Thailand Ministry of Health reports 7,122 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 12 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 7,460 recovered patients.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has cited that there is a decreasing number of cases and a controlled number of severe cases and deaths. At this point, the government is considering lowering the alert level. The country is currently at level 4 and is considering lowering it to level 3 (5 being the highest). They are also considering easing the curbs that are in place to control the spread of the virus.
He also stated that there will be more sandboxes to revive the tourism sector of the country. Among those in consideration are Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Khon Kaen, and Samut Prakan provinces. The Test&Go scheme is set to return by February if there will be no outbreaks.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn plans to push through with the resumption of the Test&Go program. It is expected to resume by February. This could bring more tourists to Thailand. He mentioned that it could attract at least 8 million tourists this year. He stated “Tourism is the engine that can revive the overall economy the fastest. It is important to resume travel activities, which have slowed since the suspension of the Test & Go scheme.”
Stay tuned for more Thailand COVID updates.