Government urged to learn from overseas COVID efforts Government urged to learn from overseas COVID efforts THAILAND: The Thai government should learn a few things from overseas countries as it strives to end the COVID-19 pandemic, Thais living abroad say. Monday 26 July 2021, 11:30AM People of vulnerable groups flock to the Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok last Thursday (July 22) for COVID-19 vaccinations. Photo: Chanat Katanyu Thammarit Khamplod, 31, a PhD student in engineering at the University of Manchester, received his two doses of Pfizer recently, delivered free as they are provided by the British government. “As everyone is registered with the National Health Service, or NHS, everyone will have an NHS number, including migrants who entered the UK legally.