Thai government prepares for Thai returnees
The Thai government has prepared to receive Thai nationals returning from abroad by taking into consideration the number of returnees and Thailand’s capacity on communicable disease control. Following the government’s decision to extend a ban on incoming flights to Thailand until April 18, to help contain the spread of the…
COVID-19: 38 new cases, one more death
The Spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said today that Thailand now has an accumulated total of 2,258 confirmed cases in 66 provinces. The total number of recovered patients is 824, while the death toll has risen to 27. The country has reported fewer…
COVID-19: 38 new cases, one more death
The Spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said today that Thailand now has an accumulated total of 2,258 confirmed cases in 66 provinces. The total number of recovered patients is 824, while the death toll has risen to 27. The country has reported fewer…
Health ministry advises elders on preventive measures against COVID-19
The Department of Health Director General Panpimol Wipulakorn said today that most COVID-19 patients in Thailand are of working age, however they could carry and unknowingly transmit the virus to elderly family members at home. She said almost half of the people who have died from coronavirus disease complications are…
Thai Muslim pilgrims from Indonesia enter quarantine program
Officials have reported that a group of eight pilgrims returning from Indonesia have arrived in Yala Province and will be subject to a 14-day home quarantine program, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. The pilgrims recently attended religious events on the Southeast Asian nation’s Sulawesi island which has already confirmed…
Thailand celebrates Chakri Day
Across the country, provinces today held ceremonies celebrating Chakri Memorial Day, honouring King Rama I’s accession as king and commemorating the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty. At King Rama V Monument in front of Nonthaburi provincial hall, Governor Sujin Chaichumsak presided over the wreath laying ceremony, during which he led…