DOCTORS in Rayong province are puzzled how a five-month-old baby girl could have got infected with coronavirus even though her parents have tested negative for this feared diseased, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Jan. 15, 2021). Dr. Chaisith Thepchatree, director of Rayong Hospital, said the baby is not in serious condition and while she has
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188 new Covid cases as Anutin says he will get the first Sinovac jab
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said today (Jan. 15) there were 188 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours while Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul allayed fears about Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine by saying he would be the first person to get a dose, Siam Rath newspaper said. Of
Read moreKlong Toey market shut for 3 days after coronavirus case emerges
KLONG TOEY district office ordered the closure of Klong Toey market for three day from Jan. 13 till 8 p.m. Jan. 16 after a vegetable vendor was found to be infected with Covid-19, Amarin TV reported. Another 14 people are at high-risk of catching this infection through exposure to this vendor. This new coronavirus case
Read moreTrump could declassify top-secret intelligence linking Covid to Wuhan lab
By The Sun DONALD Trump could declassify bombshell secret intelligence about the outbreak of Covid-19 linking it to a Wuhan research lab as one of his last acts as President. UK ministers are on “red alert” for a major intervention from the outgoing US government within days that claims the origin of the outbreak was
Read moreOver 800 people released from quarantined condominium in Nonthaburi
A CONDOMINIUM building in Nonthaburi province that was completely quarantined for 14 day starting December 30 was reopened this morning (Jan. 13) with 845 residents, among them migrant workers, allowed to leave the premises, Sanook.com reported. Barbed wire had been rolled around the seven-storey Condo See Chompoo (Pink Condo) to prevent the residents from leaving
Read moreEight gorillas catch Covid and are showing same symptoms as humans
By Sian Elvin, Metro UK SEVERAL gorillas have coronavirus in what is thought to be the first known cases among primates in the world. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has seen eight gorillas that live together test positive for Covid-19, with several of them coughing. They believe the infection came from a member of
Read more67 gamblers arrested in Rayong despite raging coronavirus outbreak
GAMBLING is still taking place in every district of Rayong province despite the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak in this coastal province with 67 suspects arrested in latest raids, Amarin TV reported today (Jan. 12, 2021). Rayong Governor Channa Iamsaeng told the press that there were nine more coronavirus cases and one death over the
Read moreCCSA: Covid-19 graph curve has not dipped, close monitoring essential
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said today (Jan. 10) that all graphs show the new coronavirus wave has stabilized at around 200 infections a day with none indicating that the curve has come down, Thai Rath newspaper reported. It is necessary to monitor the situation on a daily basis
Read moreCoronavirus alert issued after Chonburi beer hall cluster emerges
AUTHORITIES issued an alert for anyone who visited Brewery 90 Sriracha in Chonburi province during Dec. 24-31 to undergo a Covid-19 test after a cluster of 40 cases was found among its patrons, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Jan. 9, 2020). Of the 40 cases, 35 were within Sriracha itself, four in Bang Lamung district
Read morePeople urged to postpone interprovincial travel till Jan. 31
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at noon today (Jan. 31) that everyone in this country must cooperate by refraining or postponing interprovincial travel till the end of this month with the strictest control still imposed on five dark red provinces, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said while announcing
Read moreMinister says MorChana app safe, does not violate rights
AMID confusion and fear about downloading MorChana application to control the transmission of diseases Minister of Digital Economy and Society Puttipong Punnakan today (Jan.8) reassured the public that their rights are not being violated with this app having been designed to ensure privacy, Amarin TV reported. He explained that the name and surname of those
Read moreBTS employee catches coronavirus after eating papaya salad
BANGKOK Mass Transit System (BTSC), the operator of BTS skytrain quickly shut the second floor at its head office after an employee was found to have contracted Covid-19 while explaining that this person was not involved with operating trains, Sanook.com reported this evening. All employees on this floor were told to get a Swab test
Read moreGovt explains those who can must download MorChana app
THE government this afternoon (Jan. 7) clarified that an earlier announcement by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on it being compulsory for everyone to download MorChana application or face legal action only applies to those who have smartphones or other phones that can download it with those who do not entitled to submit
Read moreLong queue for travel permit in Chonburi amid 305 new Covid-19 cases
EVEN as Thailand added 305 new coronavirus cases over the 24 hours to this morning (Jan. 7) tighter control of Chonburi, one of five provinces clamped down, led to a two-hour long queue to get a permit to travel to other areas of the country, Amarin TV reported. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)
Read moreProtest against setting up field hospital in Samut Sakhon
AROUND 70 residents of Chee Pha Khao community in Mueang Samut Sakhon staged a protest against setting up a Covid-19 field hospital near their homes at 10 a.m. this morning (Jan. 6) with some of them brandishing placards saying “Chee Pha Khao doesn’t want Covid-19,” Amarin TV reported. One of the protesters said in his
Read moreOver 900 infected at Samut Sakhon fish canning factories
THE Public Health Doctor of Samut Sakhon province from where the current Covid-19 outbreak sprang confirmed today (Jan. 6) that over 900 workers at fish canning factories that are all part of the same group have been infected with this feared disease, Sanook.com reported. Dr. Naresrit Kondasima said all the infected workers had been quarantined
Read moreMove to extend emergency decree as 527 new coronavirus cases emerge
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is today (Jan. 5) preparing to propose to the Cabinet meeting that the emergency decree be extended from the original expiry date Jan. 15, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021,Amarin TV reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, mentioned this move after announcing that the there were 527 new Covid-19
Read moreUrgent! PM orders BMA to extend restaurant dine-in to 9 p.m.
JUST hours after Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) issued a Covid-19 regulation forbidding dining at restaurants in the capital from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting tomorrow, Jan. 5, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered that this regulation be cancelled and the curb start after 9 p.m., Sanook.com reported late afternoon. Gen. Prayut said he had received
Read moreDine-in curb for Bangkok restaurants from tomorrow
A NEW Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) regulation bans Bangkok restaurants from serving dine-in patrons from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting tomorrow, Jan. 5, with only takeaway allowed as a further effort to control the spread of coronavirus in the capital, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon. Pol. Capt. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, BMA’s spokesman, said this
Read more745 new coronavirus cases as fishing boat faces discrimination
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said late this morning (Jan.4) that there were 745 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours with a Bangkok man having also died of this disease while a fishing boat in Rayong whose captain is infected is stranded out at sea after the port refused to let
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