Thailand's hotel quarantine scheme has been a big part of its COVID-19 strategy. And so far it's worked
3 years, 10 months ago

Thailand's hotel quarantine scheme has been a big part of its COVID-19 strategy. And so far it's worked

ABC  

For one reason or another, most people who've endured two weeks of coronavirus hotel quarantine have found it to be a challenging time. First there was lots of admin — a visa, additional documents granting us permission to enter Thailand, COVID-19 insurance cover, a health declaration form, a flight booking, and a hotel quarantine reservation. Among other things, Mazoe's family was required to take an individual vehicle to the quarantine hotel, had their luggage sprayed, and wore plastic shoe covers. Hotel quarantine 'a sacrifice they must make to keep Thailand safe' Thai government spokesperson Natapanu Nopakun told me his country's quarantine system had been a "key part" of its COVD-19 strategy. Some people in the free hotel quarantine system for Thai nationals have used social media to complain of poor quality food, dirty rooms, and weak wifi.

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Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city’s leader said Monday. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must quarantine three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four days of medical surveillance during which their movements will be restricted via the use of a …

Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days
2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong cuts coronavirus hotel quarantine for arrivals to 3 days

LA Times  

Hong Kong will cut the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from a week to three days, the city’s leader said Monday. The policy, which takes effect Friday, will be Hong Kong’s shortest quarantine period for arrivals since the pandemic began. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must stay three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four …

Hong Kong’s hotel quarantine makes tourism face hurdle under China demand
2 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong’s hotel quarantine makes tourism face hurdle under China demand

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong’s move to halt flight bans removed one of the biggest headaches for travellers. Foreign business chambers last month told the Liaison Office, Beijing’s main body overseeing Hong Kong, the city must end quarantine to remain a finance hub, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Hong Kong’s new leader, John Lee, pledged this week to reduce travel …

Thailand to attract more foreigners by promoting medical tourism post Covid-19
2 years, 7 months ago

Thailand to attract more foreigners by promoting medical tourism post Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Thailand aims to lure more foreign visitors in the post-Covid period by promoting itself as a medical tourism hub, building on its good track record of handling the pandemic, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said. Thailand to attract more foreigners by promoting medical tourism post Covid-19 A virus task force headed by Prayuth on Friday will also consider demands to reopen …

Thailand tightens entry requirements due to omicron spread
3 years ago

Thailand tightens entry requirements due to omicron spread

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thailand announced Friday it is …

Thailand reports biggest spike in virus cases in weeks
3 years ago

Thailand reports biggest spike in virus cases in weeks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Officials recorded 5,775 new cases, prompting the Ministry of …

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows
3 years ago

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In one case in July, a single traveller in hotel quarantine in Auckland infected three others in a room across …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine
3 years, 2 months ago

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine

The Telegraph  

The red list was effectively scrapped on Thursday but hotel quarantine will remain as a threat until at least the New Year. All seven countries left on the red list will be removed from Monday at 4am, which means passengers will no longer be required to quarantine in a UK hotel at a cost of £2,285 per person. Ministers have, …

Thailand to open to vaccinated UK tourists from 1 November
3 years, 2 months ago

Thailand to open to vaccinated UK tourists from 1 November

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thailand will end quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated tourists from at least 10 low-risk destinations from …

Thailand plans to reopen to vaccinated tourists from November 1
3 years, 2 months ago

Thailand plans to reopen to vaccinated tourists from November 1

India Today  

Thailand plans to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists from countries deemed low risk from November 1, the country's leader said Monday, citing the urgent need to save the kingdom's ailing economy. Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha announced Monday the country will be reopening its borders to vaccinated tourists travelling by air from "low risk countries". Thailand's so-called "sandbox" scheme in Phuket -- …

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine

ABC  

Travel plans for people trying to relocate to Queensland have been thrown into disarray with the announcement the state is pausing arrivals from interstate hotspots for the next fortnight. Key points: People who have already received a "right of entry" border pass will have to reapply The Premier said the pause would help manage quarantine hotel capacity Health Minister Yvette …

Hospitals in Thailand short of beds as COVID cases soar: Ministry
3 years, 5 months ago

Hospitals in Thailand short of beds as COVID cases soar: Ministry

Al Jazeera  

The Southeast Asian country is struggling to contain its latest outbreak driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. Thailand’s health ministry sounded the alarm about Bangkok’s dire lack of hospital beds and isolation facilities on Thursday as COVID-19 cases and deaths soared to a new record. “I am speaking frankly – we do not have enough beds in hospitals,” said …

High-street Bangkok: Nearby, yet so far
3 years, 6 months ago

High-street Bangkok: Nearby, yet so far

Deccan Chronicle  

After the 35-hour journey from India to Thailand, I had to prepare for the next long part of my Covid trip — the two-week lock-in quarantine at a hotel in Bangkok. The toughest rule, in an ASQ hotel, involves your being treated like a Covid patient till the day your quarantine ends. Every ASQ hotel is attached to a hospital, …

