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…
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…
Thai workers’ remains returned from Israel
The remains of two Thai workers who were victims of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict have now arrived in Thailand, with the Minister of Labour and government officials expressing their condolences at the airport. The remains of the two Thai victims of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, were returned to Thailand from Israel onboard…
The normal four-hour flight took as long as 35 plus hours
Lekha Shankar | Bangkok — so near, yet so far Covid does strange, surreal things. One of the strangest, most surreal things I did recently was take a shockingly long return-flight to Thailand from India. The normal four-hour flight took as long as 35+ hours (including two huge layovers), and…
Indian COVID-19 Strain Not Resistant to AstraZeneca Vaccine
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has explained that the COVID-19 strain, which emerged in India and has been detected among workers at an Italian-Thai Development construction camp in Bangkok’s Lak Si area, is not resistant to the AstraZeneca vaccine. DDC Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong said 15 patients infected with…
Government Allows Resumption of Dine-in Services
The Royal Gazette published the government’s relaxation order on 15 May 2021, which allows the resumption of limited dine-in services in restaurants located in the four dark red zones of Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan. Restaurants in these four provinces can now resume dining on the premises, until…