All visitors to Thailand require medical certificate, insurance and monitoring system

[emptypockets]

6 minutes ago, drbeach said:

You have to cross check between what's in the news, your government's advice and IATA's country database. Requirements are changing daily. What's true today may not be the case anymore tomorrow.

Which I have done via internet searches, ABC news app and listening online to an Australian radio station. No mention of Australia closing its border.

[NCC1701A]

2 minutes ago, Chazar said:

and the worst case?

extinction event asteroid strike.

[mfd101]

22 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Do you have a link to that? Smart traveller site doesn't say that at all. They do recommend returning soon if you choose to as commercial options (flights etc) may be harder to get soon, but there is no mention of shutting any border.

Yes, I just checked the Smart T site & nothing there. My source was a friend in Oz and I think he overstated slightly (or perhaps new info just out). My own check says the following (from The Australian):

 

- ALL travellers entering Oz to quarantine 14 days

- Qantas 90% internat flights cancelled, 60% domestic

- All other airlines flying to Oz cutting capacity - Finnair 90%, AirNZ 85%, Virgin 80%, BritAir 75%, American 75%, AirFr/KLM 70% ...

- Awaiting further announcements of action including on the economy from Fed Govt.

[emptypockets]

1 minute ago, mfd101 said:

Yes, I just checked the Smart T site & nothing there. My source was a friend in Oz and I think he overstated slightly (or perhaps new info just out). My own check says the following (from The Australian):

 

- ALL travellers entering Oz to quarantine 14 days

- Qantas 90% internat flights cancelled, 60% domestic

- All other airlines flying to Oz cutting capacity - Finnair 90%, AirNZ 85%, Virgin 80%, BritAir 75%, American 75%, AirFr/KLM 70% ...

- Awaiting further announcements of action including on the economy from Fed Govt.

Yes that's what I have found out as well. Stay or go? Reckon I'll stay.

[GeorgeCross]

23 minutes ago, drbeach said:

Many have banned Thai citizens outright - this includes Israel, Bahrain and Qatar. Malaysia has banned everyone for 2 weeks.

 

Actually, Thailand should just ban everyone for 2 weeks too, to get this over and done with. Every day there is a new, more stringent requirement being announced.

 

This just keeps getting better and better. What's next, all visitors to Thailand will be quarantined for 2 weeks at a military facility?

it will not be 2 weeks it will only stop when 60%+ have immunity or a globally distributed vaccine has been rolled out.

 

if thailand closes borders for 2 weeks, as soon as they open again the next wave will flood in. the virus is transmitted asymptomatically so it is impossible to screen for without testing at the airport. currently testing takes too long so all arivals would have to be quarantined pending results and even then current tests produce too may false negatives. a new test would be needed to safely open borders again.

 

experts in the UK are advising the government that this could take 18 months to work its way through (sky news)

 

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

Prayut on the television, and radio, big announcement for Bangkokonians, as well as others.....

[mfd101]

3 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Yes that's what I have found out as well. Stay or go? Reckon I'll stay.

I'm staying. I live here. This is my home now & I have no wish to return to Oz even though I love it and will always be an (adopted) Aussie.

 

I figure I'm as safe here in the sticks amongst the illiterate non-travelling peasants as I would be in Oz. If you look at the Oz graph of confirmed cases (in The Oz) it's now pointing at the ceiling as it approaches 400.

[cornishcarlos]

We used to complain that different IOs at different borders made up their own rules depending on how good their last meal was ?? 

How the hell are they supposed to keep up with daily changes ???????? Even if we technically are allowed in, they might not let you because they heard a rumour about medical certificates !! It's gonna be a little stressful I reckon 

[mfd101]

Latest headline in The Australian (just now): "CV - Come home now, DFAT tells Australian travellers".

 

DFAT urges return asap, regardless of destination, age or health etc etc.

