Thailand News Today | EU kicks Thailand off ‘green’ list, Red Cross buys Moderna, PM back to work

[Thaiger]

Member states of the European Union have agreed to remove Thailand from the list of countries from which travellers can arrive freely during the pandemic. A scheme to offer long-stay visas to wealthy and “highly skilled” foreigners is in the works. The so called Covid-19 visa has been extended nearly 2 weeks before its current July 29 expiration date. This week Thailand’s Red Cross Society has struck a deal to import 1 million Moderna vaccines intended to be offered for free. The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has not contracted Covid-19 and returned to work at Government House today. Indonesia has […]

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[JohninDublin]

9 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Member states of the European Union have agreed to remove Thailand from the list of countries from which travellers can arrive freely during the pandemic. A scheme to offer long-stay visas to wealthy and “highly skilled” foreigners is in the works. The so called Covid-19 visa has been extended nearly 2 weeks before its current July 29 expiration date. This week Thailand’s Red Cross Society has struck a deal to import 1 million Moderna vaccines intended to be offered for free. The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has not contracted Covid-19 and returned to work at Government House today. Indonesia has […]

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Just looked at the Irish gov site that deals with this, and TH has not yet been added, but that will happen.

I still have a flight booked to TH, though I am doubtful that I will take it. However, if I do, the current  rules are that having been fully vaxxed, I do not have to quarantine upon my return, so at least that is one reason not to cancel.

What is worrying is 11 new local infections in Phuket. If it continues at that rate, it's close to the 90 case per week threshold. 

[JohninDublin]

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Edited July 16, 2021 by JohninDubin
Posted in wrong section.

[gummy]

14 minutes ago, JohninDubin said:

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are you sure you spelt that correctly ? 555

[JohninDublin]

7 minutes ago, gummy said:

are you sure you spelt that correctly ? 555

Not sure if you are being humorous, but it was a deleted post because I posted it to the wrong thread, and the system will not allow me post an empty comment box.

[gummy]

3 minutes ago, JohninDubin said:

Not sure if you are being humorous, but it was a deleted post because I posted it to the wrong thread, and the system will not allow me post an empty comment box.

yes it was a joke hence 555 behind my comment

[JohninDublin]

21 minutes ago, gummy said:

yes it was a joke hence 555 behind my comment

Apologies. I didn't see that.

[PhayakPeter]

I'm now on plan B, 3 months in Portugal. Thailand want to charge too much for the privelage of spending my money their. Stuff their economy.