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  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 “hospitel” isolation in Thailand to end September 1
    leahPublished: 12:13, 11 August 2022
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    Covid-19 “hospitel” isolation in Thailand to end September 1

    One option for Covid-19 patients with no or mild symptoms in Thailand is to check into a hotel designated for Covid-19 isolation, known as a “hospitel,” but not for much longer. The remaining “hospitels” are set to change back to regular hotels on September 1, according to the Director-General of the Department of Health Service Support Dr Thares Krasaniyarawiwong. The…

  • Pattaya NewsProvincial hospitals will treat Covid-19 patients from Bangkok
    Tara AbhasakunPublished: 11:09, 04 March 2022
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    Provincial hospitals will treat Covid-19 patients from Bangkok

    Following a massive spike in phone calls, which overwhelmed Thailand’s national Covid-19 hotline, hospitals in 14 provinces near Bangkok will treat patients from there. Many of the calls overwhelming the hotline were from Bangkok patients. The Public Health Ministry’s permanent secretary said the ministry will open acute respiratory infection clinics in the hospitals, which will offer people treatment if they…

  • Covid-19 NewsTwo foreign travellers wanted by Phuket authorities, Covid-positive and left hotel quarantine
    ThaigerPublished: 11:55, 07 January 2022
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    Two foreign travellers wanted by Phuket authorities, Covid-positive and left hotel quarantine

    Two French travellers are wanted by Phuket authorities leaving their hotel quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. Thai media used a word meaning “escape” and posted mugshots of the man and woman like suspects on a wanted criminal poster. Authorities have asked those who have seen the travellers, who are both around 35 years old, to contact the Patong Police…

  • World NewsTravelling to the UK? Order a PCR test early, high demand slams provider
    ThaigerPublished: 15:34, 14 December 2021
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    Travelling to the UK? Order a PCR test early, high demand slams provider

    Travelling back to the UK? Make sure to get your hands on a PCR test ahead of time, or at least from a reliable provider. Many customers who ordered a PCR test from a company recommended on the UK government’s official website say the deliveries, which were promised to within the next working day, were delayed. Fully vaccinated travellers entering…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket’s Patong all but shut down
    ThaigerPublished: 16:30, 01 April 2020
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    Phuket’s Patong all but shut down

    A notice from Patong municipality is urging Patong’s residents to stay at home and not venture out of doors, including the Soi Bangla entertainment area, which has become the hotbed of Covid-19 coronavirus in the island province of Phuket. The announcement, on government letterhead, says citizens who need food and water can contact authorities for delivery. The notice, seen below,…

  • Covid-19 NewsBuriram quarantine violators to be housed at racetrack
    ThaigerPublished: 17:31, 31 March 2020
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    Buriram quarantine violators to be housed at racetrack

    Well known north-eastern politician, tycoon and local “kingmaker” Newin Chidchob posted on Facebook today that officials in the northeastern province of Buriram have prepared the Chang International Circuit as a special place for “stubborn people” who ignore self-quarantining rules. Officials confirmed that those who ignore the 14 day self-isolation guidelines will be housed at the race track building until their…

  • Covid-19 NewsBlue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home
    ThaigerPublished: 17:15, 26 March 2020
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    Blue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home

    With the state of emergency requiring people to stay home as much as possible and keeping their ‘social distance’ in public to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Ministry of Commerce has launched a fleet of Blue Flag vehicles to sell and deliver groceries and other consumer goods at affordable prices, right to people’s homes. Starting yesterday, mobile…

  • Covid-19 News5 people who were bloody amazing during “self-quarantine”
    ThaigerPublished: 09:16, 25 March 2020
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    5 people who were bloody amazing during “self-quarantine”

    Life in Thailand has changed rapidly since the WHO declared the Covid-19 coronavirus a pandemic on March 11. Offices have closed, public spaces have emptied, and the nation is in a state of national emergency, effective tomorrow. People are urged to to stay home and “self-isoltate” to the extent possible. Many have suddenly found themselves, to put it charitably, “with…

  • Covid-19 NewsThe Thaiger top 10 ways to cope with self-isolation
    ThaigerPublished: 20:35, 23 March 2020
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    The Thaiger top 10 ways to cope with self-isolation

    It’s a turbulent time. With socialising discouraged and many businesses closed, things can seem a bit scary. And with the Covid-19 coronavirus sweeping the world, you will be worried about the health of family and friends, even yourself. If you’re stuck at home due to the virus you’re probably asking yourself: “Now what am I supposed to do?” But there…

  • Covid-19 NewsChiang Mai confirms first coronavirus case
    ThaigerPublished: 13:58, 01 February 2020
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    Chiang Mai confirms first coronavirus case

    Chiang Mai health officials have confirmed the first positive case of the coronavirus in the northern city. The patient had come for treatment from Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital and later tested positive for the virus. The Ministry of Public Health announced yesterday that five more people in Thailand had been confirmed as carrying the novel coronavirus, and one of…