Thailand on Friday announced the end of compulsory Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers, as the country steps up efforts to revive its pandemic-thumped tourism industry.
Thailand will extend the suspension of its quarantine waiver programme and bring in new restrictions after a jump in new coronavirus cases linked to the Omicron variant, the government's COVID-19 taskforce said on Friday.
Thailand will stop using the COVID-19 vaccine of China's Sinovac when its current stock finishes, a senior official said, having used the shot extensively in combination with Western-developed vaccines.
Fact Check: Lessons in classroom teaching from Thailand? No, this image is one year old
Shared by a Facebook user, a picture of Thai students cocooned in plastic cubicles while at school is doing the rounds on social media. India Today s Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be fake.
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UPDATED: June 9, 2021 21:27 IST
The picture was shared by a Facebook user claiming that Thailand is conducting classes in this manner.
The pandemic has forced India to shut schools and cancel the board examinations for classes 10 and 12. The situation is no different in many other countries.