Month: July 2021
Daily Covid count soars to 13,002 cases as 3 roadside bodies collected late
THE coronavirus tally in the last 24 hours to this morning (July 21) climbed to a new high of 13,002 cases and 108 deaths amid sorrow in Thai social media over the dead bodies of three men being left along Bangkok’s roads for hours before there were collected, Sanook.com said. The Public Health Ministry said …
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Defence Ministry: Gen Prawit not infected with coronavirus
A DEFENCE Ministry spokesman this evening (July 20) denied that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan had got infected with coronavirus amid viral rumours in the social media that one of three persons with “Por” as his first name initial had caught the infection, Siam Rath newspaper said. Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tantrawanich, the ministry’s spokesman, …
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Bangkok roads almost empty amid stepped up lockdown
TRAFFIC on most of Bangkok’s roads was greatly lighter than usual with some of them almost empty the morning (July 20) the first day of enhanced lockdown with 100 percent work from home in effect but some vendors were still visible as they said they had to trade in order to survive, Sanook.com said. …
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Another hospital shuts emergency services amid 11,305 Covid cases, 80 deaths
LERDSIN HOSPITAL this morning (July 20) announced the closure of its emergency room services due to the large number of coronavirus patients with the Public Health Ministry announcing 11,305 new cases and 80 deaths over the past 24 hours, Siam Rath newspaper said. On a more positive note Pfizer (PFE.N) and Germany’s BioNTech (22UAy.DE) …
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CCSA: Two studies show maximum 20,000-30,000 Covid cases a day
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said today (July 19) two studies predicting the potential spread of coronavirus forecast a rise to 20,000 and 30,000 patients a day respectively before declining, Sanook.com said. CCSA’s spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin said data collected and analysed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nuanchan Singkran, of the Faculty of …
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Bank branches in deep red zone malls shut temporarily
THE Thai Bankers Association announced the temporary closure of all bank branches located in department stores, shopping centres and community malls within the 13 deep red provinces from tomorrow (July 20) to step up preventive measures against coronavirus, Siam Rath newspaper said. The association said this is in keeping with Section 9 of the …
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Navy withdraws Chinese subs purchase plan from agenda
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF ADM Chatchai Srivorakhan today (July 19) withdrew the navy’s purchase plan for two Chinese submarines from the House Budget Committee’s agenda. In the face of social criticism over the navy’s planned procurement of two Yuan-class S26T subs whereas responses to the sustained pandemic situation need sizeable funding, the …
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Covid count climbs to 11,784 cases as doctor warns lockdown won’t work
THAILAND again saw its single-day tally of coronavirus cases climb to 11,784 with 81 additional deaths this morning (July 19) while a Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor warned that the lockdown this time might not improve the situation like it happened last year, Sanook.com said. The cumulative confirmed total since the start of the pandemic has …
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Police move in to clear protest sites
A LARGE number of crowd control police started clearing today’s (July 18) key protest sites this evening bringing in high-pressure water cannon trucks along with them and announcing that those who do not return will be immediately arrested, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.48 p.m. the police units seized control of Nang Loeng intersection …
Anti-Prayut protesters hit by rubber bullets, tear gas near Govt House
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS today (July 18) renewed a massive street protest near Government House pressing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down but police shot rubber bullets, tear gas and high-pressure water cannons to keep them at bay. The latest Bangkok street protest, organised by 15 activist groups including the Free Youth, …
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Police fire water cannons at protesters near Govt House
FREE YOUTH and other groups of protesters clashed twice with police units near the Government House this afternoon (July 18) with water cannons fired at them periodically and sounds like the firing of rubber bullets heard, Thai Rath newspaper said. The first clash took place at Phan Fa Lilat Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road …
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Daily Covid cases surge to 11,397 as 3 more provinces join dark red zone
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (July 18) added three more provinces to the dark red maximum and strict control zone amid a new spike in daily coronavirus cases to 11,397 with fatalities reaching 101, TV Channel 7 said. Joining the dark red zone are Ayutthaya, Chonburi and Chachoengsao provinces taking the …
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Regulator bars firms from cancelling Covid-19 insurance
THE Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has issued a directive barring insurance companies from cancelling active Covid-19 insurance policies, following yesterday’s (July 16) controversial decision by one firm to terminate Covid-19 insurance packages they have been offering, NNT said today. The decision was made following an announcement of insurance contract termination by the firm …
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Germany picks through rubble after deadly European floods
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Schuld, Germany – Rescue workers scrambled today (July 17) to find survivors and victims of the devastation wreaked by the worst floods to hit western Europe in living memory, which have already left more than 150 people dead and dozens more missing. Western Germany has suffered the most …
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Social media uproar over plan to buy 2 to 3 more submarines
THERE is heavy criticism on Thai social media today (July 17) after news spread that the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has proposed to buy to two to three more submarines but later a spokesman came out to clarify that it is just performing its duty in submitting this purchase plan, Thai Rath newspaper said …
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More lockdown measures in the offing to control Covid crisis
SEVERAL media reports said the Centre for Covid Situation’s Administration’s (CCSA) committee today (July 17) considered imposing more measures to control the health crisis the country is going through that is tending to worsen in discussion with relevant agencies, TV Channel 7 said. Among the new steps are further reducing movement of people and …
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Thailand logs highest single-day spike with 10,082 cases, 141 deaths
IN the highest 24-hour coronavirus count ever Thailand logged 10,082 new cases and 141 deaths this morning (July 17) with Police Hospital having now stopped receiving new patients while Ramathibodi has suspended several services, Amarin TV and Siam Rath newspaper said. The Public Health Ministry said early this morning that of the over 10,000 …
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Boris Johnson’s policy poses ‘danger to the world’
By The Independent, also published by MSN.com THE UK’s decision to end most Covid restrictions on July 19 poses “a danger to the world”, an international group of scientists has warned. The group, which includes official government advisers to countries including Italy and Australia, says the government is pursuing herd immunity by mass infection. It …
World Bank lowers Thailand’s economic outlook to 2.2%
THE World Bank has lowered its outlook on Thailand’s economic growth this year to 2.2%, while the country’s export sector is expected to grow at 7.3%, NNT said yesterday (July 15). In the Thailand Economic Monitor ‘The Road to Recovery’ released yesterday, the World Bank adjusted its outlook on Thailand’s economic growth this year to …
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Measures in 10 most strictly controlled provinces to be further escalated
THE Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is planning to elevate Covid-19 prevention measures in the 10 most strictly controlled provinces, after finding current restrictions are not having an impact on the situation, as well as violations of rules, NNT said this afternoon (July 16). Deputy Spokesperson to the CCSA Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan reported that …
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BioNTech Covid vaccine ‘produces 10 times more antibodies than Sinovac’
By Bloomberg, published by The Straits Times Hong Kong – There is a substantial gap in the amount of antibodies that mRNA and inactivated vaccines can generate against the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a Hong Kong study. It is the latest finding on what may have contributed to the varied outcomes following …
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Several insurance firms not dumping Covid cover after Syn Mun Kong does so
EIGHT insurance companies came out to reassure customers they are not cancelling Covid-19 policies after Syn Mun Kong Insurance Plc took this step on grounds of having to effectively manage risk amid deteriorating health crisis, Sanook.com said this afternoon (July 16). Confirming on their websites that they are not abandoning customers who had taken …
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