Tag: Covid19
Don urged to clarify visit to Myanmar to hand out Covid vaccine
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-CUM-Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai was today (Nov. 18) pressed to clarify a visit which he has quietly made to Myanmar where he allegedly handed out an unknown type and amount of a Covid vaccine to the military regime in the neighbouring country. Former Thai envoy Russ Chalichand posted …
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Popular website says schools have started to close as Covid spreads
THE widely-followed website Panda Lab Doctor said today (Nov. 18) that some of the 12,000 schools that reopened on the first of this month have started to close as Covid-19 has begun to spread among students, Matichon newspaper reported. Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor website, said in …
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Youth posts sarcastic message after Covid jabs triggered hair loss
A 19-YEAR-OLD youth posted a sarcastic message that after getting two Covid jabs he did not die but instead lost almost all the hair on his head for which 400,000 baht compensation is not enough should be one million baht, Sanook.com said this evening (Nov. 17). The youth, Mr. Badin (surname withheld), said he is …
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Move to ban unvaccinated people from public places
A SUBCOMMITTEE at the Public Health Ministry is considering proposing to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) that people unvaccinated against Covid-19 be barred from public places, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 19). Dr. Sophon Mekthon, assistant to the Public Health Minister, said the subcommittee on Covid-19 vaccination which he chairs would be …
Lively but orderly concert at Jomtien beach
THE second week Pattaya’s music festival kicked off last night (Nov. 12) with a large number of people flocking to the stage at Jomtien beach but tight control ensured orderliness amid bustling fun within the demarcated zones, Matichon newspaper said. Tourists sat and waited from evening onwards for the concert by their favourite musicians and …
Thailand plans to reopen borders to foreign workers amid shortage
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia THAILAND plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, a government official said today (Nov 9), in a bid to ease a labour shortage that is hurting its export and tourism-dependent economy. Pairote Chotikasathien, from the Ministry of Labour, said the rules …
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Daily Covid case count reaches 7,960 with Bangkok logging 529
OF the nationwide tally of 7,960 Covid-19 cases and 53 deaths today (Nov. 7), Bangkok’s total was 529 with infections spread across all 50 districts and 19 cases still being followed up, Siam Rath newspaper said. The top 10 districts with the most infections are as follows: 1) Bang Phlat, 56 cases; 2) Bang Sue, …
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Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe Covid-19 by 89%
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia New York – A trial of Pfizer’s experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89 per cent the chances of hospitalisation or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company said today (Nov. 5). The …
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Covid quarantine reduced from 14 to 10 days
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry has updated treatment guidelines for Covid-19 patients with quarantine reduced from 14 and 21 days to 10 and 20 days, Amarin TV said today (Nov. 3). The ministry’s Department of Medical Services issued the updated guidelines last night after discussions with professors, experts from various fields and representatives of medical teams …
Daily Covid tally drops but Bangkok still tops infection list
WHILE the Covid count dropped to 7,574 cases and 78 deaths today (Nov. 2) the Public Health Ministry said Bangkok continues to be the worst affected zone topping the list of 10 provinces with the most cases with 789 patients emerging over the 24 hours to 1 a.m., Amarin TV said. Details are as …
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Welcome to Thailand! Tourists from 26 countries flying in during Nov. 1-5
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said today (Nov. 1) the first day of the reopening of the country to tourists from 63 countries who are exempted from Covid quarantine that arrivals from 26 countries are expected during Nov. 1-5, Sanook.com said. Air ticket reservations as of October 29, 2021 show 21,316 foreign …
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Police warn no parties allowed despite easing of alcohol rule
ALTHOUGH Bangkok Metropolitan Administration yesterday gave the green light for people to drink alcohol at SHA certified restaurants till 9 p.m. from tomorrow (Nov. 1) National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk warned that no parties or other activities that lead to coronavirus spreading will be allowed, Naewna newspaper said. Pol Maj. Gen. Yingyot …
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Alcohol consumption allowed till 9 p.m. in Bangkok
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) further eased Covid restrictions today (Oct. 30) with alcohol consumption allowed in Safety and Health Administration (SHA) certified restaurants till 9 p.m. during Nov. 1-30, Amarin TV said this afternoon. This follows the moving of Bangkok from maximum and strict control (dark red) Covid control zone to a new …
Doctor warns of superspreader risk from turning Bangkok into a blue zone
A DOCTOR at Siriraj Hospital,Mahidol University, warned in a Facebook post today (Oct. 30) that the big jump in turning Bangkok from deep red maximum and strict control zone to the blue tourism pilot scheme category thus allowing alcohol to be served in hotels and restaurants will certainly trigger superspreading events, Siam Rath newspaper …
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Doctor says Covid crisis in Chiang Mai at breaking point
A DOCTOR warned in a Facebook post that the coronavirus situation in northern Chiang Mai city has reached the breaking point with over a hundred patients emerging for days in a row and this contradicts the countdown to reopen the country to tourism on Nov. 1, Siam Rath newspaper said this morning (Oct. 28). …
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Bangkok logs 702 Covid cases today as national total stands at 8,452
WHILE coronavirus cases appeared in all 50 Bangkok districts today (Oct. 27) the total dwindled to 702 with the national tally over 24 hours to this morning too having dropped to 8,452 cases, Amarin TV said. Bangkok authorities are still following the condition of 13 other patients while also revealing that today’s worst infected district …
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Rising PM 2.5 dust level will worsen Covid pandemic
OVER the past few days the level of dangerous particles in air known as PM 2.5 has risen in Bangkok and many other areas of this country and this could exacerbate the Covid-19 pandemic as shown by multiple studies, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Oct. 26). The current increase of fine particulate …
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560,000 doses of Moderna vaccine arriving here by Nov. 5
ZUELLIG Pharma today (Nov. 23) confirmed that the first lot of 560,000 doses of its Moderna vaccine will be arriving in Thailand no later than Nov. 5, 2021 with a total of 1.9 million doses coming here within this last quarter of the year, Matichon newspaper said. A contract has been signed with the Government …
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Curfew ended in 17 province from 11 p.m. Oct. 31
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Operations Centre Facebook page this morning (Oct. 22) posted the publication in the Royal Gazette of regulation number 36 issued under Article 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005) ending curfew in 17 provinces from 11 p.m. October 31 onwards, Siam Rath …
PM increases countries allowed quarantine-free entry from 10 to 46
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha this evening (Oct. 21) said in a Facebook post that he is increasing the number of low-risk countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Thailand without the necessity of quarantine from 10 to 46 starting November 1, Siam Rath said. However to enjoy this benefit these tourists may only …
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Mountain resorts temporarily shut after new Covid cluster emerges
WITH a new coronavirus cluster emerging at two villages in Phetchabun Province’s Lom Kao district both have now been locked down with resorts on the 1,768-metre- high Phu Thap Boek mountain shut till the end of the month, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 21). After coronavirus infection started spreading in villages number 14 and 16 in …
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Top Lumpini station policemen transferred after restaurant raid
FOLLOWING a raid on a restaurant at Sukhumvit Plaza at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 12 last Saturday (Oct. 16) the superintendent of Lumpini police station, two deputy chiefs and two inspectors were today transferred to the Metropolitan Police Division 5 office with new officers replacing them, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. …
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