måndag 31 januari 2022

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots by the end of next month as Thailand resumes its "Test & Go" quarantine waiver scheme for inoculated travellers on Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said. Bangkok Post


Airport staff to get fourth shot as Test & Go resumes

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots by the end of next month as Thailand resumes its "Test & Go" quarantine waiver scheme for inoculated travellers on Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said.

Mr Kittipong said staff are also being randomly tested weekly for Covid-19 using antigen test kits to build confidence among new arrivals.

From Nov 1 -- when the country first reopened to foreign arrivals -- until Saturday, Suvarnabhumi airport admitted a total of 381,871 people from other countries.

Of them, 317,754 arrived on the Test & Go platform; 22,918 via the Sandbox programme; 30,418 under seven-day quarantine; 9,950 under 10-day quarantine and 831 under 14-day quarantine, it said.

Mr Kittipong said Suvarnabhumi airport staff have to strictly abode by the Public Health Ministry's "Covid Free Setting" rules, which were set up in collaboration with other agencies, such as the airport's Covid-19 Emergency Operation Centre, the International Communicable Disease Control, the Immigration Police Bureau, the Tourist Police Bureau, airlines and hotel operators.

The airport has also prepared taxis and limousines with SHA Plus certificates to take passengers under the Thailand Pass programme to their hotels in case the hotels do not have enough transport, he said.

Meanwhile, Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said his department has proposed an action plan to deal with Covid-19 as an endemic as opposed to a pandemic, and it is being considered by the national communicable disease committee.

The Public Health Ministry intends to classify the spread of Covid-19 as an endemic this year.

Dr Opas said once the department's action plan is approved by the committee, details will be unveiled to the public. The aim of the plan is to guide people on how they can return to a normal life, he said, adding that under the new classification, schools can resume onsite learning, and people can go back to making a living, he said.






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söndag 30 januari 2022

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂TAT predicts Hua Hin Wellness Sandboxers to spend 2x average | HUA HIN The TAT predicts each traveller will spend 109,400 per trip. Thaiger😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

TAT predicts Hua Hin Wellness Sandboxers to spend 2x average

The Tourism Authority of Thailand, well known for its glowing predictions, says that international travellers coming for the new Hua Hin Wellness Sandbox will spend on average twice as much as other tourists coming to the country. They believe that visitors to the first Wellness Sandbox of Hua Hin and Cha-Am will attract higher-spending tourists that will spend an average of 109,400 baht per person per trip.

Data from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports shows that before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, tourists to Thailand spent an average of 48,580 baht per person, per trip. Locations in Thailand, like the north of Koh Phangan, show that travellers are willing to pay substantially inflated prices for accommodations and services that fall under the wellness category.

But they've got to come first.

Earlier this month it was announced that Hua Hin and Cha-Am would be a new location to fill this lucrative niche market, piloting a Sandbox program catering to wellness with an aim of converting the 2 coastal cities into a world-class medical tourism destination.

A government spokesperson explained that work is underway to upgrade the current facilities in the area so that health services and medical facilities in Cha-Am and Hua Hin meet all international standards.

The government is pushing the Wellness Sandbox programme as part of a variety of plans the Thai government has been working on to try to jumpstart the tourism industry coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic and thus boost the entire Thai economy. The boost to Cha-Am and Hua Hin ties into the Thailand Riviera project that encompasses the entire western strip of the country, including Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Chumphon, and Ranong.

The Thailand Riviera Master Plan shows that the four provinces have diverse tourism assets…

  • 25 national parks and water parks;
  • 528 Kms of coastline;
  • 37 beaches, 10 bays, and 25 islands;
  • 70 Royal Projects and Royal Initiatives;
  • 6 community-based tourism projects.

SOURCE: Hua Hin Today



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Thailand had 381,871 international arrivals during the three months since the reopening of the kingdom on 1st November 2021. How does that compare to pre-Covid times during the same period? Richard Barrow

Thailand had 381,871 international arrivals during the three months since the reopening of the kingdom on 1st November 2021. How does that compare to pre-Covid times during the same period?

