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It would possibly quickly get a little simpler to travel to Thailand. The authorities plans to scrap the pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated travellers getting into the country under the Test & Go and Sandbox schemes. A spokesperson says they're waiting for affirmation. Under the deliberate revisions, a PCR check is needed on arrival and a self-administered rapid antigen take a look at on day 5 of their stay in Thailand beneath the Test & Go and Sandbox schemes. This is according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Natpahu, who offers the CCSA briefing in English. Plans to scrap the required PCR check earlier than departure still must be confirmed, he says. The pre-departure PCR take a look at, taken a minimum of seventy two hours before takeoff, has been seen as a deterrent to travel as many say it isn't only inconvenient but costly, particularly for those travelling with children. Starting April 1, those entering under the Alternative Quarantine scheme, which is open to each vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers, has been cut down to 5 days. Travellers entering Thailand, with the exception of Thai residents and returning expats, want a minimum medical health insurance protection of 20,000 US dollars. ?? It’s going to be another dry Songkran. For the third time, water fights have been banned for the Thai New Year. The vacation, which is April thirteen to fifteen this yr, was celebrated with large water fights with crowds taking pictures water guns, spraying water hoses, and dumping buckets of water on one another. Everyone will get soaked… but not this 12 months. The water fights and foam parties have been banned because of the ongoing Covid outbreak and Thai officers say solely traditional Songkran activities are allowed, which incorporates going to temples, praying, and pouring water on Buddhist statues as properly as on the arms of elderly individuals as a blessing. There are not any restrictions on interprovincial travel, so Thais can still visit their families to celebrate the New Year. The choice to ban water fights was made by the CCSA right now during its general assembly chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha. Under the rules set, traditional Songkran ceremonies at temples must abide by the government’s “Covid Free Setting” health measures. The public is requested to avoid celebrations in public places, like on the road. Other Songkran actions ? so lengthy as they are dry ? could be hosted with permission from the federal government. The CCSA also introduced that powder can also be banned throughout Songkran, a rule that had been set earlier than the pandemic. ? Restrictions are easing throughout Thailand as numerous provinces have been reclassified on the Thai government’s colour-coded zoning scale based on native Covid-19 infection rates. Two provinces have been reclassified as so-called “blue” zones, that are open to international tourism, and greater than 20 “orange” zone provinces have been reclassified as “yellow” zones with much less stringent measures. Chiang Mai and Petchaburi have been reclassified as “blue” zones to allow worldwide tourism. Chiang Mai has had four districts permitted to welcome abroad tourists, and local officials have been pushing for the whole province to be open to travellers. ? Thailand’s masks mandate is still in impact. The Thai authorities thought-about lifting the mandate and discussed first lifting the measure at public parks, but PM Prayut Chan-o-cha mentioned in a press conference at present that the masks mandate will remain in impact. The prime minister added that Covid remains to be a pandemic and relevant departments have been ordered to carefully monitor the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.2, which was lately detected in Thailand. Masks are required in public locations in Thailand, and those that do not wear a mask can face fines, which might go up to 20,000 baht for repeated offences. ? A main health skilled says Thailand ought to phase out using favipiravir, saying molnupiravir is a more practical Covid therapy. Dr. Opass, from the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Centre, says this might be essential as the nation moves to declare Covid endemic. He added that the value of molnupiravir produced in India is someplace between 600 and seven hundred baht per treatment course, in comparison with 50,000 baht for the molnupiravir version produced by Merck. However, earlier this week, Cabinet gave the go-ahead to ditch a procurement plan for 50,000 doses of molnupiravir, in favour of 17 million favipiravir tablets and over 5,000 vials of the antiviral medicine, remdesivir. Opass factors out that whereas favipiravir has been the main treatment of alternative in Thailand, there isn't any clear data that proves its efficacy. By distinction, a current study reveals that molnupiravir is 30% effective at stopping severe sickness in Covid sufferers. The medic is looking on the government to import molnupiravir from India and guarantee all hospitals have sufficient supplies, so it could be administered promptly to those who want it. He goes on to say that sure categories of Covid patients are nonetheless at threat of severe illness, even when they’re fully vaccinated. These include individuals on immunosuppressive drugs, who need access to effective therapy. He provides that while new infections are anticipated to drop 2 ? three weeks after the Songkran holiday, the virus nonetheless must be intently monitored. ? A 26-year-old was arrested for allegedly blackmailing high school students which is believed to have led to the student’s suicide. The man allegedly made a fake account on-line, figuring out himself as a teenage girl and luring college students into sending sexually specific videos, then demanding money, threatening to release the movies. Police say they believe the person was focusing on students from rich households. The officers from Sarapee Police Station in Chiang Mai received a report about a 17-year-old highschool student who dedicated suicide by firing himself together with his father’s gun. In a letter found at the scene, it said he was careworn over monetary issues, saying he was blackmailed and needed to steal cash from his household to satisfy the calls for. Officers checked the student’s phone for extra info and suspect a scammer is a 26-year-old man residing in Bangkok. The authorities from Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children raided a dormitory and arrested him on costs of using child pornography to threaten for money and benefits. The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Surachate Hakparn says he questioned the suspect, adding that he would interrogate further for more particulars on what quantity of victims he has lured into sharing sexually specific content material. Officers say they think the man is a half of a gang that has blackmailed numerous college students, targeting these from wealthy families. ?
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