Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on 14 May 2021 opened a new medical facility, established by the Ministry of Public Health, to provide treatment for COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms. The new facility, known as Busarakham Hospital, is located at the Challenger Hall in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. It […]
Read More Read MoreThe Ministry of Education has prepared a two-phase plan for students and teachers, after the start of the 2021 academic year was delayed until 1 June by the COVID-19 outbreak. Minister Trinuch Thienthong said, under phase one, from 17 to 31 May, before the semester starts, children will be given opportunities to learn essential life […]
Read More Read MoreThe Corrections Department has reported that 2,835 inmates at two main prisons in Bangkok – the Bangkok Remand Prison and the Central Women’s Correctional Institution – have been found infected with COVID-19. Department Director-General Aryut Sinthoppan said active case finding conducted on prison officials and inmates found that 1,795 detainees at Bangkok Remand Prison and […]
Read More Read MoreThe Thailand Volleyball Association announced on 12 May that 22 members of the national women’s volleyball team have tested positive for COVID-19, after being exposed to four infected sports science staffers. The association said the staffers had been training the athletes at their camp in Nakhon Pathom province before they fell sick and were tested […]
Read More Read MoreThailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that each country has the right to register the COVID-19 vaccines which will be used by their people, without relying on a vaccine list approved by World Health Organization (WHO). FDA Secretary-General Dr Paisarn Dunkum said COVID-19 vaccines, approved under the WHO Emergency Use Listing Procedure (WHO […]
Read More Read MoreThailand plans to waive mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to Bangkok and top tourist destinations from October, to revive a key industry battered by COVID-19 travel curbs. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said the new measure means easier access to favorite locations in 10 provinces, like Pattaya, Phang Nga, Koh Samui, Krabi and Bangkok, which […]
Read More Read MoreAeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has lowered its estimates of total domestic and international air travel in 2021 to 323,093 flights, a 38% reduction from its 518,790 flights estimate at the start of the year. Aerothai vice-president Thinnakorn Chuwong said the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand and overseas has caused domestic and international […]
Read More Read MoreThe Private Hospital Association (PHA) has announced that COVID-19 vaccine shots, provided by private hospitals, will be charged at a standard price, including insurance for any side effects. PHA president Dr. Chalerm Harnpanich said the reason the price will be set the same nationwide is to get as many people as possible vaccinated, not to […]
Read More Read MoreThailand amongst several other countries has come forward to lend its medical support to the subcontinent. Gifted 210 oxygen cylinders plus concentrators. Amid India grappling with the fatal and rapid spread of COVID-19 infections, Thailand amongst several other countries has come forward to lend its medical support to the subcontinent. As India continues to counter the mounting crisis posed by […]
Read More Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Thais, seeking to get free COVID-19 vaccines as part of tour packages to the United States, to check the regulations in the states they plan visit, since the situation is still fluid. Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said, in general, people aged 16 and over, who live in or […]
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