News Forum - Thailand Top Stories | COVID tests and insurance required for quarantine-free visitors | October 29

[Thaiger]

Natty gives us a quick update on the national Covid-19 situation as well as the top headlines in Thailand and around the region: COVID-19 tests, insurance required for quarantine-free visitors, Thailand’s Industry Ministry is backing hemp as a new cash crop, Army tightens land border protection prior to country reopening, Increased rainfall and heavy rains forecast in South, Record drug bust in Laos follows pandemic’s methamphetamine boom, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi denies junta charge of incitement to cause alarm, Pakistan, China urge world to send humanitarian aid to Kabul

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[Coconut]

I heard unconfirmed news stating that affordable Covid-19 only insurance is in cloudy water. "Medical insurance with a minimum coverage of USD5 50,000 should be a broad policy, not specific to Covid-19 only and cover hospitalization expenses" according to one news source quoting from Dept. Consular Affairs. I could not find this specific notice on MOFA website. Someone with this knowledge please clarify.  

[Jason]

Medical insurance is still a cloudy issue for me. I'll be investigating the options. It should be insurance we can source in out own countries and not in Thailand. I have confidence in insurance offered in my own country because of the laws governing it here. It's robust legislation that gives me far greater confidence. 

[Lampray]

If I purchase the extended a special tourist visa from Thailand how many months do I have to show for insurance or do I have to cover it for the 3-90 day segments of the Visa.