Safety and Security

The Kingdom of Thailand continue to attract thousands of tourists and new residents from around the world, all drawn to its diverse landscapes, world-famous cuisine, and ancient culture. Although tourists and residents of Thailand can enjoy relative calm and safety throughout their time in the Kingdom, it’s important to be aware of the current realities facing Thailand.

Political Situation in Thailand

The government structure of Thailand is known as a Constitutional Monarchy, currently under King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who ascended the throne in December 2016 following the October 2016 passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Since 2005, Thailand has experienced many instances of political turmoil which include a military coup d’état in 2006 that resulted in the removal of then-Prime Minister Thaksin Chinawat, followed by anti-government protests and conflicts between competing political factions for several years. In August 2014, Royal Thai Army General Prayut Chan-ocha was appointed Prime Minister, following another coup d’état a few months before.

Today, the political situation in most of Thailand is relatively calm, with the new constitution having been signed in April 2017. However, the Southern region of the country continues to experience unrest and violence due to ethnic and nationalist insurgents. Officials continue to advise tourists and residents to exercise caution when traveling to these areas, and to always stay informed of the current political climate.

Thailand has a healthy and fairly consistent system of information and journalism, where the most current political events and realities are covered both in English and Thai. One such outlet is. Read More

Safety in Thailand: Road Travel

Traveling within Thailand is relatively simple with buses, trains, planes, and boats making it possible to reach nearly all areas of the country rather easily. Within the city of Bangkok taxis, motorcycles, cars, and an extensive subway system connects the entire city. For those who choose to drive in Thailand, there are some important points to consider regarding the laws and regulations that govern driving in Thailand. The website Driving in Thailand provides comprehensive information on the rules, regulations, and expectations that come along with driving in Thailand.

• وضع COVID-19 في تايلاند 

منظمة الصحة العالمية - جائحة فيروس كورونا (كوفيد -19) COVID-19

• نظف يديك بإنتظام وبشكل مستمر وكامل بمطهر اليدين المعتمد على الكحول أو اغسلهما بالماء والصابون. لماذا ؟ غسل اليدين بالماء والصابون أو استخدام فرك اليدين بالكحول يقتل الفيروسات التي قد تكون على يديك.
• حافظ على مسافة لا تقل عن متر واحد (3 أقدام) بينك وبين الآخرين. لماذا ؟ عندما يسعل شخص ما أو يعطس أو يتحدث، فإنه يرش قطيرات سائلة صغيرة من أنفه أو فمه والتي قد تحتوي على فيروس. إذا كنت قريبًا جدًا، فيمكنك تنفس الرذاذ، بما في ذلك فيروس COVID-19  إذا كان الشخص مصابًا بالمرض.
• تجنب الذهاب إلى الأماكن المزدحمة. لماذا ؟ عندما يجتمع الناس في حشود، فمن المرجح أن تكون على اتصال وثيق بشخص مصاب بـ COVID-19 ويصعب عليك الحفاظ على مسافة متر واحد (3 أقدام).
• تجنب لمس العينين والأنف والفم. لماذا ؟ تلمس الأيدي العديد من الأسطح ويمكنها التقاط الفيروسات. بمجرد التلوث، يمكن أن تنقل اليدين الفيروس إلى عينيك أو أنفك أو فمك. من هناك، يمكن للفيروس أن يدخل جسمك ويصيبك.
• تأكد أنت ومن حولك بنظافة الجهاز التنفسي الجيدة. هذا يعني تغطية فمك وأنفك بكوعك المثني أو بمنديل ورقي عند السعال أو العطس. ثم تخلص من المناديل المستعملة فورًا واغسل يديك. لماذا ؟ القطرات تنشر الفيروس. بإتباع النظافة التنفسية الجيدة، فأنت تحمي الأشخاص من حولك من الفيروسات مثل البرد والإنفلونزا و COVID-19.
• ابق في المنزل واعزل نفسك حتى مع ظهور أعراض طفيفة مثل السعال والصداع والحمى الخفيفة حتى تتعافى. اطلب من أحد أن يحضر لك الإمدادات. إذا كنت بحاجة إلى مغادرة منزلك، فارتدِ قناعًا لتجنب إصابة الآخرين. لماذا ؟ سيؤدي تجنب الإتصال بالآخرين إلى حمايتهم من COVID-19 المحتمل والفيروسات الأخرى.  
• ذا كنت تعاني من الحمى والسعال وصعوبة التنفس، فاطلب العناية الطبية، ولكن اتصل بالهاتف مسبقًا إن أمكن واتبع توجيهات الإدارة الصحية المحلية. لماذا ؟ تمتلك السلطات الوطنية والمحلية أحدث المعلومات حول الوضع في منطقتك. سيسمح الإتصال مسبقًا لمقدم الرعاية الصحية بتوجيهك بسرعة إلى المنشأة الصحية المناسبة. سيحميك هذا أيضًا ويساعد على منع إنتشار الفيروسات والإلتهابات الأخرى.
• ابق على اطلاع بأحدث المعلومات من مصادر موثوقة، مثل منظمة الصحة العالمية أو الإدارة الصحية المحلية والوطنية. لماذا ؟ السلطات المحلية والوطنية هي الأفضل لتقديم المشورة بشأن ما يجب على الناس في منطقتك فعله لحماية أنفسهم.

