Thailand Situation Update
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 Korean soldier tests positive on return from Thailand

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 Tourism-related stock prices soar from positive news on Covid-19 vaccine

 SET rallies over positive Covid-19 vaccine news, global trade recovery hopes, rising oil price

 Three new returnees test positive for Covid-19

 Migrant workers to be allowed to stay another two years

 The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has announced that it will sell antigen test kits (ATK) on its website to help people who live in other provinces to purchase a low-price ATK that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. They will sell one box of ATK, which has 20 kits, for 800 baht, and a delivery fee of 52 baht. The public can buy one box per person. Up to 300 boxes of ATK per day are available for online sale and the sale will start at 08.00 hr every day from 20 to 26 October 2021. The GPO will distribute the ATK through its dealers nationwide in the near future. They will supply 2 million ATK in this project in the next phase. Anyone who is interested may visit www.gpoplanet.com. For more information, please contact the GPO call center at 1648.

 The Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute has announced that they are opening a new channel for requesting the vaccine certificate for international travel. Those who wish to acquire the "vaccine passport" may register via the Mor Prom application from 18 October onward. After registering in the application, users choose their delivery preference, as follows: self-pickup, postal delivery, or email for a digital copy of the certificate. Payment can be made by cash for self-pickup or by e-payment with internet banking via QR code. According to the data from 19 April to 16 October 2021, there were 31,340 people nationwide who walked in to request the vaccine passport at the organizations designated by the Department of Disease Control. To reduce the congestion and make it easier for the public, the institute now offers an online platform for requesting the vaccine passport. For more information, please contact the DDC hotline at 1422.

 Public health agencies are handing out 8.5 million ATKs to groups of people deemed at higher risk of exposure to COVID-19, with the NHSO preparing to hand over an additional 300,000 kits to schools in Bangkok in support of their reopening for the new school term. NHSO Secretary-General Jadej Thammatcharee said about 2 million ATKs were being handed out by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the NHSO. Those receiving the handouts were persons who worked in public transportation, market sellers, staff at schools under the jurisdiction of the BMA, and people in certain communities.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul today (Oct 18) received the donation of 470,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the Republic of Korea in a ceremony, with the Ambassador of South Korea to Thailand Lee Wook-heon representing the South Korean government.

 The Government Pharmaceutical Organization has launched the project to sell two million good-quality antigen test kits (ATK) that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration; they will be sold at a low price to help the public access the test kits more easily. The ATK will be sold at eight GPO pharmacies in Bangkok for 40 baht per kit. The eight GPO pharmacies are the following: (1) Ratchathewi branch, in front of Ramathibodi Hospital, tel. 0-2203-8847 and 0-2203-8849; (2) Yot-se branch, beside the Huachiew Hospital, tel. 0-2222-5931 and 0-2225-6367; (3) Charan Sanitwong branch, tel. 0-2412-9377; (4) Thewet branch, near the Bank of Thailand, tel. 0-2282-0729; (5) Rangsit branch, near Simummuang Market, tel. 0-2536-3526 and 0-2536-4086; (6) Ministry of Public Health branch, 1st floor, Building No. 2, Department of Medical Services building, tel. 0-2951-0925 and 0-2590-6034; (7) Hospital for Tropical Diseases branch, beside the Siam Commercial Bank, tel. 0-2354-9061; (8) Government Complex Commemorating King Rama VIII's 80th Birthday Anniversary, tel. 0-2143-8768. They will go on sale from 18 October 2021 onward. For more information, please contact the GPO call center at 1648.

 The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EEC) has signed a cooperation agreement with four major technology firms to initiate a digital skill drive among workers, with a target of training 40,000 workers within three years. The four companies include 5G Catalyst Technologies, Cisco Systems (Thailand), Mavenir Systems (Thailand), and Planet Communications Asia. The EEC Secretary-General said the four companies have had success in the United States in the field of digital technology. The firms will collaboratively develop workers’ digital and 5G-related skills in the EEC area. The collaboration is an extension of an earlier joint effort to implement 5G technology in the municipal area of Ban Chang subdistrict and turning it into a pilot site for a Smart City with a completely overhauled digital infrastructure. This pilot site is expected to possess 160 5G network towers by the end of the year, which will provide complete 5G coverage in Ban Chang.

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 European Union, WHO Thailand and the Ministry of Public Health deliver a second batch of COVID-19 emergency response equipment to Maesot General Hospital

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 Thailand lifts curfew in ‘Blue Zone’ destinations from 31 October 2021

 Bangkok lifts more COVID-19 restrictions from 16 October 2021

 More COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed in Thailand from 16 October 2021

 Surat Thani eases COVID-19 screening for domestic travel to Ko Samui from 15 October

 Phuket further eases COVID-19 domestic travel screening from 16 October

 Updates on domestic air travel in Thailand in October 2021

 Singapore toughens workplace Covid rules

 Three Korat villages under lockdown

 9,742 new Covid cases, 74 deaths

 FDA clarifies new rules on products containing kratom

 Nakhon Si Thammarat expands curfew as cases spike

 Yellow alert

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 First batch of 560,000 Moderna vaccine doses to arrive in Thailand by Nov 5th

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 Thai Rural Doctor Society explains why only 14% of the Lepu ATKs delivered to southern provinces were distributed

 Thailand to open to 46 COVID-19 low risk countries on November 1st

 Indonesia set COVID19 Quarantine set to five days

 Covid-19 clusters prompt lockdown in 3 Korat villages

 Thammasat University says vaccines slowed by government docs

 Covid-19 Saturday: 74 deaths, 9,742 infections, provincial data

 Covid-19 Friday: 66 deaths, 9,810 infections, provincial data

 Covid-19 infected patients to receive vaccine after recovering

 Indonesia cuts Covid-19 quarantine period to 5 days

 Guidelines for travelers with exemption from quarantine

 CAAT News 31/2021 : CAAT Announcement for implementing The Flight Permit Online System (FPOS), in order to obtain a permission as an online. Starting on 30 Aug 2021

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 Notification of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand Re : Conditions upon Which Flight Permission for Aircraft Entering into Thailand Shall Be Granted No.2 B.E. 2564 (2021)

 CAAT Ramp Inspection under COVID-19 influence

 Royal Decree Prescribing Exemption from the Qualifications and Characteristics Relating to the Registered Capital and Business Management Power of an Applicant for an Aircraft Production License, a Ma...