Thailand News - Corona - By Ola J.

lördag 12 februari 2022

🔴 #COVID19 update on Saturday ⬆️ 16,330 new cases ⬆️ 25 deaths ⬆️ 118,493 in care. Richard Barrow

🇹🇭 THAI NEWS REPORTS: Infection rate of people entering Thailand by air by country of origin from 1-10 February 2022. Richard Barrow

🇹🇭 THAI NEWS REPORTS: Infection rate of people entering Thailand by air by country of origin from 1-10 February 2022:

1. Russia 18.72%

2. Kazakhstan 7.03%

3. Sweden 2.5%

4. Germany 2.38%

5. France 1.85%

6. UK 1.51%

7. UAE 1.49%

8. USA 1.14%

9. Australia 1.09%

10. Singapore 1.03%

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fredag 11 februari 2022

The second oil spill is just 5 kilometres away from Rayong shore with officials filing an additional charge against the company for violating an order to not use the port. https://thainewsroom.com/2022/02/11/oil-spill-5km-away-from-shore-as-new-charge-filed-against-company/. Thai Newsroom

CCSA UPDATE Cutting through the 30 minutes of waffle today, the net result for the current local restrictions and Thailand Pass is.... no changes. People expecting a relaxation of some of the restrictions, or some modifications to simplify the Thailand Pass (especially the Test & Go program) will be disappointed. The Thaiger

First 10 days of February arrival figures for Thailand - Test & Go V2 "sluggish" | Thaiger

First 10 days of February arrival figures for Thailand – Test & Go V2 "sluggish"

Thaiger

Friday, February 11, 2022 18:47

So who is travelling to Thailand at the moment, and how many are coming through the turnstiles?

For the first 10 days of February, there was a total of 55,823 travellers entering Thailand. 23,036 travellers entered on the Test and Go program, another 27,667 through the Sandbox scheme and 5,120 arrived to do the Alternative Quarantine program at a qualified hotel. 1,832 of those arrivals have tested Covid positive… that's 3.3% of the total number of arrivals.

The Top 10 countries for arrivals are, in order…. Russia, Germany, UK, France, US, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Sweden.

The Test & Go program, also known as the Quarantine Exemption program (although you have a compulsory stay in a pre-paid SHA+ hotel on Day 1 and Day 5 of your arrival) was relaunched on February 1 when local tourism authorities expected a quick take up of the more popular of the three arrival schemes under the Thailand Pass brand.

On an average month, pre-Covid, there were 3.3 million arrivals (averaged out for the total year of 2019). That's around 110,000 per day. The 56,823 arrivals between February 1 – 10 represents around 5% of the traffic that would have travelled at this time, 3 years ago. Of course the Government and TAT expect the arrivals to pick up as the year progresses and, hopefully, as the Covid situation continues to wane around the world.

Reports of the next period in February will be telling, to see if the numbers continue to steadily grow or if the first 10 days was an initial surge of travellers trying to get back to Thailand. The TAT have foreshadowed that up to 5 million travellers could enter Thailand throughout 2022, but the numbers from the first 10 days of February will have to ramp up quickly, by a factor of 5 x or more, if the TAT's projections are to be met.

Much of the online chatter from the English-speaking community is complaining about the additional Day 5 'quarantine', which has to be pre-paid, along with the Day 1 SHA+ accommodation and 2 PCR tests. That, and the continuation of an official ban on bars and nightlife, although many of the country's hotspots are opening bars as 'restaurants' and serving alcohol until at least 11pm.

