Severe Southern Floods Leave Devastating Toll

Southern Flood Crisis: Updated Toll and Response

On December 2, 2025, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed 267 deaths from severe flooding in southern Thailand. Songkhla Province reported 229 deaths, including 142 in Hat Yai, an increase from the previous day. Several other provinces also reported casualties. Mental-health teams screened 7,340 people, identifying high stress and suicide-risk cases. A special identification center […]

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Thai Health Ministry Proposes Targeted Lockdowns

The Public Health Ministry has proposed “targeted lockdown” measures and a new color-coding system to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration in response to the severity of the latest wave of Covid-19. Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre agreed at an urgent meeting that disease […]

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800.000 More Sinovac Doses will Arrive on March 25

Another 800,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 will arrive in Thailand on March 25, and among those to receive the Sinovac jabs will be Cabinet members aged below 60. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said chargé d’affaires Yang Xin at China’s embassy had informed him that Chinese authorities have approved and coordinated with the […]

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Thailand reports 1 new case of coronavirus

After Thailand recorded its first covid-19 fatality on Sunday, Public Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Sukhum Kanchanaphimai has reported one new coronavirus case on Monday. The new case is a 22-year-old Thai woman who works with another Thai patient, a Thai driver for foreign tourists, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to […]

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