Bangkok (Thailand) – March 24, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has temporarily redesigned its two main logos for international and domestic tourism to encourage foreign and Thai tourists to adhere to social distancing guidelines. This is part of the nationwide effort to combat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) understands that maintaining social distancing can sometimes be inconvenient, but it serves the common good. As a state-owned enterprise, the TAT is committed to strictly implementing preventative measures and raising awareness among all tourists in Thailand to protect them from infection with the virus.

In accordance with the Thai government's social distancing guidelines, the TAT has gone a step further and allowed its staff at TAT headquarters and the TAT office in Bangkok to work from home from today, March 23, until April 5, 2020. Operations at the two Bangkok offices are expected to resume on April 7, 2020.

Official recommendations on social distancing

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has urged the population to refrain from attending social events and to maintain a minimum distance of one meter from other people. Furthermore, unnecessary visits to crowded places should be avoided, and working from home should be encouraged whenever possible. Consistent adherence to these protective measures will help contain the spread of the disease.

According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) basic protective measures against the novel coronavirus, social distancing means maintaining a distance of at least one meter from people who are coughing or sneezing. The WHO explains that coughing or sneezing expels small droplets from the nose or mouth, which can contain the virus. If you are too close to a coughing person, you can inhale these droplets and thus become infected with the COVID-19 virus if the person is ill.