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Health Min to propose that CCSA relaxes restrictions

The Ministry of Public Health is to propose the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) relax restrictions on some businesses using the COVID Free Program in conjunction with other health and safety measures. Permanent Secretary of Public Health, Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrajit announced today that 18,501 new infections of COVID-19 were recorded on August 25, 2021 […]

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AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot and PM Prayut Chan-o-cha discuss vaccine delivery

 AstraZeneca has confirmed that contact between CEO Pascal Soriot and Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took place today, to discuss ongoing collaboration on Thailand’s efforts against the pandemic. During their call, Mr Soriot and the Prime Minister discussed the common goal of bringing an end to the pandemic in Thailand and internationally. The discussion included […]

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Pattaya May Delay Reopening to Tourism

 Pattaya Business and Tourism Association (PBTA) says that Pattaya City seems unlikely to reopen to tourism on 1 September, as originally planned. PBTA president Bun-anan Phatthanasin admitted on 21 August that the reopening is likely to be postponed because a related plan, to get at least 70% of the people in Pattaya vaccinated against COVID-19 […]

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Thai Authorities to Distribute 8.5 Million Antigen Test Kits to Hospitals and Pharmacies

Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) has partnered with the Public Health Ministry and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) to distribute 8.5 million COVID-19 antigen test kits (ATK) to hospitals and pharmacies nationwide. Dr Kornkrit Limsommut, from the Public Health Ministry’s Office of the Permanent Secretary, said the ATKs will be distributed within a week […]

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Pattani, The Company and the S.E.C. signed a memorandum of cooperation to provide 70,000 antigen test kits.

At pattani provincial health office, Mr. Rachid Sudpum, governor of Pattani province, presided over the press conference and signed a memorandum of cooperation on the provision of coronavirus detection kits 2019. 70,000 antigen test kits between Pattani Provincial Administrative Organization by Mr. Set Alyufri Mr. Pattani Provincial Administrative Organization and Dr. Chaiyarat Lampo, M.D. Pattani […]

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