Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

On this website you can find information and guidance from WHO Thailand regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first reported from Wuhan, China. Please visit this page for regular updates as the situation evolves.

WHO Thailand is working closely with the Thai Ministry of Public Health and other national partners, and in convergence with WHO's South-East Asia Regional Office and WHO Headquarters, to rapidly expand scientific knowledge on this virus, to track its virulence and spread, and to provide advice to Thai authorities and citizens on measures to protect health and prevent the spread of the outbreak.

As well, WHO Thailand is responding to queries from media and the general public. Send us your questions, and we will do our best to respond as quickly as possible, including directing you to the appropriate information at our Thailand, regional and global websites.

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International Health Regulations - The purpose and scope of the International Health Regulations (2005) are “to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade”. Because the IHR (2005) are not limited to specific diseases but apply to new and ever-changing public health risks, they are intended to have long-lasting relevance in the international response to the emergence and spread of disease. The IHR (2005) also provide the legal basis for important health documents applicable to international travel and transport and sanitary protections for the users of international airports, ports, and ground crossings. Access the IHR in English and Thai กฎอนามัยระหว่างประเทศ พ.ศ. 2548 (2005)

Thai Communicable Disease Control Act (tentative translation)