• COVAX announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; rollout to commence with successful execution of supply agreements.
• Additionally, COVAX announced that, pending WHO emergency use listings, nearly 150 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford candidate are anticipated to be available in Q1 2021, via existing agreements with the Serum Institute of India (SII) and AstraZeneca.
• COVAX is therefore on track to deliver at least 2 billion doses by the end of the year, including at least 1.3 billion doses to 92 lower income economies in the Gavi COVAX AMC.

• الوضع الدولي
  • ​في 15 يناير 2021م، كان هناك مجموعه بلغ 93,158,547 حالة مؤكدة و 1,995,806 حالة وفاة بسبب COVID-19. تشمل الدول الخمس الأكثر تأكيدًا لحالات COVID-19: الولايات المتحدة والهند والبرازيل وروسيا والمملكة المتحدة

• تم تحديث حالة المرض في تايلاند في 15 يناير 2021 م.

• معلومات عن الوضع الحالي للأمراض المعدية

الوضع في تايلاند: تم تحديث وزارة الصحة العامة في 15 يناير 2021م

• أفضل إسعافات أولية للإسهال هي شرب محلول أملاح معالجة الجفاف (ORS) لمنع الجفاف. تنصح إدارة مكافحة الأمراض الناس بإتباع النظافة الشخصية الجيدة دائمًا، أي "تناول الطعام المطبوخ حديثًا والنظيف، وإستخدام ملعقة التقديم وغسل اليدين كثيرًا"، وشرب الماء الآمن فقط. يجب على جميع الأفراد تجنب تناول الأطعمة التي تُترك طوال الليل خارج الثلاجة أو الأطعمة ذات الرائحة غير العادية. يجب على متداولي الطعام ممارسة النظافة الشخصية الجيدة بما في ذلك غسل اليدين كثيرًا خاصة قبل طهي الطعام وبعد إستخدام المراحيض. سيساعد الإهتمام بنظافة الطعام في منع تلوث العوامل الممرضة. في حالة وجود جروح في اليدين، يجب أن يرتدي متعاملو الطعام دائمًا قفازات بلاستيكية أثناء الطهي.

• On February 1, 2021, schools started teaching as usual except in the Samut Sakhon area where still study online. In order to prevent and control COVID-19 in educational institutions, the Department of Disease Control therefore encourages educational institutions to provide knowledge, advice, and practices for COVID-19 prevention to students, teachers, staff in educational institutions, and parents by giving intensive and continuing practice. Emphasize daily screening before entering the school. wear masks 100% , social distance, sufficient hand washing points. Refrain from organizing activities with common contact. Clean up high risk contact area in educational institutions.
• On February 2, 2021, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said. There is still rain in some areas of the South causing the area to be flooded with water in the streets. People should be careful of leptospirosis due to a long walk in the mud or in the water there is a risk of infection with leptospirosis. It enters the body through wounds, abrasions and ingestion of contaminated food or water. Practices to prevent leptospirosis are as follows: 1. Avoid wading in mud or immersing in water for a long time. If you need to walk through the water Always wear clean boots or plastic bags. To prevent feet from direct contact with water If there is a wound, it should be covered with waterproof plaster. Wash your hands regularly and wash your feet with soap and water frequently. And take a shower immediately after finishing work 3. If there is an acute high fever, headache, aches and pains immediate to see doctor.

