Tag: Covid19
Kla Party leader Korn catches Covid, relates details
KLA PARTY leader Korn Chatikavanij posted a message via Facebook that he has contracted Covid-19 and revealed details of his illness while the daily count is 24,252 cases and 94 deaths, Matichon newspaper said today (Apr. 6). A breakdown of the tally shows 24,165 were domestic cases while 87 overseas arrivals tested positive taking …
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Thai virologist: New Omicron variant XE looks 100% the same as BA. 2
A THAI virologist urged the public to not fear the new Omicron variant XE, a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 strains, any more than they do BA. 2 that has spread across the country because the two of them look a hundred percent alike, Sanook.com and Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana, director …
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PM orders immediate hospitalisation of 608 group Covid patients
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Apr. 1) ordered all relevant departments to adjust their screening system and immediately hospitalise Covid patients from the 608 group, that is the elderly over sixty years age, those suffering from chronic diseases and young children, without waiting to see how they respond to symptomatic treatment, Naewna newspaper said. …
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Rural doctors say nationwide daily ATK positive tally too low
THE RURAL Doctor Society said in its Facebook page this evening (Mar. 31) that the coronavirus figures in this country are unusually low particularly the antigen test kit (ATK) positive tally with the total for three provinces already higher than the nationwide count for the past 24 hours announced this morning, Sanook.com said. “We …
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Dengue fever to surge again this year
NAKHON RATCHASIMA province has received a warning from two ministries that dengue fever which has remained subdued for two years will surge again this year because immunity from the previous outbreak is waning, INN News said today (Mar. 30). Both Interior and Public Health ministries warned this northeastern province to brace for a stronger outbreak …
Over 3,000 of 24,635 daily Covid tally in Bangkok
OF a national Covid tally of 24,635 cases and 81 deaths today (Mar. 28) 3,248 cases and nine deaths were logged in Bangkok where nine districts were hard hit, TV Channel 7 said. Where the capital’s total is concerned, 2,795 were residents while 453 came from other provinces for treatment with the status of 164 …
Move to procure a big lot of Covid-19 drug
THE Government Pharmaceutical Organisation has selected a quality source for the procurement of an additional 10 million molnupiravir pills to treat Covid-19 patients, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Mar. 27). This move was made at the prompting of the Public Health Ministry to quickly get more of this antiviral medication for use in …
Paxlovid Covid pills arriving here next month
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said in its Facebook page that the Public Health Ministry is gearing up to directly import Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid by mid-April with this medicine showing 89 percent reduction in the risk of hospitalisation and death in clinical trials, Matichon newspaper and Yale Medicine said. This comes …
8 Trat station policemen caught Covid on duty
EIGHT policemen at Khaosaming police station in Trat province all caught Covid while performing their duties and are now quarantined at home, TV Channel 7 said today (Mar, 21). The district public health officials went to the police station to carry ATK test on all the officers there today and found that two more were …
Antigen kit displays 4 bars but company says this is not possible
AFTER A Tiktok member posted a video clip of a Covid antigen test kit showing four bars instead of either one bar indicating negative or two bars positive the distributor of the Chinese-made product said it is not possible for this to occur, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 19). The unidentified Tiktok member who …
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Songkran rules set while pre-arrival PCR test dropped
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Mar. 18) set the rules for celebrating Songkran festival while dropping the mandatory PCR test 72 hours before travelling to Thailand, Matichon and Naewna newspapers said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said the executive committee meeting presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha acknowledged …
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State of emergency extended, Covid zoning changed
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Mar. 18) extended the state of emergency by another two months till end of May and adjusted the Covid zoning with provinces in the blue tourism pilot scheme zone increased from eight to 10, Matichon newspaper and Amarin TV said. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who …
Bangkok logs 3,703 Covid cases out of 25,456 nationwide
THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration said of today’s (Mar. 17) 25,456 Covid cases and 77 deaths nationwide 3,703 were in Bangkok spread out across all 50 districts, Amarin TV said. Of this total 2,878 were the capital’s residents while 825 came here for medical treatment from other provinces while the status of 37 patients is still …
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Ministry moves to further ease Covid control including face mask rule
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry will be tabling further relaxation of Covid control in stages to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee meeting on Friday (Mar. 18) leading to the public to eventually not having to wear face mask in open areas, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 16). Dr. Kiatpoom Wongrachit, the …
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BMA allows consumption of alcohol at events till 11 p.m.
BANGKOK Metropolitan Authority (BMA) issued an order permitting the consumption of alcohol at events, meetings and seminars held in SHA Plus venues till 11 p.m. starting today (Mar. 15), Sanook.com said. Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang last evening signed this order easing Covid control in the capital so that economic and social activities …
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Four cases of mutant Omicron strain BA. 2.2 found in Thailand
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said today (Mar. 14) that four cases of the Omicron mutation BA. 2.2 that is hitting Hong Kong hard have been found in Thailand, Amarin TV said. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, the head of the Medical Sciences Department, revealed that at present only 0.3 percent of the cases in the country …
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Ministry warns Omicron symptoms overlap that of dengue fever
THE Public Health Ministry warned that some Omicron symptoms not only overlap flu but also dengue fever with those who get negative result via ATK but do not improve in 48 hours urged to undergo further tests, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 12) Dr. Somsak Ankasil, head of the Medical Services Department, said upto …
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New Omicron strain killing hundreds everyday in HK has not reached Thailand
A NEW MUTANT strain of Omicron dubbed BA.2.2 has led to Hong Kong recording the highest death rate in the world but fortunately it has not spread to Thailand, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 11). This variant is unique to Hong Kong but has been seen in the UK, Singapore and Australia, according to …
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Daily Covid cases, fatalities reach new highs
WHILE today’s (Mar. 10) confirmed Covid cases stand at 22,984, there were another 49,494 people who tested positive via ATK and are awaiting confirmation of infection with this taking the total to 72,478 with the daily fatalities too climbing to 74, Matichon newspaper said. Of the confirmed cases 22,937 were domestic while 47 foreign arrivals …
Neighbours bring Covid-infected elderly man to Govt House for help
RESIDENTS of a Ratchada-Tha Phra community brought an elderly man who had tested positive for Covid-19 via ATK to the Government House to get help from the 1111 helpline centre this evening (Mar. 9), TV Channel 7 said. The 80-year-old elderly man was brought to the Government House on a pick-up truck after his …
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Covid cases found in all 50 Bangkok districts
AMID a nationwide Covid count of 21,881 cases and 59 deaths today (Mar. 6) 2,147 cases were in Bangkok and spread across all 50 districts, Naewna newspaper said. However, 1,772 of Bangkok’s new batch of patients were residents of the capital with 375 coming here for treatment from other provinces while residential details of …
Ministry: Lax control will lead to Covid count soaring to 100,000 a day after Songkran
AMID a Covid tally of 23,834 cases and 54 deaths today (Mar. 4) the Public Health Ministry warned that the daily count could soar to 100,000 after Songkran festival if preventive measures are not strictly maintained, Thai Rath newspaper. Aside from the 23,834 confirmed Covid cases there were an additional 31,571 who tested positive via …
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