The Health Ministry reported 14, new cases and deaths around the country, bringing deaths since the pandemic began last year to 3, Nearly all of the deaths happened since April following a number of spreading events and public holidays.
The biggest concentration of cases and deaths has been in the capital. About 15 million people live in the Bangkok metropolitan area. His government has come under severe criticism after reports that people waiting for treatment died in the streets and in their homes.
It is the responsibility of every agency, not only the Public Health Ministry. The number of people found dead from COVID in the capital was increasing daily, said an official with a charity that has been helping pick them up.
Somboon Kwan-on, chief of the Disaster Relief Unit of the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, said in a phone interview that his team has been collecting eight to 10 bodies a day. Thailand hospitalizes and isolates anyone found positive with the virus, putting a strain on the number of beds available. The new measures come after the Thai Retailers Association restricted opening hours for shopping malls to between 11 a. Restaurants in the malls will be allowed to stay open an hour later, while convenience stores will be permitted to operate from 5 a.
Schools, bars and massage parlours were shut a week ago and will remain closed until next month, while alcohol sales have been banned in restaurants in an effort to increase social distancing. Officials reported 2, new coronavirus cases and eight new deaths on Saturday, bringing Thailand's total to 53, cases and deaths.
The country has managed to keep its caseload far lower than many countries, but the new outbreak, spurred in part by the highly-transmissible B. Tourists from countries not on the visa exemption list can apply for a Special Tourist Visa STV , which allows for day stays, and can be renewed twice.
You must apply for an STV via the Thai consulate or embassy in your own country. What are the entry restrictions? All travelers need to apply for a " Thailand Pass " prior to their journey and are subject to two required Covid tests: the first test upon arrival by an RT-PCR method, the second test on Day with a self-testing Antigen Rapid Test.
All travelers need to provide proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure. After that, they are free to travel in the country. Visitors under the age of 12 who are traveling with their parents are exempt from the vaccination requirement. Fully vaccinated travelers coming from a country not on the approved list can opt to enter via the "Sandbox" program, which includes 17 Blue Zone destinations.
At the end of this period they will be permitted to travel elsewhere in the country. Travelers under 18 and traveling with their parents as part of the Sandbox program are exempt from the vaccination requirement. Unvaccinated travelers must quarantine at government-approved quarantine facilities or Alternative State Quarantine ASQ facilities.
This can include luxury hotels, some of which have developed quarantine packages. A full list of participating hotels and resorts, along with package rates, can be found here: asq. What's the Covid situation? For months, Thailand reported few locally transmitted Covid cases thanks to strict quarantine on arrival rules.
However, the country is now coming out of its third and worst wave of infections, which emerged from outbreak clusters in several Bangkok nightclubs in early April. At the moment, cases are dropping following a lengthy lockdown period and the country is reporting nearly 8, new cases per day on average. A nationwide vaccine program officially kicked off on June 7.
What can visitors expect? Restrictions vary throughout the country, in line with a color-coded zoning system designed to reflect the Covid situation in individual provinces.
A curfew in place in Bangkok and other areas was lifted on November 1. Restaurants in Bangkok have resumed normal operating hours, and are allowed to serve dine-in customers alcoholic beverages. The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages remains prohibited in restaurants in the orange, red and dark-red zones.
As of October 13, of Thailand's National Parks are open to visitors. Entertainment venues -- including bars and nightclubs -- throughout the country remain closed.
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