The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has issued an advisory for those having tested positive for COVID-19 but have yet to find a hospital where they can be admitted to. The advisory includes a 10-day home quarantine. Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said infected people living at home with other family members should take the following four […]
Read More Read MoreThe Ministry of Labor will provide free COVID-19 tests to members of the social security scheme, covering members under Sections 33, 39 and 40 of the Social Security Act. Labor Minister Suchart Chomklin said the program will kick off on April 17 at Bangkok Youth Centre (Thai – Japan) in Bangkok’s Din Daeng district, and […]
Read More Read MoreThe Public Health Ministry will start vaccinating the general public against COVID-19 around mid-May, when the first lot of the locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine will be ready. Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said people can register to get the vaccine via four channels: the “Mor Phrom” (Doctors Ready) Line official account; the mobile […]
Read More Read MoreThe Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention has increased its walk-in testing capacity to 1,200 persons a day, in addition to high-risk persons with appointments. The institute will continue to offer COVID-19 tests until the situation improves. Today many people went to the Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention (IUDC) in Bang Khen […]
Read More Read MoreThe Department of Disease Control has recommended travelers work remotely instead of traveling back at the end of the Songkran holidays to help contain the spread of COVID-19, while urging people who are already traveling back to self-isolate for 14 days. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has also made recommendations for the period after […]
Read More Read MoreIn addition to setting up field hospitals in military camps as instructed by the government and the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the Royal Thai Army is providing personnel and equipment to help set up field hospitals in various provinces to the best of its ability. In the northern province of Chiang Mai, soldiers […]
Read More Read MoreThe surge in COVID-19 cases in recent days has proven to be a challenge of hospital capacity. Field and temporary hospitals, like the one at Thammasat University, are now receiving COVID-19 patients to ensure hospital beds will be available for those who need them more. The first COVID-19 patients of the April new wave have […]
Read More Read MoreThe government has announced measures to help people forced to cancel journeys on public transport from April 9-18 because of the new Covid-19 outbreak earlier this month that linked to entertainment venues in Bangkok’s Thong Lo area. According to the Transport Ministry, bus and rail-service passengers can claim full refunds if they want to cancel […]
Read More Read MoreInterior Minister Anupong Paochinda said there is no need for a nationwide lockdown to tackle the latest outbreak of Covid-19. He said Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has allowed governors and communicable disease committees in each province to use measures depending on the situation in their areas. The outbreak situation may vary from province to […]
Read More Read MorePhuket province is imposing a set of stricter measures to curb the surge of COVID-19 cases, with stricter screening applied to land, sea, and air arrivals. While the province has not reinstated quarantine requirements, all nightlife venues will be closed during the Songkran holidays. Phuket’s provincial Communicable Diseases Committee today reached a resolution in response […]
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