Minister of Public Health Anutin Chanvirakul and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Poramudwinai are engaged in a high-level exchange of information on COVID-19 vaccines, agreeing that they would help one another find sources of the vaccine to meet both current and future demand.

Samui Plus continues for vaccinated tourists

Thailand, like other countries around the world, has been working on indigenous vaccines that will supplement its vaccine programs.

The TAT hopes to add 500,000 Russian visitors to its 1 million international tourists this year, after the CCSA allowed tourists inoculated with the Sputnik V vaccine to visit ‘sandbox’ destinations in the country.

Singapore is activating Vaccinated Travel Lanes from Germany and Brunei Darussalam and will lift border restrictions for travel from Hong Kong and Macau, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore announced 19 August.

Domestic flights catering to Phuket Sandbox travellers will be allowed at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, starting next month, says a source at the Transport Ministry.

Kanchanaburi floatel trespasses on Sai Yok National Park

Vietjet has confirmed it will resume four routes starting in September as well as the last quarter of the year to link Thai destinations in the provinces without stops in Bangkok.

Thailand crossed the 300 mark for a second day running with 301 deaths on Thursday and 20,902 new infections, 148 of which were found in prisons.

'More efficient' lockdown will help

Thailand’s stock exchange confirmed Tuesday Nok Air failed to submit its financial reports for the first six months of the year along with two other unrelated companies.

In addition to a surge in Covid-19 patients, Bangkok has reported an unprecedented number of dengue patients between January 3 and July 3 this year, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said recently.

Thai tourism hopes to add 500,000 Russian visitors to its 1 million international tourists this year after the Sputnik V vaccine was endorsed for the sandbox programme, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

A Thai public health agency on Tuesday issued data to back the decision to purchase another 12 million doses of Sinovac, despite public criticism of Thailand’s reliance on the Chinese vaccine.

The CCSA approved every ‘sandbox’ area to receive tourists who have been vaccinated with Sputnik V, which could help clear an obstacle for Russian tourists.