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Thailand entering 5th wave of Covid-19, experts warn

A surge in cases would trigger a switch to Home Isolation (HI) and Community Isolation (CI) as the first line of treatment.

Since the pandemic began, Thailand has had a total of 2.2 million infections and nearly 22,000 coronavirus-related fatalities.

Since November, more than 350,000 vaccinated travellers have entered Thailand through its much-touted quarantine-free entry scheme.

The expected THB88-billion tax in 2022 would be collected from 18 per cent of the total ready-to-eat and instant food products on the market.

Among the largest open-air markets in the world, Chatuchak or JJ Market is also one of the places to try authentic Thai street foods.

It will be the first physical meeting since the last one was held in 2018 in Papua New Guinea.

Eleven types of rice from six countries – Thailand, the US, China, India, Vietnam and Myanmar – had been nominated this year.

Food delivery companies also continue to organise promotions while expanding services to provincial areas to meet rising demand.

Mass tourism had brought the archipelago to the brink of ecological catastrophe.