"expats"

Over 300,000 expats living in Bangkok have received at least one Covid-19 shot, Public Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.

Registration opened on Sunday for foreigners living in Thailand to get the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

Singapore success as a financial hub has long been tied to its openness to global talent. But as the city-state battles to recover from its worst recession, a backlash in some quarters against overseas workers has again forced its way up the political agenda.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said that expatriates living in Thailand can get themselves vaccinated in Bangkok and five nearby "dark red" provinces.

Foreign expats aged 60 and above can now register for their Covid-19 jab, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanee Sangrat said while visiting the inoculation centre at Bang Sue Grand Station on Sunday.

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday opened Covid-19 vaccination registration for foreign residents aged 60 and over living in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces.

Foreigners aged 75 and above can now walk into Bang Sue Grand Station to get a free Covid-19 jab.

Foreigners living in Thailand can now register for their Covid-19 vaccine directly with Phyathai 2 and Samitivej Sukhumvit hospitals since the Thailandintervac.com website is out of commission.

The United States embassy in Thailand published the following message for American citizens from charge d’affaires Michael Heath:

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle new rules to support health insurance for long-stay foreigners under the Non-Immigrant “O-A” visa.

Foreigners living in Bangkok can register for their Covid-19 jab via the http://thailandintervac.com website as of Monday afternoon.

The United States is one of the small number of countries where coronavirus vaccinations are widely available.