[spiekerjozef]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The new measure requires all nationalities arriving in the kingdom to show a medical certificate, issued no more than three days prior to their arrival, have purchased an insurance plan for COVID-19 and giving consent to allow authorities to install a monitoring application on their smart phone.

I don't have a smart phone.

[GeorgeCross]

3 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

I'm staying. I live here. This is my home now & I have no wish to return to Oz even though I love it and will always be an (adopted) Aussie.

 

I figure I'm as safe here in the sticks amongst the illiterate non-travelling peasants as I would be in Oz. If you look at the Oz graph of confirmed cases (in The Oz) it's now pointing at the ceiling as it approaches 400.

 

i'd be surprised if thailand's cases didn't follow the same exponential path. there is nothing here to suggest otherwise except the thai greeting involves no contact.

 

i'll be staying too but for a different reason. i lived through a 5 day power cut on koh samui about 8 years ago and i noticed that while all the tourists were running around like headless chickens the locals were calmly sitting around all day bemused by it all. they had food, shelter and a great attitude.

 

this is because the thais are natural survivalists. they know how to feed themselves and survive for long periods in the worst of cases. they have a very decentralized society with plenty of water sources and natural produce everywhere. plus they organize all of this into local shops and markets on nearly every corner. around me for instance i am surrrounded by 100s of rais of pineapple plantations and everyone helps each other. in the country lockdown wouldn't look much different from normal life!

 

all of this means i feel much safer here than in my home country where society could rapidly unravel at the slightest shock. 

 

 

[Number 6]

1 hour ago, Don Mega said:

Which insurance company will cover for a known event ?

https://www.tipinsure.com/

 

Click coronavirus

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, Number 6 said:

https://www.tipinsure.com/

 

Click coronavirus

Will they sell a policy to people not in Thailand..... as in coming to Thailand and need to show insurance before entry is allowed ?

[Number 6]

1 minute ago, Don Mega said:

Will they sell a policy to people not in Thailand..... as in coming to Thailand and need to show insurance before entry is allowed ?

Dunno. Doubt it. Call them. I'm not a tip insurance agent.

 

Plus you need a work permit.

[liddelljohn]

seeing a most medical travel insurers in many countries are no longer issuing new policies   from last week ,, its going be hard to get cover if you dont have one already ...

 

also can corona virus be declined as force majeure ???

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, Number 6 said:

Dunno. Doubt it. Call them. I'm not a tip insurance agent.

 

Plus you need a work permit.

So pretty much useless for a tourist coming to Thailand that needs coverage for entry then.

[Enoon]

47 minutes ago, jackdd said:

I couldn't find any other source for what is written in the OP.

Is this news even correct?

 

I think the "news" has bundled differing conditional requirements into one "conveniently newsworthy" lump.

 

16th March

Three categories of visitor origin:

 

From Disease Infected Zones

Areas with Ongoing Local Transmission

Other Areas

 

Visa exemption withdrawn from Italy, Hong Kong, ROK.

 

http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/contents/filemanager/document/COVIDTravelMeasures.pdf

 

 

[Number 6]

5 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

So pretty much useless for a tourist coming to Thailand that needs coverage for entry then.

I don't know.

 

1 I'm not a tourist. I've lived here for twenty years. I'm married on O visa and have WP.

2 You never stated any criteria

[lamyai3]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

All visitors to Thailand require medical certificate

Irresponsible scaremongering in this headline and report. The PM in his evening address has confirmed that the medical certificate is needed for the six countries on the highest risk list only. 

[Don Mega]

3 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

I don't know.

 

1 I'm not a tourist. I've lived here for twenty years. I'm married on O visa and have WP.

2 You never stated any criteria

If you read the thread title and content of the OP Iam surprised you did not twig as to the direction my post was aimed at.

[Number 6]

1 minute ago, Don Mega said:

If you read the thread title and content of the OP Iam surprised you did not twig as to the direction my post was aimed at.

