Thailand logged 10,648 new Covid-19 cases and 82 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours

Devotees of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival this morning paraded through the heart of Phuket Town for the last time for this year, as the Sui Bun Tong Shrine, also called the Lor Rong Shrine, held its street procession.

Concerts planned by Lisa, Andrea Bocelli

A Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting on Thursday agreed to reopen 15 more provinces to foreign tourists between November 1 and 30, spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin announced.

On Saturday the number of dark-red provinces of maximum and strict Covid-19 control will fall from 29 to 23, the night curfew will be shortened and more businesses can resume

There will be no quarantine for fully vaccinated air travellers from five countries from Nov 1

Thai Airways International will resume full service on 36 foreign routes to destinations in Europe, Asia and Australia, most on Oct 31

From 1 November, the government will lift quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travelers from 10 low-risk countries arriving by air while the full list will be discussed at a full panel meeting of the CCSA this Thursday.

The surprise announcement by the Thai premier that fully-vaccinated tourists from selected “low-risk” countries will be able to land in Thailand from November 1 without quarantine is a shot in the arm for the battered tourist industry.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday (October 12) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 9,445 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 201 of whom have been found in prisons.

Thailand logged 60 new Covid-19 fatalities and 10,035 new cases during the previous 24 hours

Authorities will ease restrictions for people entering Koh Samui

In a bid to generate income for locals and boost tourism, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to make the Khlong Ong Ang walking street accessible every weekend from October 15.

Tanee said when Thailand is removed from the UK’s red list travelers from Thailand will not need to take a PCR test before departing while quarantine will not be required, but the travelers will still need to get tested by the PCR method, on the second day after arriving in the UK.

With Thailand slowly reopening to tourists, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has reiterated that airlines will only take passengers who are either fully vaccinated or can produce negative test results taken within 72 hours.