Chonburi announces 785 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths - The Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 785 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths

Friday, 11 February 2022, 17:30

Mueang Chonburi 195, Si Racha 213, Banglamung (Pattaya) 135, Panat Nikhom 35, Sattahip 66, Ban Bueng 22, Phan Thong 46, ฺBor Thong 3, Ko Chan 10, Nong Yai 2, Koh Sichang 1, and 68 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 59 cases

2. Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 9 cases

3. Cluster, H-One Parts company in Si Racha, 6 cases

4. Cluster, Siam Michelin company in Si Racha, 4 cases

5. Cluster, Si Racha Construction work site in Si Racha, 3 cases

6. Cluster, Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing company in Phan Thong, 7 cases

7. Cluster, Usui Corperation in Phan Thong, 7 cases

8. Cluster, Thai NOK company in Mueang Chonburi, 3 cases

9. Risky occupations meeting many people, 22 cases

10. 6 medical personnel

11. 12 back from other provinces from Bangkok (6), Lopburi (2), Nakhon Nayok (1), Ayutthaya (1), Samut Prakan (1) and Surin (1)

12. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 184 cases, in workplaces – 99 cases, close personal contacts – 62 cases, and joined a party – 6 case

13. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 50 cases

14. 246 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)

Tourism fee postponement likely. BANGKOK: The collection of a tourism fee from foreign visitors will be delayed by at least two months from the scheduled date of April 1 as payment methods have not yet been concluded. Tourism operators had bemoaned the collection of the B300 fee as untimely, given the industry’s weak recovery from the pandemic, reports the Bangkok Post.

Tourism fee postponement likely

Yaksa statues at Suvarnabhumi airport are adorned with face masks to remind the public to remain vigilant during the pandemic. Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb / Bangkok Post

BANGKOK: The collection of a tourism fee from foreign visitors will be delayed by at least two months from the scheduled date of April 1 as payment methods have not yet been concluded.

Tourism operators had bemoaned the collection of the B300 fee as untimely, given the industry's weak recovery from the pandemic, reports the Bangkok Post.

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the National Tourism Policy Committee meeting on Monday supported a tourism fund being set up from the fees collected.

The next step in the process is to propose the policy to the cabinet. On receiving approval, the details of the fee collection must be announced in the Royal Gazette within 90 days.

However, implementation is likely to be delayed beyond April as airlines, which are probably going to be responsible for collecting the charge, asked for at least three months to prepare. The ministry still has to finalise collection methods for those entering the country overland.

The fund committee will be chaired by the permanent tourism secretary and include representatives from the Budget Bureau, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council, the private sector and other related state agencies.

Of the B300 fee, about 20% has been allotted for insurance coverage for international tourists, with the majority (50%) directed to tourism product development in Thailand.

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the country's tourism supply, both in terms of products and services, still needs an enormous amount of development to increase value, particularly from local products and festivals that have the ability to generate income more equally.

The TAT and two state agencies ‒ the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) and Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau ‒ signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to support the creative industry via festivals and tourism areas that have the potential to be promoted in relation to soft power and as part of the local creative economy.

He said the cooperation should increase tourism revenue by 20% through nine categories: food, film, fashion, festivals, fights (traditional boxing), music, museums, masters and the metaverse.

Apisit Laistrooglai, executive director of the CEA, said the value of the creative industry in Thailand is expected to reach B1.5 trillion, growing 3.57% from last year.

An annual festival such as Design Week in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen could be key to help create recognition, as Design Week is a popular event spanning more than 150 cities globally, said Mr Apisit.

This year's Bangkok Design Week, which is taking place this month, is expected to generate B750 million.

Thailand reports 15,242 new COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths, 8,955 recoveries. The news comes as the European Union (EU) has certified the “Thailand Digital Health Pass”, also called “Mor Prompt” vaccination records, to facilitate residents in Thailand to travel to over 60 countries/territories that are part of the EU Digital COVID Certificate System. This has made Thailand become the second ASEAN country to join the system after Singapore. ASEAN NOW

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Thailand on Friday (February 11) reported 15,242 new COVID-19 cases, 8,955 recoveries and 23 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 15,060. Prisons: 182

▶︎ Recoveries: 8,955

Friday's cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,561,115 with 22,387 deaths.

The news comes as the European Union (EU) has certified the "Thailand Digital Health Pass", also called "Mor Prompt" vaccination records, to facilitate residents in Thailand to travel to over 60 countries/territories that are part of the EU Digital COVID Certificate System.

This has made Thailand become the second ASEAN country to join the system after Singapore, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the Associated Press yesterday, February 10th.

*TPN contributed to this report

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