Despite my many talents I'm not clairvoyant. Especially when the person 1000s if miles away.

[Don Mega]

4 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

Despite my many talents I'm not clairvoyant. Especially when the person 1000s if miles away.

so what your saying is that you read neither the thread title or the 1st post then.

 

Who is 1000's if miles away?

 

Edited March 17, 2020 by Don Mega

[EricTh]

 

 It is NOT all country but only these countries.

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/ind_outbreak.php

 

China (include HK, Macau)

South Korea

Italy

Iran

Spain (number of cases have exceeded Korea)

France

USA

Switzerland

Norway

Denmark

Netherlands

Sweden

Britain

Japan (certain cities)

Germany

 

 

Both groups need to have 14 days quarantine.

Edited March 17, 2020 by EricTh

[Brigand]

Might as well just tell tourists to stay away as none them will do what you want and don't come here for 14 days of isolation. Face reality.

[EricTh]

Just now, Brigand said:

Might as well just tell tourists to stay away as none them will do what you want and don't come here for 14 days of isolation. Face reality.

Many Europeans are actually running away from the virus in their home country. That's why they think it is safer in Thailand.

[Mulambana]

1 hour ago, drbeach said:

Which one...the compulsory quarantine, or the closing of borders altogether? I'm sure the latter is imminent, while the former remains a distinct possibility.

India has imposed all entry bans for forengers. I think they will suceed in containing it. Europe, UK< and USA is in complete collpase. Utter incomepetency of their leaders. They're lying, obfuscating, and avoiding all responsibility. Only the medical professionals are dedicated to do what they could. A good article on how the West has botched containment by lying, cheating, and obfuscating the issue. They are now responsible for global panedemic. 

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-pandemic-leadership-131540

Another article how India is tackling the issue.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/world/asia/india-coronavirus.html

Edited March 17, 2020 by Mulambana

[Destiny1990]

9 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Many Europeans are actually running away from the virus in their home country. That's why they think it is safer in Thailand.

You’re joking !

Where ur proof of Europeans traveling to Thailand with the idea to the escape the china corona virus?

And go for what? No insurance full coverage abroad and real numbers of the virus infected people can be higher here then in Europe since most haven’t been tested tet.

[lamyai3]

20 minutes ago, EricTh said:

 

 It is NOT all country but only these countries.

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/ind_outbreak.php

 

China (include HK, Macau)

South Korea

Italy

Iran

Spain (number of cases have exceeded Korea)

France

USA

Switzerland

Norway

Denmark

Netherlands

Sweden

Britain

Japan (certain cities)

Germany

 

 

Both groups need to have 14 days quarantine.

Only six of these countries are "Disease Infected Zones", the remainder are "ongoing local transmission areas", and subject to self-monitoring only. From the Ministry of Public Health website:

 

• Travelers from the Disease Infected Zones traveling to Thailand are required to present the following health certifications and a document of health insurance to the airlines at the airport of origin before check-in.

• Travelers from ongoing local transmission areas are recommended to implement control for observation (meaning supervision without quarantine) in order to ensure self-monitoring at their residence for no less than 14 days.

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/index.php

[Mulambana]

2 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

And go for what? No insurance full coverage abroad and real numbers of the virus infected people can be higher here then in Europe since most haven’t been tested tet.

Most people have not been teted in any country. Why they will test most people? And no country, even Westrn countries, have the capacity to test every one. Wetern countries have botched up due the incompepence of their leaders, lying, cheating and obfuscating the issue. They are now responsible for this Global epidemic. 

[EricTh]

5 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

You’re joking !

Where ur proof of Europeans traveling to Thailand with the idea to the escape the china corona virus?

And go for what? No insurance full coverage abroad and real numbers of the virus infected people can be higher here then in Europe since most haven’t been tested tet.

 

I vaguely remember Anutin said that in an article. I might be wrong.

Edited March 17, 2020 by EricTh