11 Oct. 21 – At 8:30 p.m., General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Issued a statement via the Thailand Task Force on “Opening for tourists to enter the country Without detention” by Gen. Prayut said that the people who respect and love everyone. a year and a half ago We have passed the challenge that, if not counting the war periods, This is the greatest challenge in Thai history. from the spread of COVID-19 It’s a crisis that no one else in the country has. not affected and likewise There is no country in the world unaffected
In the past, it was the hardest thing in my life as well. to decide while protecting people’s lives and protecting livelihoods are two options that cannot be separated from each other. When we choose to protect people’s lives Instead, we have to make life difficult for them to make a living. have to live without income or if we choose to protect the normal livelihood of the people We will have to face the loss of life. That may be family members, friends, neighbors, or even the people who are the pillars that support our family.
faced with this choice We have to make decisions quickly, can’t be slow, and we can’t do that. We can’t wait and see the situation. So from the beginning we have to face the epidemic of Covid-19. I chose not to let it take the lives of my Thai brothers and sisters. As it happens in many countries around the world.
Therefore, I have made a clear and decisive decision. Follow the advice of our excellent public health experts. There are many people. We act quickly with the use of various strict measures along with asking for cooperation from the people of Thailand with the cooperation of all sectors in society face the crisis Today Thailand is one of the most successful countries in the world in protecting people’s lives.
and with great sacrifice endure hardships in making a living lost income Loss of savings, business crashes, these are the things we trade for. to save the lives of parents and siblings and our friends May they still be with us today.
Today, the risk of loss of life caused by the COVID-19 epidemic in Thailand is gradually declining, although that risk persists and we still need to be careful to maintain the capacity of the hospital health system. and medical personnel ours
Now is the time for us to slowly prepare ourselves to be brave enough to face COVID-19. with the availability of medicines and vaccines to prevent more and more soon We must learn to live with it like any other disease. that has become endemic
Today I want to announce one small step. But it’s an important step. that we are going forward On the path to help people’s brothers and sisters. can come back and make a living for themselves again
During the past one to two weeks Countries that are important tourists of Thailand are gradually starting to allow their people to travel. Without many difficult conditions, such as the UK, now just allowing people to travel to Thailand without any hassle or like Singapore and Australia. has just begun to relax in people’s travel abroad
The progress that happened like this, we ourselves, although we still have to be careful. but had to move fast In order not to lose the opportunity that at least we will be able to attract some tourists. During the year-end holiday travel season in the next 3 months to support and promote the livelihood of millions of people in the tourism, travel and leisure and entertainment sectors, as well as other business sectors. Many more related
Therefore, today I have ordered the Prof. and the Ministry of Public Health to Participate in consideration. From 1 November onwards, Thailand will start accepting travel to Thailand. without detention For those who have completed the full dose of vaccination and travel to Thailand by air by coming from a country that we define It is a low risk country.
we will just ask when entering Thailand Everyone must show that they are free from COVID-19. There must be evidence of the results of the COVID-19 test by RT-PCR method, which is tested before leaving the country of origin. And there will be another test for covid-19 when arriving in Thailand after that can travel to various areas. freely Just like normal Thai people can do.
Initially, we begin to list low-risk countries. to be able to travel to Thailand without detention To at least 10 countries, which will include countries such as England, Singapore, Germany, China and America. We aim to add more countries by December 1 and thereafter, by January 1, we will increase the number. climb widely
As for those who come from the country that are not on the list of low-risk countries We also welcome you to Thailand. But quarantine is necessary. according to terms and conditions
At the same time, by December 1, we will consider allowing alcoholic beverages to be consumed in restaurants. and will consider permitting recreational facilities and entertainment venues open for service under appropriate public health measures to support and stimulate the tourism sector leisure and entertainment Especially during the time we are about to enter the festive season on the occasion of the new year.
I know that this kind of decision is risky. that is almost certain that When we begin to relax will increase the number of infected people temporarily which we have to closely monitor the situation and assess whether How do we deal with that situation? We must not let this opportunity pass. because if we have to lose
Opportunities in the golden time of the livelihood for the second year in a row. I think people can’t cope anymore. however if we see in a couple of months or four months in the future A very dangerous new species has emerged, of course we had to take appropriate and appropriate measures. Let’s take control of the situation. when we know This virus has shocked the world many times, so we must be prepared. if it happens again
In the middle of June last year I have aimed to welcome tourists into the country. without quarantine within 120 days, along with speeding up vaccination for people
Today, I would like to take this opportunity. admire great success of all staff and public health personnel Officers and workers, other departments, including all Thai people’s brothers and sisters for your cooperation that responded to my request in June
After we set a goal of 120 days, there was a lot of effort. Do whatever it takes to provide more vaccines. and compete with other countries so that we can get the vaccine delivered all of which We are very successful Vaccination delivery in Thailand immediately increased by a three-fold leap from May We received 4 million doses of vaccine. Turns out, we received 12 million doses of vaccine in July. And we have delivered almost 14 million doses of vaccines in August and today we will receive more than 20 million doses of vaccines delivered to Thailand per month. until the end of the year The total number of vaccines is more than 170 million doses, greatly exceeding our target.
meanwhile In order to support the 120-day goal, health workers and health workers have worked tirelessly. speed up vaccination including brothers and sisters They all cooperated fully. To register for vaccinations Although there are some inconveniences in the matter of making an appointment. which the result is from the original that we injected
The vaccine was estimated at 80,000 doses per day as of May. But after setting a goal of 120 days, just one month Number of vaccinations per day in Thailand immediately rise Thai public health team Push the vaccination amount up to 3 times and keep pushing up. So far, Thailand is ranked in the top 10 fastest vaccinating countries in the world. Currently, on average, we vaccinate more than 700,000 doses a day, and on some days we vaccinate more than 1 million doses.
After setting a target of 120 days, open the country without quarantine. In mid-June, not long after, the entire world was faced with a severe outbreak of the delta species. That caused the number of infected people to increase very high around the world during August. Like in Thailand at that time, many people would have thought that We are unlikely to be able to open the country. without quarantine within this year
Now, although many situations The country is still fighting the Delta, but we are about to start opening up to Thailand. without detention from November onwards that we can do this demonstrate success of the Thai people working together work with determination and be one both medical personnel Public health officials, agencies, organizations, both the public and private sectors, including the cooperation of all Thai people
Over the past few months Thailand has done great things. It is something that every Thai person can be proud of. with participation that made this success happen. and happened at the right time because it is the time at the same time with other countries beginning to relax their conditions and restrictions in his people’s journey as well So this was the perfect time. that we can start to open the country to receive tourists to Thailand without detention
thank you
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