حالة المخاوف العالمية: تم تحديث منظمة الصحة العالمية في 18 نوفمبر 2020م 

• MERS-CoV: آخر تحديث موجز لحالة MERS في 2 يوليو 2020م   
• • في الفترة بين 1 أبريل و 31 مايو 2020م، أبلغت جهة الاتصال الوطنية للوائح الصحية الدولية في المملكة العربية السعودية عن تسع حالات جديدة من الإصابة بفيروس كورونا تم الإبلاغ عن الحالات من الرياض (سبع حالات) وعسير (حالة واحدة) والشمالية (حالة واحدة).
  • في الفترة من 9 إلى 13 يناير 2020م، أخطرت جهة الاتصال الوطنية للوائح الصحية الدولية في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة منظمة الصحة العالمية بحالتين مؤكدتين مختبريًا من عدوى فيروس كورونا المسبب لمتلازمة الشرق الأوسط التنفسية (MERS-CoV)، يمتلك المريض مزرعة جمال تقع في مدينة العين، منطقة أبوظبي في الإمارات العربية المتحدة.
  • في 18 فبراير 2020م، أبلغت جهة الاتصال الوطنية المعنية باللوائح الصحية الدولية في قطر منظمة الصحة العالمية عن حالة واحدة مؤكدة مختبريًا للإصابة بمتلازمة الشرق الأوسط التنفسية (MERS-CoV). يوجد أقارب للعائلة مقيم في الدوحة، قطر.
  • منذ عام 2012م حتى 31 مايو 2020م، بلغ العدد الإجمالي لحالات الإصابة بفيروس كورونا المؤكدة مختبريًا المبلغ عنها عالميًا إلى منظمة الصحة العالمية 2562 حالة مع 881 حالة وفاة مرتبطة.
  • قامت إدارة مكافحة العدوى بتحديث المعلومات حول الأمراض المعدية الوطنية والدولية إلى الإدارة المعنية أسبوعياً عن طريق الإحالة من منظمة الصحة العالمية (WHO) وإدارة مكافحة الأمراض بوزارة الصحة العامة الغرض من المعلومات إلى الإدارة المعنية على النحو التالي.

• Ebola :Summary of Ebola Situation latest updated on 18 Nov 2020
  • ​From 1 June to 18 November 2020, a total of 130 EVD cases including 119 confirmed. There were 55 deaths recorded (overall proportion of deaths among reported cases was 42%)

• 5 digit Chulaluk S. 44279
• Infection Control Department Tel 02-0114831

Entry Requirements

Prior to confirming your appointment at Bumrungrad International Hospital, you should consider the entry requirements of Thailand. You may need to get vaccinated or apply for a visa in order to enter the Kingdom of Thailand. 

Health and Vaccinations

As with traveling to most other countries, health authorities advise all travelers to always make sure that they’re up to date on all their vaccinations before the trip. Every traveler needs to be up to date on their routine vaccinations, which are: thediphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, the chickenpox vaccine, the polio vaccine, the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and your regular flu vaccine.

Additionally, please see the table below for more specific vaccine recommendations that may apply to specific people before entering Thailand.

Malaria: When traveling in Thailand, you should avoid mosquito bites to prevent malaria. You may need to take prescription medicine before, during, and after your trip to prevent malaria, depending on your travel plans, such as where you are going, when you are traveling, and if you are spending a lot of time outdoors or sleeping outside. Talk to your doctor about how you can prevent malaria while traveling. Areas of Thailand with risk of malaria: Primarily in provinces that border Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, and Laos and the provinces of Kalasin, Krabi (Plai Phraya district), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Phang Nga (including Phang Nga City), Rayong, Sakon Nakhon, Songkhla, Surat Thani, and Yala, especially the rural forest and forest fringe areas of these provinces. Rare to few cases in other parts of Thailand, including other parts of Krabi Province and the cities of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, and Phuket.

None in the islands of Krabi Province (Koh Phi Phi, Koh Yao Noi, Koh Yao Yai, and Ko Lanta) and Pattaya City. See more detailed information about malaria in Thailand.

Immigration and Customs

Travel Advice and Support

Once you’ve decided to travel to Bangkok, you may want to learn more about Thailand and how you can make the most out of your trip. The best place to start your research would be the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s website, which covers a wide range of topics such as:

• General information about Thailand  

• General information about Bangkok 

• What to expect from Thailand’s weather 

• Frequently asked questions about traveling in Thailand 

• Restrictions on narcotics and psychotropic substances in Thailand. 

Travel Checklist

Once your appointment at Bumrungrad International Hospital has been confirmed, our medical travel team will send you a packet of important information you need to know before traveling. To help you better prepare your medical travel itinerary, please take a look at this travel checklist.
 

Section I: Traveling by Air

- In general, if you have the below conditions; it is prohibited to travel by air

• Have passed 36 weeks of pregnancy (or 32 weeks if you are carrying twins, triplets, etc.).
• Have a recent heart attack or stroke. Or any type of surgery, especially stomach, brain, eye, orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery including stomach, eye, or head injury. Please check with your doctor to see when it is safe for you to travel.
• Have an implanted cardiac device such as pacemakers, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD); please check with your doctor before travelling by air. Don’t forget to carry your personal device identification card with you at all times.
• Have flu-like symptoms with or without tuberculosis like symptoms such as prolonged cough, weight loss, night sweat, fatigue, fever, and chest pain for more than 2 weeks. We strongly advise you to not travel at this stage, and for them to continue treatment with their current care team until his symptoms have resolved completely.
• Are suffering from the below signs and symptoms, please check with your doctor to see when it is safe for you to travel.
  • Chest pain.
  • Any disease that you can easily spread to other people.
  • Severe sinus, ear, or nose infections.
  • Breathlessness at rest, difficult breathing.
  • Psychotic illness except when fully controlled.
  • A fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) or greater.
  • Skin rash
  • Confusion
  • Bruising or bleeding (without previous injury)
  • Diarrhea that does not go away.
  • Vomiting that does not go away (other than motion sickness).

