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Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reports that the country’s Food and Drug Administration has approved 19 antigen test kit (ATK) brands, after the Department of Health Service Support amended regulations to allow the public to buy the kits. CCSA assistant spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said more companies are expected to submit proposals for […]
Read More Read MoreThe Minister of Justice has urged all prisons to ramp up green chiretta production as an option in COVID-19 treatment, and to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases among inmates in two weeks. At a meeting with prison directors across the country, the Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsuthin urged all prisons to step up their […]
Read More Read MoreThai boxer Sudaporn Seesondee lost 3-2 to Ireland’s Kellie Harrington, who is the top seed and considered the favorite to win gold, in the women’s 60kg boxing semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. With a bronze to take home, Sudaporn is Thailand’s second medalist in Tokyo, after taekwondo champion Panipak Wongpattanakit. Sudaporn will get […]
Read More Read MoreTheir Majesties the King and Queen have graciously presented funds to the Supreme Patriarch and the Prime Minister, so the financial aid may be used to support temples, schools, vocational institutions, universities, military agencies currently operating field hospitals, admission centers, quarantines or crematoriums in light of the COVID-19 situation. On August 4, 2021, His Majesty […]
Read More Read MoreThe Phuket Sandbox scheme, is celebrating its one month anniversary since launch day, generating income of 800 million Thai baht, by welcoming around 14,000 fully vaccinated tourists, and recording 300,000 hotel reservation nights. According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), following the launch of the scheme on 1st July 2020, 14,055 tourists have arrived […]
Read More Read MoreToday (Aug 4), the Social Security Office (SSO) will start transferring financial aid to people affected by the COVID-19 situation. People who are working in nine business groups in 10 provinces classified as dark-red zones under strict enforcement of maximum COVID-19 controls, are entitled to the assistance. Those who are eligible will receive payments into […]
Read More Read MoreThe 415,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United Kingdom arrived in Thailand last night. They will be used with other AstraZeneca jabs in Thailand’s national vaccine rollout, both locally produced and donated by Japan. The UK in Thailand Facebook page managed by the British Embassy in Bangkok has posted pictures of the […]
Read More Read MoreHer Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has presented medical equipment to Krathumbaen Hospital in Samut Sakhon province and Songkhla Hospital in Songkhla province. Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn has closely followed the COVID-19 situation, which has escalated in Thailand, and has expressed her concern for medical personnel and COVID-19 patients. The Princess has granted […]
Read More Read MoreThe Government Pharmaceutical Organization is expected to produce Favipiravir antiviral medication for COVID-19 treatment of more than 40 million tablets per month from October onwards, following concerns raised by hospitals on potential shortages. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has revealed its expected production yield of locally produced Favipiravir is 2.5 million tablets in August, 23 […]
Read More Read MoreAstraZeneca today confirmed that it delivered 5.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Public Health in July, as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver 61 million doses to Thailand as soon as possible. The July deliveries meet AstraZeneca’s projections which show that over with uninterrupted manufacturing, the company can supply […]
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