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Thailand orders 21-day quarantine for travellers from Congo and Uganda
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Thailand will require travellers from or through DR Congo and Uganda to undergo 21-day quarantine from May 27 amid Ebola concerns.
Thais embrace less-sweet drinks as 30,000 branches cut sugar to 50%
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
The Health Department says its “normal sweetness = 50% sweetness” campaign is shifting Thai drink-ordering habits nationwide.
Health Ministry revives bill to shield children from junk-food marketing
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Draft law seeks to curb HFSS food and drink marketing to Thai children as obesity and NCD risks rise nationwide
Thailand Tracks 126 Travellers from African Ebola Zones as Border Controls Tighten
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Health officials confirm no suspected cases have been detected in Thailand after a new decree activates strict 21-day screening for arrivals from the DRC and Uganda
Thailand steps up mpox clade Ib surveillance after two new cases
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
Thailand’s DDC is monitoring mpox clade Ib after two new cases linked to close contact and sexual contact with strangers in crowded tourist areas.
Ebola watch — Thailand stays on high guard against imported cases
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
Thailand maintains Ebola surveillance as DDC tracks travellers from DRC and Uganda after WHO declares Bundibugyo outbreak an emergency
Hantavirus declared Thailand’s 14th dangerous communicable disease
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
Thailand’s disease board has approved hantavirus as a dangerous communicable disease, requiring reports within three hours.
No Thais on hantavirus cruise ship, Thailand studies listing it as a “dangerous communicable disease”
FRIDAY, MAY 08, 2026
Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has ordered a formal study of hantavirus before classifying it as a “dangerous communicable disease”, while confirming no Thai nationals were on the cruise ship linked to the overseas cluster.
Public urged to avoid Salween shellfish after heavy metal findings
THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2026
The Public Health Ministry has advised people living near the Salween River to temporarily avoid eating local shellfish after arsenic and lead were found above safety standards.
Hantavirus in focus: what Thailand knows so far after cruise ship cluster abroad
WEDNESDAY, MAY 06, 2026
WHO has assessed the global risk from the hantavirus cruise ship cluster as low. Thailand says it has found no domestic cases and is strengthening surveillance.