😎 Nov 2019: 3,358,592
😎 Dec 2019: 3,930,800
😎 Jan 2020: 3,810,155

🇹🇭 THAI NEWS REPORTS: From 1st November to 29th January, Thailand welcomed a total of 381,871 international travellers, 

📌 Test & Go: 317,754
📌 Sandbox: 22,918 
📌 7-day Quarantine: 30,418
📌 10-day Quarantine: 9,950
📌 14-day Quarantine: 831



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World NTD Day: Dengue Fever tops Thailand's agenda | Dengue fever has become the focus for Thailand as the country joins the world in celebrating World Neglected Tropical Disease Day that falls on January 30. Thai PBS World

World NTD Day: Dengue Fever tops Thailand's agenda
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Dengue fever has become the focus for Thailand as the country joins the world in celebrating World Neglected Tropical Disease Day that falls on January 30.

Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) are mainly discovered in the world's poor regions. They are almost absent from the global health agenda and receive little R&D funding because they have little effect on people in developed countries where most pharmaceutical products are developed. People in many tropical countries have been living with these diseases for a long time and no longer find them as threatening as before, even though they can and so cause fatalities.

In Thailand, dengue fever is identified as one of the top three NTDs alongside malaria and tuberculosis.

Prof. Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, President of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand, explained that among the top three NTDs in Thailand, dengue fever is the most dangerous as there are no drugs to treat it.

"When a mosquito carrying the dengue virus bites, it transmits the virus into our body. Our body's defense system will kill the virus. It's like when a thief gets into your house and you grab a gun to kill him. In the end, the thief is dead but your house has been ruined by the gunfire. It's the severe inflammation in your organs caused by the body killing the virus that makes dengue fever very harmful," said Prof. Kulkanya.

In addition, although a person is immune after infection, this does not guarantee full prevention from new infection, particularly from a different serotype. The best way to prevent dengue fever is to eliminate places where mosquitoes lay their eggs, Prof. Kulkanya stresses.

Dr. Darin Areechokchai, an epidemiologist and the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, said that the number of diagnosed cases of dengue fever in Thailand ranges from 70,000 to 150,000 per year with a death rate of 1:1,000 patients. It is mostly found in young children aged between 5-14 years.

"Over the past two years as Covid-19 has become the world's most important health agenda, fewer dengue fever cases have been reported. One reason is that we stayed at home most of the time and didn't create much waste in public places. The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue virus, lay eggs in standing water such as in empty drink cans, plastic bottles and discarded boxes, even a drop of water on a leaf," said Dr. Darin.

Schools are now re-opening, people are returning to the office and social gatherings are gradually resuming. The Ministry of Public Health is forecasting that the number of new cases could be as high as 95,000 cases, she said.

In an effort to raise public awareness and encourage public cooperation in eliminating mosquito eggs and larvae, 11 organizations last week signed the Dengue-Zero MoU with a goal to reduce the dengue mortality rate in Thailand to 50% and the morbidity rate to 25% by 2026, and mortality rate down to zero by 2030. Organizations partnered in the MOU are the Medical Association Thailand (MAT), the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University (Si Mahidol), the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (DDC), the Department of Health Service Support (DHSS), Department of Health (DH), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand (PIDST), the Infectious Disease Society of Thailand (IDAT), the Hospital Administration Association of Thailand (THAA), the Private Hospital Association of Thailand (TPHA) and Takeda Thailand Limited.

"In the past, Thailand has been highly successful in eliminating some tropical diseases like leprosy and elephantiasis," Prof. Kulkanya said. "We hope we will beat dengue fever too if we all cooperate in destroying mosquito eggs and larvae. This is why we are making dengue fever our top agenda under World NTD Day."




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Chonburi announces 408 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths - The Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 408 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

Highlights:

  • 408 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 443 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 408 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, January 30th, 2022.

This makes a total of 16,866 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,854 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 20 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 443 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 12,992 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

One person was listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. The person was reportedly fully vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic.

In total, 1,946,125 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.56 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,508 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.50 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 94, Si Racha 113, Banglamung (Pattaya) 103, Panat Nikhom 7, Sattahip 12, Ban Bueng 14, Phan Thong 29, Ko Chan 2, and 34 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.

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The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 26 cases
  2. Risky occupations meeting many people, 9 cases
  3. 3 medical personnel
  4. 5 back from other provinces from Bangkok (1), Chanthaburi (1), Nakhon Ratchasima (1), Phuket (1), and Samut Prakan (1)
  5. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 128 cases, in workplaces –68 cases, close personal contacts – 30 cases, and joined a party – 2 cases
  6. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 10 cases
  7. 127 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)




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