Asia suffers outbreaks where covid-19 had seemed beaten
3 years, 7 months ago

Asia suffers outbreaks where covid-19 had seemed beaten

Live Mint  

For months, Covid-19 seemed to be all but gone from parts of Asia, where some of the world’s most successful battles to contain the coronavirus were waged. “We’re seeing infections in settings that we had not seen last year," said Dr. Michael Kinzer, Global Health Protection Program director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Cambodia. “The …

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call
3 years, 8 months ago

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call

ABC  

Two people staying at a Perth quarantine hotel have contracted the UK strain of COVID-19 from returned overseas travellers from India who were in another room. Key points: The two guests caught the virus from a couple staying in an opposite room The couple had arrived in WA from India infected with the UK strain The WA Premier has called …

Bangkok nightlife clusters expose Thailand's virus stumbles
3 years, 8 months ago

Bangkok nightlife clusters expose Thailand's virus stumbles

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Thailand only recently began easing strict border controls that …

Thailand launches yacht quarantine scheme
3 years, 9 months ago

Thailand launches yacht quarantine scheme

CNN  

CNN — All visitors to Thailand must currently spend 14 days in quarantine on arrival, but now they can choose a more luxurious way to wait it out – by staying onboard a yacht. The “Digital Yacht Quarantine” aims to attract yacht travelers to Phuket as the country reopens to visitors, according to a press release from the Tourism Authority …

Urgent review of WA hotel quarantine begins after COVID-19 positive worker
3 years, 10 months ago

Urgent review of WA hotel quarantine begins after COVID-19 positive worker

ABC  

Authorities are urgently examining airflow in every quarantine hotel in Western Australia in the wake of last month's positive COVID-19 case. Key points: The review will assess ventilation in all of WA's quarantine hotels The review will assess ventilation in all of WA's quarantine hotels An occupational hygienist and mechanical engineer will examine all sites An occupational hygienist and mechanical …

Quarantines crushing air travel are getting longer and lonelier
3 years, 10 months ago

Quarantines crushing air travel are getting longer and lonelier

LA Times  

A worker walks through a baggage claim area at a nearly-empty O’Hare International Airport in Chicago in April. With new COVID-19 variants spreading, quarantine rules are being tightened and policy makers are striking a more cautious tone on when travel may start again. Although British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that foreign travel could start as soon as May …

Covid: Hotel quarantine comes into force in United Kingdom
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid: Hotel quarantine comes into force in United Kingdom

India TV News  

All British and Irish citizens and UK residents who arrive in England after being in a high-risk Covid country now have to quarantine in hotels, officials said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the emergence of new variants meant the government "must go further" with its travel restrictions. "The rules coming into force today will bolster the quarantine system and provide …

Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go
3 years, 11 months ago

Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go

Daily Mail  

Ministers have yet to secure a single hotel room for use in a new enforced quarantine plan that is due to come into force in just a week's time, it was revealed today. Britain's hotel quarantine scheme came under fresh criticism on Sunday when it emerged 35 countries where mutant coronavirus strains have been found are not on the list …

Australian hotels say COVID-19 quarantine contracts 'far from a licence to print money'
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian hotels say COVID-19 quarantine contracts 'far from a licence to print money'

ABC  

Hotel quarantine is now extremely costly for returning Australians and millions of dollars of that cash has flowed through to the upended hotel industry — but hotel owners say it is just a drop in the bucket of what has been lost due to COVID-19. Key points: State government tenders reveal hotel quarantine contracts are have been worth $1-7 million …

Thailand arrests 89 foreign tourists for violating Covid-19 rules
3 years, 11 months ago

Thailand arrests 89 foreign tourists for violating Covid-19 rules

CNN  

CNN — Thai police arrested 89 foreigners on suspicion of breaching coronavirus restrictions after raiding a party at a bar on a popular resort island in southern Thailand, police told CNN on January 29. Police said 22 Thais were also detained in the raid Tuesday night at 360 Bar on Koh Phangan, which is in the Gulf of Thailand off …

Thailand’s PM urges people to ‘stay home’ to contain COVID surge
4 years ago

Thailand’s PM urges people to ‘stay home’ to contain COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

Prayuth Chan-ocha says government wants to avoid strict lockdown after country reports record daily cases. Thailand’s prime minister has urged people to stay at home to help contain a surging coronavirus outbreak that began in a seafood market, and to avoid a strict lockdown. Prayuth Chan-ocha, speaking after the health authorities confirmed a daily record of 745 new cases, said …

New UK coronavirus strain found in Perth hotel quarantine system as three arrivals test positive
4 years ago

New UK coronavirus strain found in Perth hotel quarantine system as three arrivals test positive

ABC  

Three people in Western Australia's hotel quarantine system tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant from the UK, Premier Mark McGowan has revealed. Key points: The infected travellers "probably" arrived from the UK, the Premier says The infected travellers "probably" arrived from the UK, the Premier says He says precautions to prevent the strain from spreading are "very strong" He …

