Thailand health department has launched its very own “digital health pass” via the Mohpromt app, and all Thai residents of the country are advised to download it. The health pass, which has already been adopted by most domestic airlines, will soon become mandatory for users of everyday venues and services.
The pass can be downloaded via the Mohpromt application. However, the app currently only accepts only 13-digit Thai ID numbers, meaning expats and foreign workers cannot register to use the app.
Several Thais also have also complained that they have been unable to get the digital health pass despite the fact that they have already got two jabs.
What is the digital health pass?
This electronic certificate registers the holders’ COVID-19 status in three parts:
Proof of vaccination
Date and result of the last COVID-19 test taken
Antibody readings
Why do you need it?
The digital pass looks set to become a key document for entry to restaurants, spas, beauty salons, gyms, and even public parks in the near future.
As of September 8, Bangkok Airways, Thai Smile, Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, Air Asia X, Thai Viet Jet, and Lion Air were accepting the digital health pass as proof that passengers are vaccinated – a requirement for domestic air travel.
Who is eligible?
To get the health pass, you will need to have had two COVID-19 jabs or been tested at an officially recognized venue.
If you have had two jabs but are still unable to register for the pass, you are advised to contact the site where you were vaccinated to ensure your status has been updated.
Is Thailand ready?
Thailand has so far administered 39.45 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. At least 12.3 million people or about a fifth of the population in Thailand have been fully inoculated.
As a result, the Public Health Ministry plans to launch “COVID-free” areas in “dark-red” provinces that are under strictest control from October 1, using the digital health pass as a key…