Asiatique mall turned into vaccination center
Several shopping malls in Thailand have offered space for the setting up of vaccination centers for the benefit of the public. One of these venues in Bangkok is Asiatique the Riverfront, which is now offering jabs at a limited capacity, ahead of the vaccination drive to start next month. People…
Over 1 Million Sign up for COVID-19 Vaccination via Thai Ruam Jai System
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reports that the first day of COVID-19 vaccination reservations on Thursday, through the “Thai Ruam Jai Safe Bangkok” system, drew more than 1 million applications. Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said the registration for Thai citizens in Bangkok, aged between 18 and 59, via website, the…
ViMUT Hospital Provides COVID-19 Vaccinations for Chinese Nationals in Thailand
Bangkok’s ViMUT Hospital, on Pahonyothin Road in Bangkok, is working with the Chinese embassy to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for Chinese nationals living in Thailand. The hospital said it delivered vaccinations to people working for Huawei Technologies (Thailand) on May 21st and aims to vaccinate at least 20,000 Chinese nationals as…
Most COVID-19 Infections in Thailand in April Were Caused by UK Variant
The Public Health Ministry said most COVID-19 cases found in April were caused by the UK variant, according to results from tests on 300 samples. Department of Medical Sciences Director-General Dr. Supakit Sirilak said the UK variant appeared in 93% of the samples. Regarding the South African variant, he said…
Thailand COVID-19 Situation as of 26 May, 2021, 12.30 Hrs
COVID-19 Daily Vaccinations Total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered: 3,147,227 · Total number of people who have received 1 dose: 2,157,609 · Total number of people who have received 2 doses: 989,618 Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered today: 122,914 · …
South African Strain of COVID-19 Found in Narathiwat Province
The COVID-19 Network Investigations Group has found the B.1.351 COVID-19 variant, commonly known as the South African strain, in samples which the Public Health Ministry collected from people in an infection cluster in Tak Bai district on May 13th. The group said the strain contains spike mutations that may impact…