Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Thailand please visit the Thai Department of Disease Control Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) website.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in Thailand and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please visit the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) website and the website of the Thai Department of Disease Control.

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For the up-to-date information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the website of Thai Customs.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Thailand on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

For  information on the economic recovery scheme put in place by the Thai government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, please refer to the COVID 19 Relief and Stimulus Package summarized by Thai public agency The Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) and KPMG Thailand's Government and institution measures in response to COVID-19.
For a general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Thai government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Thailand in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For information on the local business support scheme established by the Thai government to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity refer to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "METI’s Support Measures for Companies Concerning the Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus Disease", the Bank of Thailand's summary of the Government relief measures to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 and its brief on the challanges to resolve the Covid-19 induced economic crisis. Further details are also available on KPMG's website.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the OECD's SME Covid-19 Policy Responses document. You can also consult the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

For the up-to-date information on possible support plans for exporters in Thailand, if applicable, please consult the website of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "METI’s Support Measures for Companies Concerning the Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus Disease".