market. Read more »

Thailand urges pregnant women to get vaccinated

Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 08:14 PM

A study by British scientists in April showed that pregnant women infected with COVID-19 faced higher risks. Read more »

Clashes erupt anew in Thailand over coronavirus crisis

Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 10:01 PM

Thai police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters near the office of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday. Read more »

Thailand to start human trials on COVID-19 shots via nasal spray

Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 07:21 PM

Two coronavirus vaccines administered using a nasal spray being developed in Thailand are due to start human trials. Read more »

Thailand's new record: 21,379 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Reuters
Posted at Aug 06 09:21 AM

BANGKOK - Thailand on Friday reported 21,379 coronavirus cases and 191 deaths, both new records, data from the country's COVID-19 taskforce showed. Read more »

Thailand reports daily record of new coronavirus cases and new deaths

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 09:20 AM

BANGKOK— Thailand reported on Saturday a daily record of 18,912 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country's total accumulated cases to 597,287.  Read more »

Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 10:53 PM

Hospitals in Thailand's capital Bangkok and surrounding province are running out of beds due to a jump in COVID-19 patients, a health official said on Thursday, as the country reported a record number of infections for the fourth time this week. Read more »

Filipinos in Thailand warned amid surge in country's COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 08:15 PM

MANILA - The Philippine embassy in Bangkok urged Filipinos in Thailand to take caution and follow public health protocols and restrictions, amid a surge in the country's COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Thailand warns daily COVID-19 cases could hit 30,000

Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 06:57 PM

Thailand's COVID-19 task force on Monday called on people to follow stricter containment measures, warning that without cooperation record daily infection rates could roughly treble to reach 30,000 under a worst-case scenario. Read more »

Thai police clash with protesters near Government House

Vorasit Satienlerk and Juarawee Kittisilpa, Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 08:49 PM

BANGKOK - Thai police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets on Sunday as they tried to stop protesters from marching on the office of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha calling for him to resign. Read more »