During the flight:

• Keep all of your medications in your hand luggage.
• Drink plenty of water to help prevent hydration and to help loosen your sputum and allow you to keep your chest clear from low humidity levels in air cabin.
• During a long-distance flight of 4 hours or longer (Also see https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/travel.html , deep vein thrombosis can occur as a result of this inactivity; make sure you get up and walk about regularly when permitted by the staff on the aircraft. Bend and stretch your legs and wiggle your feet at regular intervals (for example every 30 minutes) to encourage your circulation.
  • If you have a higher risk of developing deep vein thrombosis, your doctor can help you work out what measures you may need to take prior to flying. This may include graduated compression stockings, aspirin, or anticoagulants.
• If you will need oxygen during the flight, this must be requested in advance. A Medical Information Form, stating your current clinical condition and the reason for oxygen requirement, must be filled out and submitted to the airlines. It may take 3-5 working days to process and subjected to the airlines approval.

Section II: Pre-operative Preparation

• Please inform your doctor before the surgery if you have an existing medical condition for which you are taking medication and/or you have undergone any previous surgeries.
• If you are taking anticoagulants like aspirin, Persantin^®, Ticlid^®, Plavix^®, warfarin, Orfarin^®, heparin, and Fraxiparine^®, herbal supplements, and vitamins, especially vitamin E, stop these medications/supplements at least one week before the surgery or as recommended by your doctor.
• If you smoke and drink alcohol regularly, please stop for at least one week before the surgery to reduce the chances of complications.
• If you have any underlying diseases: cardiovascular disease / diabetes / high blood pressure / asthma / cancer / or others including any allergic to any medications and any medicines you are taking, current treatment and correlating diagnosis, please inform physician in advance.

Travel Risk Assessment

What do I need to prepare for my medical travel? 

1. Check if your passport is valid and if you need a visa to travel to the destination country. 

2. Decide how you will finance your medical payment, such as cash or credit card, and make sure additional cash in the local currency. Call your bank or card insurer to forewarn them that you may process a large payment abroad. This is to prevent banks from treating the transaction as suspicious and blocking your account. 

3. Ensure that you have contact information to your clinic, transport provider and patient assistant. 

4. Inform your employer about your absence at work due to medical travel. 

5. Check the weather forecast for Bangkok and prepare yourself. 

6. Arrange assistance at home when you are abroad. 

7. Check if it is necessary for you to get certain vaccinations. 

8. Remember to make your appointment at the clinic and pay the reservation fee if needed. Double check the dates. 

9. Purchase appropriate flight tickets. Make sure someone will pick you up from the airport. 

10. Remove any nail polish as the color of your nail plate may help indicate your health condition. 

What should I take with me?

1. Mobile phone with a charger
2. Personal documents such as ID card, passport and visa
3. Credit/debit card and some additional cash in the correct local currency.
4. Medical records, including current diagnosis, films (X-ray, MRI, CT scan, ultrasound), biopsy results and your contact information.
5. Daily medication, if any, in original packaging; any type of information regarding any chronic diseases that you may have.
6. Items for leisure and entertainment purposes during your medical travel; for instance, books, magazines and music players 
7. Comfortable pajamas and bathrobe if your medical procedure requires overnight stays; for instance, it is recommended that you wear shorts instead of long trousers if you have a knee surgery scheduled; for a shoulder operation, you may consider bringing a zip-up blazer
8. Comfortable undergarments and socks
9. Shoes to walk around the clinic – if you are undergoing plastic or another upper-body surgery, then you may take slippers. In the case of the orthopedic procedure, please bear in mind that you need some more stable footwear trainers.
10. A basic set of toiletries such as soap, shampoo, toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, comb, sanitary napkins, shaving kit, hair band, lip balm and face wash
11. Towels
12. A set of clothes for your physiotherapy and rehabilitation, if it is required after surgery; this may include tracksuit and a pair of sneakers
13. Largely depends on the purpose of your medical travel, you may consider visiting sightseeing destinations; if that is the case, bring casual clothes and comfortable shoes; however, if you may undergo procedures that affect mobility, such as a hip replacement, you should consider bringing comfortable loose trousers, blazer and elastic shorts.
14. Sleep essentials such as earplugs, pajamas and your favorite small pillow

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