THAILAND’S Covid count rose to a new high today (Feb. 21) reaching 18,883 cases and 32 deaths but if those who tested positive via ATK but awaiting confirmation by PCR are added the tally climbs to 33,893, Matichon newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said of today’s 18,883 confirmed cases 18,721 were
Tag: Coronavirus
Bangkok logs 2,690 Covid cases with Chom Thong worst hit
OF the national tally of 18,953 Covid cases and 30 deaths today (Feb. 20) 2,690 cases were in Bangkok with Chom Thong district being the hardest hit logging 229, TV Channel 7 said. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) also mentioned that Chom Thong recorded the highest number of Covid cases over two week. Of Bangkok’s
Read moreYoung South Korean man dies after 2 Covid jabs
A 38-YEAR-OLD South Korean man who is a director of a hotel in Kanchanaburi died today (Feb. 19) after having received the second Moderna jab on Jan.13 with this leading to fever, fatigue and inability to lift any object with his left arm, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Capt. Sumit Boonyanit, deputy inspector at Tha
Read moreCovid count soars to 18,066 cases as a Bangkok workers camp is sealed off
THE COVID tally climbed to a new high of 18,066 cases and 27 deaths today (Feb. 18) with Bangkok’s total being 3,518 cases and the authorities sealing off a workers camp at Lak Si district, TV Channel 7 said. This daily total does not include 9,956 people who tested positive via ATK kit and are
Read moreOver 250,000 children jabbed as daily Covid tally rises to 17,349
THE COVID vaccination drive is making headway among 5-11 years old children with 250,715, or 4.9 percent, having got their first shot amid a tally of 17,349 cases and 22 deaths today (April 17), TV Channel 7 said. Of the new batch of patients 17,104 were domestic, 169 fell sick in prisons and detention
Read moreOmicron sub-lineage BA.2 now surging ahead in Thailand
PUBLIC Health Ministry officials said today (Feb. 15) that infection by Omicron’s sub-lineage BA.2 is now increasing in many countries and it will likely turn into the main sub-variant in Thailand in one to two months’ time, TV Channel 7 said. However Dr. Supakit Sirilak, head of the Department of Medical Sciences, said while BA.2
Read moreDeputy Minister: No decision yet on Covid care downgrade
DEPUTY PUBLIC Health Minister Mr. Sathit Pitutecha said today (Feb. 14) no conclusion has been reached yet on removing Covid-19 from Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients category with senior ministry officials still discussing this issue, Thai Rath newspaper said. Sathit mentioned that Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has assigned him to discuss this downgrade
Read moreThai doctor: Recovered Covid patients at risk of developing heart problems
A CHULALONGKORN University Faculty of Medicine doctor warned that patients infected with Covid-19, regardless of whether it is a mild or severe case, are all at many times greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems within 12 months of recovery from the disease, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 14). Assoc.Prof.Dr. Thira Woratanarat said in
Read morePM tells people to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Feb. 13) urged the public, particularly teenagers, to stay home on Valentine’s Day tomorrow and express their love online because the Covid pandemic is still raging, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said Gen. Prayut had asked all sectors to join
Read moreNo new measures despite daily Covid count soaring over 15,000
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee has decided to neither change the colour-coded Covid zones nor implement stricter control measures despite today’s count soaring to 15,242 cases and 23 deaths with adjustments to only be made at the 20,000 mark, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Feb. 11). At its meeting
Read morePhetchabun children told to get the jab and win a prize
IN AN effort to draw children under 12 years of age to get a Covid jab Phetchabun province today (Feb. 10) launched an incentive programme whereby they get a chance of winning one of 19 iPads by entering prize draws, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Krit Kongmuang, the provincial governor, and Dr. Kamol Kanyaprasit,
Read moreBangkok hits new high as national Covid tally soars over 13,000
THE DAILY Covid count in Thailand soared to 13,182 cases and 24 deaths this morning (Feb. 9), from 10,398 cases and 17 deaths yesterday, with the tally in Bangkok likewise jumping to 2,757 from 1,897 the previous day, Naewna newspaper said. The Public Health Ministry said the addition of the new batch of cases
Read moreBangkok breaks 7-day record with over 1,800 Covid cases
AMID a national tally of 10,398 cases and 17 deaths today (Feb. 8) Bangkok broke a seven-day record with a daily total of 1,897 cases, Naewna newspaper said. The Public Health Ministry said today’s nationwide tally raised the cumulative confirmed total since the start of the pandemic to 2,517,869. Another 8,922 patients were cured
Read moreMinistry says Covid stats are real not fake as daily total nears 10,000
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said today’s (Feb. 4) Covid tally of 9,909 cases and 22 deaths, with another 4,973 people who tested positive via ATK awaiting confirmation by PCR, is within the anticipated range while denying that officials are juggling the figures, Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Kiattipoom Wongrachit, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said the
Read moreRecovered Covid patients who develop dementia urged to get help
SENIOR Thai doctors urged people who after having recovered from coronavirus started developing signs of dementia with this affecting their daily life to seek advice and be examined by a doctor, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 2). Dr. Somsak Ankasil, the head of the Public Health Ministry’s Medical Services Department, said some patients have
Read moreCovid-infected detainee escapes from Koh Samui hospital
A DETAINEE held at Koh Samui prison on drug charges and sent to a hospital for treatment after testing positive for Covid-19 has escaped with a 20,000 baht reward offered to anyone assisting in or furnishing information leading to his capture, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Col. Pongkajorn Sukksang, head Koh Samui police station,
Read moreCovid briefing reduced to twice a week but spike in Bangkok likely
WHILE the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is now reducing coronavirus briefing to twice a week because infection has dropped to a moderate level nationwide it warned that Bangkok is likely to see a jump in the number of cases, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 31). Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said
Read moreCovid cases in Bangkok highest in a week amid national total of 7,587
AMID a Covid tally of 7,587 cases and 19 deaths today (Jan. 26) not only does Bangkok continue to top the list of 10 worst-hit provinces the capital’s total of 1,683 cases is the highest since Jan. 20, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Altogether 7,431 cases were domestic while 156 foreign arrivals tested
Read moreSeveral Covid clusters emerge amid daily tally of 6,718 and 12 deaths
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
Read moreWater 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 more