New Medical Facility to Treat COVID-19 Patients in Bangkok and Its Vicinity
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…
Education Ministry Sets Learning Activities for 2021 Academic Year
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The 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…
Over 2,800 Inmates in Bangkok Are Infected with COVID-19
The 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…
COVID-19 Infects 22 National Women’s Volleyball Team Players
The 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…
Thai Food and Drug Administration Confirms Each Country Can Register COVID-19 Vaccines
Thailand’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…
Government Plans New Measure for Vaccinated Travellers
Thailand 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…