BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The first quarter of this year has seen just 6.66 million air passengers, marking a 79.1 per cent drop from 25.27 million in the same period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) reported on Wednesday (May 19).
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Education Ministry has delayed the reopening of schools until June 14 amid the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.
An empty street market is seen near the beach in Phuket, Thailand in this file photo from March 31, 2021. - Reuters
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): As of Wednesday (May 19), tourists flying into Phuket will be required to produce a negative Covid-19 result or evidence of two jabs of the vaccine, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand announced on Tuesday.
Passengers failing to comply will not be allowed to board the plane, ” it said.
CAAT added that the test must be done via RT-PCR or the antigen rapid test method within 72 hours of departure.
Travellers to Phuket are also required to register on www.gophuket.com before entry and check-in via the contact-tracing application Mor Chana (Doctors Win) during their stay in the province.
Volunteers disinfecting the Thepwiwat Market in Pattani, southern Thailand to curb the spread of Covid-19. - Bernama
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday (May 19) reported 29 deaths and 3,394 new cases, including 17 overseas arrivals, over the past 24 hours.
Bangkok again led the list with 876 cases, followed by 153 in Samut Prakan, 130 in Nonthaburi and 119 Pathum Thani.
Of the fatalities, 14 were in Bangkok, five in Samut Prakan, two in Pathum Thani, and one each in Chachoengsao, Lamphun, Chonburi, Saraburi, Nakhon Pathom, Kamphaeng Phet, Nong Khai and Nonthaburi.
Patients who succumbed to the virus ranged in age from 42 to 92 and they all reportedly suffered from chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, etc.