THE Covid-19 outbreak in Singapore with NB.1.8.1 variant spreading there is unlikely to affect Thailand because this variant has already circulated here since last year and most Thai population do have immunity to the disease, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine,
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Covid cases surged over 8,000 in one week
THE GOVERNMENT issued a warning to the public today (May 10) to take care of themselves because a Covid-19 outbreak is intensifying with 8,446 patients receiving both inpatient and outpatient treatment during April 27-May 3, 2025 and this does not include those who did not seek treatment at hospitals, Naewna newspaper said Mr. Karom
Read morePublic warned not to eat raw, undercooked pork after S.suis outbreak kills 2 in Phrae
WITH the outbreak of Streptococcus suis (S.suis) among pig population in Phrae province having led to two persons dying and 14 others undergoing treatment the public was urged to not eat raw or undercooked pork, Amarin TV said this evening (May 6). Pharmacist Den Panyanant, deputy director of public health in this northern province,
Read moreDozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli
By AP and published by Yahoo!News New York – An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were hospitalised in 18 states after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms,
Read moreChadchart urges residents to get booster shot after Covid count climbs
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged residents in the capital to get their Covid-19 booster shot as the number of people getting infected has almost doubled over the past 10 days, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 1). Two Covid patients in the capital died and both of them were not vaccinated, indicating that those who
Read more60-70% of Thais have been infected with Covid: Expert
A THAI medical expert said in a Facebook post today (Sept. 21) that blood tests previously carried out indicate that around 60-70% of the population have been infected with Covid-19, particularly the dominant Omicron subvariant, Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Yong Phuworawan, the head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty
Read more13 others being watched after second monkeypox case emerges in Bangkok
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry is speeding up the search for people who might have got infected with monkeypox after 13 persons linked to the country’s second case, a Thai man who got infected in Bangkok, are now under observation for symptoms and quarantined for 21 days, Matichon newspaper TV Channel 7 said today (July
Read moreTwo more Rama 9 station cleaning staff catch Covid
THE Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) said today (June 3) that two more cleaning workers at MRT Rama 9 station had contracted coronavirus after another worker did so earlier with one of them also being seconded to Hua Lamphong station for a few days, Amarin TV said. Meanwhile the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration
Read moreMasks significantly reduce infection risk, study finds
By Reuters, published by Cyprus Mail REQUIRING the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in areas at the epicentre of the global pandemic may have prevented tens of thousands of infections, a new study suggests. Mask-wearing is even more important for preventing the virus’ spread and the sometimes deadly Covid-19
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