Provinces put up more field hospitals
Provinces across the country are now putting up more field hospitals to cope with the surge in COVID-19 cases. These field facilities are intended to accommodate patients with mild symptoms, while freeing up beds at general hospitals for those in more critical condition. Chai Nat Province is preparing to open…
Thailand’s Comptroller Department Issues Criteria for Home and Community Isolation Schemes
Thailand’s Comptroller General’s Department has issued a set of criteria for COVID-19 patients under home or community isolation, which will facilitate the government’s decision to allow COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home, or at other approved venues within their communities. Department Director-General Prapas Kong-ied said…
Thailand receives Japan-donated AstraZeneca doses
The Thai government has officially received more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the government of Japan. These donated doses will help increase Thailand’s vaccine supply, as a national vaccination drive continues. The government of Thailand today held an official receipt ceremony for 1,053,090 doses of…
GPO denies overcharging for Moderna jabs
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), insisted today that the price per-dose of the Moderna vaccine it plans to sell to private hospitals, reflects actual costs, dismissing allegations of overcharging. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has also released a statement in which it responds to allegations the organization is overcharging private…
Various agencies sending out teams to conduct COVID-19 tests
With people getting in line for COVID-19 testing in many areas of Bangkok, the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention, and Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medical Technology are sending out teams to carry out proactive testing in different areas, with a target of…
Sustainable investing going mainstream in Thailand
Sustainable investing has gone mainstream across the globe, particularly in the United States and Europe. Sustainable investing has gone mainstream across the globe, particularly in the United States and Europe. Similarly, Thai investors are paying more attention on listed companies’ actions towards sustainability, believing that these practices would translate into…