Health

AMID unsettling reports of people raiding “pantries of sharing” stocked with food by donors to help those in dire straits during the current coronavirus pandemic Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (13.5.2020) ordered that either cameras be installed at these cabinets or officials guard them to resolve the problem of people taking more than they should,

THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman said today (10.5.2020) that the phase 2 relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown will be considered at a full meeting on May 15 but there will not be trial reopening of shopping malls on May 14-15, PostToday reported. Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said several forms of relaxing

WITH barber shops and beauty salons now open for limited service, many are making appointments for the ever so important hair cut to be properly groomed but while availing themselves of this indispensable service they are nevertheless still fearful of catching the deadly coronanvirus. It was in this state of mind that Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs,

THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced that the test opening of a shopping mall will take place prior to the likely official further relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown measures on May 17 with the opening of Chatuchak market this weekend governed by strict measures,  PostToday reported this afternoon (May 9, 2020). Dr Taweesin

A VILLAGE In Nokhon Ratchasima (Korat) province adopted a colourful way to drive out the deadly coronavirus by hanging a red shirt in front of the house to scare it off, PostToday reported this morning (6.5.2020). Most of the people at Nong Ya Khao village, Sam Phaniang subdstrict in Non Daeang district, enthusiastically agreed to

THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at today’s (4.5.2020) press briefing that a drop in new coronavirus cases to 0 for one to two weeks would lead to more of the strict lockdown measures being eased and people would then increasingly return to normal life, PostToday reported. Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, called

A VIDEO clip posted on the Facebook page of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok which criticizes the US for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic led to droves of Thai netizens hotly commenting on this issue, Sanook.com reported this morning (4.5.2020). The English-language video clip posted yesterday, entitled “Once upon a Virus,” focuses on how

THE popular southern island of Phuket relaxed the coronavirus lockdown this morning (1.5.2020) allowing 5,000 people to return home via Tha Chat Chai checkpoint each day, PostToday reported. Those eager to return home had driven to the checkpoint as early as 5 a.m. with permanent officials together with others drawn from various units methodically processing

BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is proposing the reopening of eight types of businesses and exercise venues on May 1 including public parks and golf courses, veterinary clinics, beauty parlours and barber shops and markets, PostToday reported this afternoon (28.4.2020) Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang said after a BMA executive meeting that it is getting

THE Office of the Election Commission of Thailand (EC) announced today (25.4.2020) that one of their officials has been confirmed to have been infected by the novel coronavirus with this person being asymptomatic and without any record of having traveled overseas, Sanook.com reported. This official, who handles legal affairs at the Office of Investigation and

SUPREME Commander Gen. Pornphiphat Benyasri ordered the closure of Sadao checkpoint on the Thai-Malaysian border from midnight tonight till April 29 after an immigration police officer and a police detective got infected with the coronavirus, INN News reported this afternoon (22.4.2020). Thais returning to their country from Malaysia were told to cross over via Padang

AN analysis of Thailand’s coronavirus patients shows that the majority are from the service sector while the government is also moving to scan foreign workers after seeing a big jump of infections among Singapore’s migrant workers, PostToday reported this afternoon (21.4.2020). Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said this analysis

IN a new move to reduce the expense for the public during the current coronavirus pandemic the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) joined hands with all mobile phone networks to introduce 100 minutes of free calls for 45 days with registration taking place during May 1-15, PostToday reported this afternoon (20.4.2020). Mr Takorn Tanthasit.

TWO more persons infected with the novel coronavirus died in Thailand over the past 24 hours talking the toll to 40 with there being additional 28 cases raising the total of 2,579, spread across 68 provinces, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (13.4.2020). As announced by the Anti-Covid-19 Pandemic Committee at 12.30 p.m., 1,251 infected people are

THE coronavirus pandemic claimed three more lives in Thailand over the past 24 hours, raising the toll to 38, while the number of cases increased by 33 to 2,551, spread across 68 provinces, Sanook.com reported at 11.30 a.m. today (12.4.2020). Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the spokesperson of the Anti-Covid-19 Pandemic Committee, also told the Press that

IT was sad day for US yesterday (10.4.2020) when it became the first country in the world to record over 2,000 deaths from the deadly novel coronavirus infection in a single day while in Thailand two more persons died taking the toll to 35 and the addition of 45 cases raised the total to 2,518.

AS the number of global cases of the novel coronavirus rose to almost 1.6 million cases today (10.4.2020) with over 95.000 deaths, and Thailand recording an additional 50 cases and one more death, fear gripped Saudi Arabia after around 150 members of the Saudi royal family got infected with the deadly virus. Crown Prince Mohammad

EVEN as the number of coronavirus patients jumped to 872,912 globally today (1.4.2020) with 43,271 having succumbed to this disease and 184,588 recovered, many doctors have died battling this pandemic while American are health-care workers are being pressured to keep silent about their working conditions. The grim tally in US today, 188,592 cases with an