Thailand COVID Update – Thailand Ministry of Health reports 7,139 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 13 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 8,100 recovered patients.
As the cases of omicron are stabilizing, the government is proposing to offer additional insurance options for tourists. As the sandbox and test and go programs are about to relaunch, there was a stipulation added. The insurance should be able to cover all the expenses related to covid hospitalization.
Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn is in discussions with the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC). They wanted to provide insurance options to tourists. Currently, if a hospitel lets a patient slip through the quarantine or a tourist who cannot pay for their medical expenses will face legal actions.
Ideally, the premiums need to cover up to 800 baht a day, these premiums are currently priced at 30,000 baht. Previous problems with the earlier versions of the travel programs were tourists refusing to be confined. These are the current challenges the government is addressing to change.