CCSA English Briefing on Thursday 28 April 2022 (Unofficial Translation)
1. Recap outcomes of the CCSA General Meeting to be effective on 1 May 2022
1.1 On rezoning of provinces under the colour-coded scale, there will be 65 high-surveillance (yellow zone) provinces and 12 tourism-oriented (blue zone) provinces.
1.2 On entry measures for air travel, fully vaccinated travelers are no longer required to take a COVID-19 test before or upon arrival in Thailand. However, self-ATKs are encouraged. Unvaccinated travelers must provide a negative RT-PCR result within 72 hours prior to departure for quarantine exemption, otherwise a 5-day alternative quarantine and a RT-PCR test are required.
1.3 All non-Thai travellers are required to prepare proof of insurance with at least USD10,000 coverage for medical treatment in Thailand.
1.4 Children under 18 years old can register under and travel with their parents.
2. Update on the arrival of travelers
2.1 During 1-27 April 2022, 358,364 travelers entered Thailand. Of this number, the majority, or 340,951 travelers entered via the Test and Go, or Quarantine Exemption Scheme. 13,965 entered via the Sandbox scheme, and 3,448 entered with alternative quarantine.
2.2 The majority of international travelers come from these top five countries of origin during 1 – 27 April 2022, namely, Singapore, the UK, India, Germany, and Australia.
2.3 The majority of border provinces are expected to open their land border on 1 May 2022. Nan and Ubon Ratchathani are the two remaining provinces with international borders which are considering this measure.
3. General Situation
3.1 The number of new cases is 14,437 cases with 18,509 new recoveries. The number of accumulated cases stands at 158,768 cases. There are 127 new fatalities, with the accumulated total at 28,271 cases.
3.2 The current top ten provinces with the most COVID-19 cases per day are Bangkok (3,056), Khon Kaen (499), Chonburi (499), Samut Prakan (454), Sisaket (421), Buriram (409), Roi-Et ed (389), Ubon Ratchathani (299), Nakhon Si Thammarat (298), and Nakon Pathom (297).
4. Vaccination Progress
4.1 Yesterday, Thailand administered 150,767 doses of vaccines, increasing the accumulated number of vaccinations to over 132.97 million doses.
4.2 This brings Thailand to 80.8 percent (over 56 million people) of the population having received their first dose, 73.5 percent (over 51 million people) having received their second dose, and 36.9 percent (over 25.6 million people) having received their third and fourth doses.
4.3 To reach endemic stage, the fatality rate for COVID-19 must not exceed 0.1 percent and more than 60 percent of population must have received their booster dose.
5. CCSA thanked the Indian government and its partners for 200,000 Covovax doses, which will be distributed to state-owned hospitals across the country. This reflects Thailand's policy to ensure a variety of vaccines and sufficient vaccine supplies during the COVID-19 situation.
6. Thailand has inaugurated the third global pilot of the Universal Health and Preparedness Review, which is a crucial step towards our sustainable health security.
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Source: CCSA, WHO, Public Relations Department, and Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)