Op-Ed: How I found a little slice of COVID-free utopia in Singapore
4 years ago

Op-Ed: How I found a little slice of COVID-free utopia in Singapore

LA Times  

The Singapore government issues Stay-Home Notices, which require a two-week quarantine in an assigned facility, to travelers from high-risk countries like the U.S. For Singaporean citizens like me, who left the city before its March coronavirus travel advisories, the government picked up the cost of the mandatory quarantine measures through the end of 2020. Before I left Boston, I imagined …

Police presence at WA coronavirus quarantine hotels boosted as man fined $13,000 for breaches
4 years ago

Police presence at WA coronavirus quarantine hotels boosted as man fined $13,000 for breaches

ABC  

WA's Acting Premier has issued more reassurances over the state's hotel quarantine system, as details emerged of another traveller who breached coronavirus restrictions in Perth. Key points: More police will be stationed at quarantine hotels in Perth More police will be stationed at quarantine hotels in Perth But Health Minister Roger Cook says WA is in a "good situation" But …

WA hotel quarantine security guards to be given greater powers to stop people breaching rules
4 years ago

WA hotel quarantine security guards to be given greater powers to stop people breaching rules

ABC  

Security guards at Western Australia's quarantine hotels will be given specific powers to stop people leaving and breaching quarantine directions, Acting Premier Roger Cook has announced. Key points: The new powers will help stop future breaches, the Acting Premier says The new powers will help stop future breaches, the Acting Premier says Rules used to assess if travellers are high-risk …

Asia Today: Thailand: Woman probably infected in quarantine
4 years, 2 months ago

Asia Today: Thailand: Woman probably infected in quarantine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health officials in Thailand said …

Could home coronavirus quarantine really get more Australians to come home from overseas?
4 years, 3 months ago

Could home coronavirus quarantine really get more Australians to come home from overseas?

ABC  

Completing two weeks of quarantine in a small hotel room has been the norm for returning travellers for months, but home quarantine is apparently on the horizon. Jan experienced Hong Kong's 'fantastic' home quarantine system Jan Browne has Queensland residency, but husband Nigel has not been a resident for the past 30 years. Jan Browne said the Hong Kong home …

Thailand managed 101 days without local coronavirus cases. Will it open borders soon?
4 years, 4 months ago

Thailand managed 101 days without local coronavirus cases. Will it open borders soon?

CNN  

CNN — Just a day after marking the significant milestone of 100 days without local coronavirus transmission, the virus has reared its head once again in Thailand. “This case is a local transmission case after over 100 days were passed with no report of locally transmitted infection,” Dr. Suwannachai Wattanayincharoen, director of Thailand’s Disease Control Department, told a press conference …

Thailand floats plan to welcome back international tourists in October
4 years, 4 months ago

Thailand floats plan to welcome back international tourists in October

CNN  

Bangkok CNN — Hope is on the horizon for travelers wanting to spend their upcoming winter holidays in Thailand – provided they’re willing to spend several weeks in the kingdom and only stick to designated areas. During a public forum held late last week, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the country is aiming to allow foreign tourists to …

Tourism-reliant Thailand defers 'travel bubble' plan as Asia's Covid graph rises
4 years, 5 months ago

Tourism-reliant Thailand defers 'travel bubble' plan as Asia's Covid graph rises

India Today  

Thailand has delayed plans for a "travel bubble" agreement with select countries as new daily coronavirus cases rise in parts of Asia, putting pressure on its vital tourism industry and complicating efforts to revive its battered economy. Thailand first proposed the idea in June to allow movement between select countries that have low infection numbers, without the need for travellers …

Should all coronavirus patients be put into hotel quarantine? We did the maths
4 years, 5 months ago

Should all coronavirus patients be put into hotel quarantine? We did the maths

ABC  

Lapses in quarantine for people with COVID-19 returning from overseas are believed to have led to community transmission in Victoria. Although hotel isolation is more expensive than self-isolation at home, for families of more than five people we found the likely costs flowing from transmission to others would justify hotel isolation. We first considered the cost of the two alternatives …

Thailand’s most popular island goes into lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge
4 years, 8 months ago

Thailand’s most popular island goes into lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge

CNN  

CNN — Kritchai Rojanapornsatit has lived in Phuket for most of his life. Owner of a construction company, he’s accustomed to the regular traffic jams on Thailand’s most popular resort island, where large tour buses chug up and down its hilly roads as tourists weave around them on rented motorbikes, all heading for Phuket’s many beaches, ports and attractions. “I’ve …

Pakistan’s spike in coronavirus cases raises quarantine concerns
4 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan’s spike in coronavirus cases raises quarantine concerns

Al Jazeera  

Some of those quarantined after returning from Iran question lack of doctors, hygiene issues at camp. “The World Health Organization protocol calls for a 14-day mandatory quarantine,” said Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani. It differs from case to case.” ‘Five people to a tent’ “We are sleeping in tents, with up to five people to a tent because there is …

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