WHILE the Covid count declined to 6,718 cases and 12 deaths today (Jan. 25) the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) warned that several clusters had emerged with the one in Bangkok being at a boxing camp in Bangkok Noi area, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Sumani Watcharasin, CCSA’s assistant spokesperson, said clusters at factories
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Water cannon, tear gas at Covid-19 protests in Brussels
By AP and published by MSN News Brussels – Police fired water cannons and tear gas in Brussels today (Jan. 23) to disperse protesters marching against Covid-19 vaccinations and restrictions. The march followed demonstrations in other European capitals on Saturday that also drew thousands of people protesting vaccine passports and other requirements that European
Read moreOver 150,000 Covid cases since Jan. 1 amid 4th jab move
WITH THE addition of today’s (Jan. 23) Covid tally of 7,686 cases and 13 deaths the cumulative confirmed total since Jan. 1 has now reached 154,065, and since the start of the pandemic 2,377,500, amid a move to give people in 10 tourist and high infection provinces a fourth jab, Amarin TV said. Of
Read moreBig Covid cluster at Phang Nga prison as cases soar in Bangkok
TWO field hospitals have been set up at Phang Nga prison to treat a large Covid cluster of 428 inmates who are all asymptomatic while the number of cases in Bangkok climbed to 1,630 today (Jan. 21), Amarin TV said. The prison cluster spread from one inmate in Zone 2 testing positive on Jan.
Read moreBetting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops Covid rules in England
By Alistair Smout, Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch London -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of Covid-19 measures introduced to curb the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in England as he looks to live with the virus after a peak in cases. Johnson’s light touch approach to dealing with the highly transmissible
Read moreRestaurants now allowed to serve alcohol till 11 p.m.
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Jan. 20) extended drinking alcohol in restaurants at two zones from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. while also reducing orange zone provinces from 69 to 44, Sanook.com said. Dr. Taweesin Witsanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said only restaurants in blue tourism pilot scheme and yellow high
Read moreThaksin gets Covid for the second time despite 4 jabs
FORMER Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said during a Clubhouse chat last evening (Jan. 18), where he uses the alias Tony Woodsome, that he has contracted Covid-19 for the second time despite receiving four jabs and also gave some advice to the government on handling the pandemic, Sanook.com said today. At one point of the
Read moreBangkok back at the top of Covid list with 753 cases
WHILE Chonburi province overtook Bangkok and topped the list of 10 provinces with the most Covid cases for a few days since the start of the New Year, the capital moved back to the pole position today (Jan. 18) with 753 cases, Amarin TV said. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said of the city’s total
Read moreThai experts: Covid-19 endgame now in sight
RAMATHIBODI Hospital’s Centre for Medical Genomics said in a Facebook post yesterday (Jan. 16) their specialists are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with the endgame of the Covid-19 pandemic now likely to set in and the infection will turn into an endemic disease like the flu, Sanook.com said.
Read moreMove to reduce quarantine to 7 days amid better outlook
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said as the infection rate has now stabilised after escalating at the start of the new year it is being considered to reduce quarantine from 14 to seven days for those who test negative via ATK kit on the fifth or sixth day, Amarin TV said. Dr. Kiatpoom Wongrachit, the
Read moreBangkok’s Covid risk points: Dormitories, police flats and restaurant-cum-pubs
WITH the Covid count staying high at 8,167 cases and 14 deaths today (Jan. 14) the Public Health Ministry warned that the key risk points in Bangkok are dormitories, police flats, restaurant-cum-pubs and poorly-ventilated restaurants or those running contaminated air-conditioners, Thai Rath newspaper said. The Ministry’s Disease Control Department also revealed that the Omicron variant
Read more12 Pattaya bar owners arrested for violating Covid rule
A RAID mounted by Chonburi and Pattaya police last night (Jan. 12) led to the arrest of 12 bar owners for staying open after 9 p.m. in violation of Covid control orders with many Thai and foreign customers found to be having fun drinking at these watering holes without any concern about the pandemic,
Read moreCovid cases soar in Phuket but drop in Chonburi
WHILE the national Covid count dipped to 7,133 cases and 12 deaths today (Jan. 11) the situation in Phuket remains worrisome as the total rose to 726 cases but improvement occurred in Chonburi, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Public Health Ministry officials’ proactive search for patients led to Phuket logging 726 cases today
Read moreOver 700 Omicron cases today amid 70.3% spike in one week
OF THE Covid tally of 7,926 cases and 13 deaths today (Jan. 10) 715 cases were confirmed to be Omicron variant with this increasing this strain’s total during Nov. 1, 2021 to Jan. 9, 2022 to 5,397, Amarin TV said this afternoon. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) also said that Omicron cases
Read moreThai expert thinks newly-found ‘Deltacron’ is not a hybrid
By Amarin TV and Jerusalem Post A THAI professor at Chulalongkorn University opined that the new “Deltacron” coronavirus variant found in Cyprus is not a hybrid of Delta and Omicron variants but a new strain of the former, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 9). Dr. Jesada Denduangboriban, attached to the Department of Biology, Faculty
Read more6 infected European tourists disappear from Koh Chang hotel
SIX European tourists who entered Thailand via Test & Go procedure but later tested positive for coronavirus at Koh Chang disappeared from their hotel on the island with the authorities unable to contact them for the past two to three day, Sanook.com said today (Jan. 8). Meanwhile the Public Health Ministry said this morning that
Read more69 provinces placed in orange Covid control zone
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Jan. 7) adjusted Covid zoning and placed 69 provinces in the control zone (orange) with eight province remaining in the blue tourism pilot scheme zone and none coming under the the highest and strict control (dark red), highest control (red), and high surveillance (yellow) zones
Read moreDaily Covid tally soars to 7,526 cases, 19 deaths
THAILAND’S daily Covid count is rising fast, reaching 7,526 cases over the past 24 hours to this morning (Jan. 7) compared to 5,775 yesterday and 3,899 the day before, Sanook.com said. In its briefing at 7.30 a.m. this morning the Public Ministry’s Disease Control Department said there were 19 deaths over the past day,
Read moreCovid control raised a notch as daily tally soars to 5,775
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry raised the Covid alert level from 3 to 4 at 8.30 a.m. this morning (Jan. 6) amid a spike in daily Covid count to 5,775 from 3,899 yesterday but fatalities stayed low at 11, Amarin TV said Dr. Kiattipoom Wongrachit, the ministry’s permanent secretary who made this announcement at Vachira
Read moreCovid cases climbing in Chonburi, many clusters found
THE Chonburi Provincial Public Health Office said this morning (Jan. 5) that coronavirus cases are rising in this province with today’s tally being 529 cases and infection spreading in numerous clusters, Sanook.com said. During the New Year holidays there were high incidences of infection at Pattaya’s Tree Town market area, liquor stores and other
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