Thai embassy in New Delhi to stop issuing CoE to foreigners

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The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi, the capital of India, has announced that it will stop allowing foreigners entry permits into Thailand. 

 

The move comes as both countries experience renewed waves of coronavirus, reported Daily News. 

 

The announcement was that there would be a cancellation and suspension of CoE (certificate of entry) for Non-Thai nationals from 1st May 2021.

 

There are flights planned for 1st, 15th and 22nd of May. 

 

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Thailand suspends travel from India as it steps up coronavirus measures at home

 

FILE PHOTO: Temple workers carry a coffin containing a body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during his funeral at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has suspended issuing travel documents from India over concerns of imported coronavirus cases, as more venues were closed in Bangkok on Monday as part of efforts to contain a third wave of infections in the Southeast Asian nation.

 

India on Monday set a global record for coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day with 352,991 new infections, as its caseload crossed 17 million and with hospitals running out of oxygen, beds and anti-viral drugs.

 

The Thai embassy in New Delhi said in a statement that certificates of entry for non-Thai nationals travelling from India will be suspended until further notice.

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) denied reports that private jets carrying wealthy people from India were flying into Thailand.

 

"We confirm that no chartered flights from Indian millionaires have sought permission from the CAAT to come to Thailand," it said in a statement on the weekend.

 

There would be four repatriation flights from India to Thailand in May, CAAT said.

 

Thailand is dealing with its own outbreak and reported 2,048 new cases on Monday, bringing its total infections to 57,508 and 148 coronavirus-related fatalities.

 

Of the cases reported on Monday, 901 were in Bangkok, which has been the epicentre of the outbreak.

 

Parks, gyms, cinemas and day-care centres in Bangkok were ordered to shut starting on Monday until May 9.

 

A 20,000 baht ($635) fine was also introduced for not wearing masks in public with new measures being considered to rein in the outbreak.

 

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[richard_smith237]

So....  Those from Africa could not have their quarantine reduced from 14 to 10 days.

Now, those from India cannot come to Thailand at all. 

 

 

Thailand is rather quick to apply travel sanctions to those from countries which there is level of what some may term a racist disregard. 

 

Why has Thailand not applied similar restrictions to those from the UK due the B.1.1.7 variant ???

 

 

Those who wish to could attempt to polish Thailands response with excuses, but there is odour of racism in the air when I read such news, particularly when there are a perfectly effective quarantine measures in place. 

 

 

[problemfarang]

thailand stopped giving visas or anything like that because of the covid cases in india.

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Those who wish to could attempt to polish Thailands response with excuses, but there is odour of racism in the air when I read such news, particularly when there are a perfectly effective quarantine measures in place

Rubbish. Australia is about to do exactly same thing in regards to flights from India. That includes the thousands of Au citizens wishing to return to Au.

[rimmae2]

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

So....  Those from Africa could not have their quarantine reduced from 14 to 10 days.

Now, those from India cannot come to Thailand at all. 

 

 

Thailand is rather quick to apply travel sanctions to those from countries which there is level of what some may term a racist disregard. 

 

Why has Thailand not applied similar restrictions to those from the UK due the B.1.1.7 variant ???

 

 

Those who wish to could attempt to polish Thailands response with excuses, but there is odour of racism in the air when I read such news, particularly when there are a perfectly effective quarantine measures in place. 

 

 

Have you been to and worked in India for considerable period in different parts of the country when election rallies, festivals continue? Have you seen thousands and thousands of people from rural areas being transported in buses when PM visits and in return receive a few Rupees. If not then you would not understand the situation. My comment is not racist - I have worked in numerous parts of India, first time being in the 1990s, but thankfully left 10 months ago.

 

Why have Indians been frantically trying to travel to UK, Dubai in recent days?  

[Cake Monster]

Apparently, the flights out of India will not be halted until 1st May.

This will give enough time for " loopholes  " to be found in the system to enable flights until that date.

The one thing guaranteed is that the Indian Elite will not stay put in India, and will be looking in ernest for bolt holes to run too.

 

[Pedrogaz]

Seems sensible, although India has had a problem for many weeks now, so perhaps we are once again a day late and a dollar short?