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torsdag 3 februari 2022

Health guidelines for visiting Thailand's national parks - TAT Newsroom

Health guidelines for visiting Thailand's national parks

Recommendations for visitors and the general public to minimizse the risk of COVID-19 infection and transmission.

TAT Newsroom

Health guidelines for visiting Thailand's national parks

Bangkok, 02 February, 2022 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide health guidelines for visitors planning to visit any of Thailand's 155 national parks nationwide, as well as other forest parks up and down the country to protect yourself, any loved ones travelling with you, and the Thai public at large from the community spread of COVID-19.

The following are the guidelines and recommendations as announced by the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), an agency of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Before / Upon Arrival at the Parks

Day trip visitors must undergo entry screening before entering the park. They also must assess their health and potential risks using the required applications; such as, Thai Save Thai.

Overnight visitors staying at the park's bungalow-style accommodation or camping must have either of the following:

A certificate of vaccination that they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with an approved vaccine;
A certificate of recovery that they have recovered from COVID-19 within the last 1-3 months;
A medical certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more than 7 days, or
A negative test result by a self-Antigen Test Kit (ATK) upon arrival at the park's accommodation check-in location.

While in the Parks

All visitors must strictly follow the Universal Prevention for COVID-19 and DMHTT precautions: D – Distancing, M – Mask wearing, H – Handwashing, T – Temperature check, and T – Thai Chana or Mor Chana application.

In addition, all visitors must adhere to the health guidelines and recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as announced by the respective provinces, in line with the area's situation.

Preventive Actions at the Parks

The DNP also have guiding principles for the administrators of the national parks and forest parks. These include re-opening and closing policies, cleaning and disinfecting the facilities, ensuring social distancing, avoiding large crowd gatherings or reducing the number of attendees, and also applying preventive measures among park staff.

See The latest opening and closing status of Thailand's national parks

For more information, please contact staff at the respective park across the country, or visit the website: http://portal.dnp.go.th/, or Facebook page: National Parks of Thailand.

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onsdag 2 februari 2022

As some people who recovered from Covid-19 in Thailand have started developing symptoms of dementia, those doing so are urged to quickly get medical help. Thai Newsroom

Recovered Covid patients who develop dementia urged to get help

February 2, 2022 TNR Staff

SENIOR Thai doctors urged people who after having recovered from coronavirus started developing signs of dementia with this affecting their daily life to seek advice and be examined by a doctor, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 2).

Dr. Somsak Ankasil, the head of the Public Health Ministry's Medical Services Department, said some patients have developed dementia symptoms within one to six months of contracting Covid-19.

This is a condition whereby the brain function deteriorates affecting decision making, planning and short-term memory skills. Symptoms including brain fog, feeling lightheaded and unable to concentrate on any one thing with this affecting their daily and social activities and can lead to long-term impairment.

Dr. Thanin Wetchapinan, head of the Institute of Neurology, said the risk factor is that these patients already had pre-existing neurological and brain diseases such as having suffered a stroke.

Particularly at risk are the elderly with other ailments as when they are suddenly hit with severe Covid symptoms the lack of oxygen leads to anxiety and depression setting in plus neurological disorders and dementia.

These symptoms can improve on their own over time if patients take good care of themselves by eating healthy and nutritious food, exercising regularly, taking up activities that stimulate the brain, practice critical thinking, meditate and have relaxing hobbies.

Earlier the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said there were 8,587 Covid cases and 22 deaths today with this taking the cumulative confirmed total since the start of the pandemic to 2,456,551 .

Of the new batch of cases 8,347 were domestic while 131 foreign arrivals tested positive.

Another 8,485 patients recovered taking total recoveries since the start of the pandemic to 2,351,250 while 83,094 are still undergoing treatment.

The additional 22 fatalities raised the death toll to 22,207.

Altogether 115,531,164 doses of vaccines have been administered so far.

Meanwhile the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said this afternoon that there were 1,431 Covid cases in the capital today with 1,135 being Bangkok residents and 296 having come here for treatment from other provinces. Five cases are still being investigated.

Bangkok's Covid case total since Jan. 1 is 30,149 and today's six fatalities raised the death toll from the start of the new year to 62.

The top 10 districts with the most cases today are as follows:

1) Chomthong, 122;

2) Khlong Sam Wa, 89;

7) Bang Kho Laem, 32;

8) Bang Sue, 32;

9) Prawet, 31;

10) Lat Krabang, 29.

Thailand's DPM and Health Minister has once again praised his efforts and that of his health teams in helping Thailand get through the pandemic. ASEAN NOW

Picture: Thai Rath

Thailand's DPM and Health Minister has once again praised his efforts and that of his health teams in helping Thailand get through the pandemic.

He told Thai Rath that it won't be him who decides when the pandemic is over and it is declared endemic.

That'll be up to the experts, he said, in a rare show of humility.

Then it was back to the rhetoric.

