Covid-19 Thailand – Latest Updates (6th July, 2020)
Covid-19 Latest
Cases: 3,195 (+ 5) Recovered 3,072 Hospitalized 65 (+ 1) Died 58
| Province | Number Of Cases | Stat Quarantine |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok | 1,536 | 74 |
| Phuket | 227 | 0 |
| Nonthaburi | 158 | 0 |
| Yala | 125 | 9 |
| Samut Prakan | 112 | 33 |
| Chonburi | 86 | 59 |
| Pattani | 79 | 15 |
| Songkhla | 44 | 90 |
| Chiang Mai | 41 | 0 |
| Pathum Thani | 39 | 0 |
Travel bubbles: Hongkongers’ holiday plans to Thailand
Hongkongers’ hopes of spending their summer holiday abroad are still hanging in the balance, the commerce minister has told the Post, even though the city has planned to form a travel bubble with Thailand.
In an exclusive interview, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah struck a cautious note on the possibility of forming travel bubbles with countries that have successfully contained the coronavirus during the peak travel season.
When a travel bubble is formed between Hong Kong and another region, city residents with a valid health certificate stating they are free of the coronavirus will be exempt from mandatory quarantine while visiting that destination.
“It’s hard to say. If both sides are satisfied [with the conditions], I think individual small bubbles may be created. But they will not be so extensive,” Yau said.
He added he hoped Thailand would be part of the small bubbles Hong Kong wanted to create, but he did not specify a date for rolling out the arrangement.
Full Story: SCMP
Thailand sets up COVID-19 testing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Once foreigners are approved to come into Thailand for business on a short-term stay for less than seven days, they will have to go through a swab test at Suvarnabhumi after touching down.
Thailand has set up a COVID-19 testing laboratory inside Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. It’s thought to be the first in Southeast Asia.
The lab will analyse swab tests on-site. Once foreigners are approved to come into Thailand for business on a short-term stay for less than seven days, they will have to go through a swab test at Suvarnabhumi after touching down.
Each test will cost them US$100. The lab, a permanent fixture in the airport, can be used as a testing facility for other diseases like Ebola and MERS or other new emerging viruses in the future.
