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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-ch has declared a nationwide state of emergency and initial restrictions have been issued in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In his explanation about the state of emergency and restrictions, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said that the state of emergency, to be…

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (March 24) declared a state of emergency to contain the escalating Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has declared an emergency decree in order to contain the contagion of coronavirus in Thailand. The decree will be effective from March 26, 2020 onwards. The emergency…

New research suggests the COVID-19 life span is anywhere between three hours and three days on surfaces, depending on the material. #novelcoronavirus #covid19 #lifespan #surfaces #globalhealth #pandemic #research

If you are wondering which hospitals in Bangkok are providing Covid-19 checkups, here is a list with hospital names and costs. However, the Ministry of Public Health are asking those without symptoms or at-risk travel history refrain from getting checkups, which could overcrowd hospitals and use up test kits.  …

Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said. The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a…