Tag: COVID-19 Tests
DDC Drops Reports Of ATK-Positive Cases
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stopped reporting Covid-19 infections using rapid antigen test kits (ATK) and plans to report only cases that...
CCSA Scraps Pre-Travel Tests For Inbound Travellers
Travellers arriving in Thailand will no longer require pre-travel COVID-19 tests starting today, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Sumanee Wacharasint, CCSA...
Hotels & Hospitals Urged To Give Travellers Refunds
All 2,157 hotels and their partner hospitals or COVID-19 test centres have been asked to voluntarily refund the second RT-PCR test and room booking...
Tourism Ministry Proposes Scrapping 2nd RT-PCR Test
The second RT-PCR test required by the Test & Go scheme should be scrapped by March if the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)...
Phuket Ups COVID-19 Tests On Foreign Visitors
Prompted by large numbers of tourists testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, Phuket on Wednesday switched to imposing a repeat RT-PCR COVID-19 test on...
3 Europeans Sought After Tests Turn Up Positive
Three of the six European travellers who reportedly left Koh Chang before their Covid-test results came back positive were found last night at a...
Antigen COVID-19 Tests To Replace RT-PCR Tests For Visitors
The National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) has approved a plan to replace RT-PCR tests with antigen testing for visitors travelling from 63 eligible countries/territories...
Non-Approved ATKs Used On Students Gave False Results
The antigen test kits (ATKs) used on students and teachers at a school in Mukdahan, where all the test results were later proven to...
Negative COVID-19 Test Result Needed To Enter England From Friday
Passengers arriving from all international destinations will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before departing for England to help protect against...