"You can trust us to be there with our continued efficiency," he gushed in Thai.

"We've been through a lot together, and there's no going back now.

"We'll always be there with the Thai public every step of the way for the good of everyone's health".

He suggested that he had made all the right calls and that 115 million doses of vaccine had now been administered that were saving lives.

He accepted that there were still many infections but serious cases were down and this could be attributed to his brilliant vaccine rollout that has saved the day.

"It's because of the vaccine and the co-operation of the Thai public," he enthused.

ASEAN NOW notes that the charismatic leader has designs on the Thai premiership, if and when Prayut Chan-ocha decides to call it a day.

It hasn't all been plain sailing for the health minister. He courted international controversy at the start of the pandemic with unsavory comments about a "farang" who wouldn't accept his offer of a mask.

Other non-mask wearing accusations were made but the billionaire bullet proof minister has survived when other country's health ministers have fallen by the wayside.

NYA REGLER FÖR NON O-A VISA RETIREMENT 2022! Clas Ebler

NYA REGLER FÖR NON O-A VISA RETIREMENT 2022!

(2/2-2022)

Jag har förvarnat om detta tidigare och nu har man släppt lite mer uppgifter om detta. Innan det blir helt officiellt så kan det nog komma lite fler justeringar!

Men slutsatsen och min starka rekommendation i dagsläget är att se till att byt till ett Non O visa så fort ni får en möjlighet! Se mer i texten nedan.

Jag har klippt och klistrat lite från det som har publicerats än så länge, så det kan säkerligen finnas lite mer info som cirkulerar. Jag tror och hoppas att översättningen är ok.

"Det thailändska hälsoministeriet har publicerat detaljerna om ändringarna från den 1 oktober av årliga "extensions" för Non O/A retirement alternativet, som höjer nivån på den obligatoriska slutenvårdsförsäkringen (IP) från 400 000 baht till tre miljoner baht, eller 100 000 USD. De gäller både nya ansökningar vid thailändska ambassader utomlands och årliga förlängningar (extensions) vid thailändska immigrationskontor. Minimiåldern är fortfarande 50 år. (OBS! Vid nyansökan av Non O/A retirment visa gäller dessa krav redan nu!)

Försäkringen måste täcka alla medicinska händelser, inklusive men inte begränsat till Covid, medan både utländska och thailändska försäkringsbolag är berättigade att tillhandahålla skydd. Enligt de utgående reglerna får utländska försäkringar endast användas för den första ansökan på en thailändsk ambassad och inte för efterföljande förlängningar av vistelsen.

För första gången i thailändsk immigrationshistoria kommer sökande till detta O/A-visum eller förlängning som inte kan få en heltäckande sjukförsäkring på grund av ålderdom, handikapp eller redan existerande tillstånd att kunna självförsäkra sig. De kommer att behöva visa minst tre miljoner baht av tillgångar som kan inkludera kontanter i en thailändsk eller utländsk bank, ägande av egendom eller liknande fonder. Alternativt kan de visa bevis på att deras sjukhusräkningar i Thailand kommer att betalas av den sökandes hemland. Detta kan t.ex. gynna pensionärer från den amerikanska militären som ofta ges ett globalt hälsoskydd.

Men hälsoministeriets promemoria klargör att alla anspråk på förmögenhet utomlands, eller försäkringar utfärdade av utlandsbaserade företag, kommer att kräva bekräftelse av thailändska myndigheter, inklusive thailändska ambassader utomlands eller utrikesministeriet i Bangkok. Med andra ord kan sökande förvänta sig en komplex pappersjakt. Försäkringskraven är naturligtvis ovanpå de 800 000 baht som finns i en thailändsk bank, eller bevis på regelbundna månatliga betalningar, som är en del av de nuvarande kraven.

Immigrationskonsulter säger redan att rika O/A-pensionärer i Thailand, som inte kan få försäkring, skulle vara kloka att behålla och behålla 3 800 000 baht i deposition här. Det är det enklaste sättet att bevisa den nya baslinjen. Alternativet förefaller kräva flera intyg, blanketter för företag och banker att underteckna samt godkännande från UD:s tjänstemän.

Det bör noteras att revideringarna den 1 oktoberendast gäller O/A-visumet och årliga förlängningar. Pensionärer som bor här med alternativa tillstånd – till exempel Thai Elite visa, "non-immigrant" "O" "extensions" av vistelse baserat på äktenskap eller pensionering – nämns inte i ministeriets kungörelse.

Det är inte lätt att ändra det ursprungliga O/A-visumet till det mindre betungande O, en gång beviljat av den thailändska ambassaden utomlands. Förfarandet kräver att pensionären lämnar landet och kommer in igen med till exempel ett 60 dagars turistvisum som sedan kan konverteras till tre månader O vid thailändsk immigration plus 12 månaders förlängning. Då är du klar. För nu i alla fall."

Med vänlig hälsning

Clas

clas.007@hotmail.com

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