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Thailand Will Receive 32.5 Million Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine This Year BANGKOK (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry has announced that Thailand will receive 32.5 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within the fourth quarter of this year. Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the Public Health Ministry had placed an order for 20 million doses with Pfizer as part of its vaccine procurement plan. In addition, Pfizer has also offered to send another 10 million doses to the country within this year. This, combined with the 2.5 million doses donated by the US will bring the total of Pfizer vaccines up to 32.5 million doses. He also confirmed that the ministry had distributed Pfizer doses to frontline medics without any double standards and vowed to complete the vaccination process as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the Public Health Ministry reported on 13 August morning that there were record highs of 23,418 more COVID-19 cases and 184 deaths over the past 24 hours. Since the third wave of COVID-19 began around 1 April, there have been 834,326 COVID-19 patients, 616,458 of whom have recovered. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-08-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

UPDATE on several planned Pattaya projects: Extreme sports area near Bali Hai, Pattaya Beach renovation, and sports center The following is an update on several projects that have been or are currently in development around the Pattaya area. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227384-update-on-several-planned-pattaya-projects-extreme-sports-area-near-bali-hai-pattaya-beach-renovation-and-sports-center/

The following is an update on several projects that have been or are currently in development around the Pattaya area. First up, a small “extreme sports” area including a skatepark and basketball courts under the Bali Hai overpass is completely finished and officials plan to place a security booth there as well. More details on this are below. Secondly, a long-planned major renovation of North Pattaya Beach to South Pattaya Beach has started. This plan includes public parking, exercise areas, playgrounds, space for food vendors, plenty of trees and seating, and much more. More on this below as well. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/12/update-on-several-planned-pattaya-projects-extreme-sports-area-near-bali-hai-pattaya-beach-renovation-and-sports-center/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-08-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya now offering Covid-19 vaccination services for eligible foreigners The following is a release from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya from their social media channels. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1227382-bangkok-hospital-pattaya-now-offering-covid-19-vaccination-services-for-eligible-foreigners/

The following is a release from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya from their social media channels. Bangkok Hospital Pattaya in association with the Department of Disease Control and the Thai Ministry of Public Health are offering COVID-19 vaccination services (first dose) to foreign residents in Thailand. These services are free of charge, with the following criteria: • Non-Thai national • Foreign residents aged 60 years and above OR • Foreign residents (aged over 18): Pregnant women with gestational age at least 12 weeks or over OR Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/13/bangkok-hospital-pattaya-now-offering-covid-19-vaccination-services-for-eligible-foreigners/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-08-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

PHOTO: Dr. Manoon Leechawengwongs More Covid-19 infections and fatalities from the Delta mutant will be increased in Thailand if there is no proper vaccine allocation in the next 100 days, a Pulmonary disease specialist of Vichaiyut Hospital stated online today, August 12th. Dr. Manoon Leechawengwongs of Vichaiyut Hospital predicted the Covid-19 situation in Thailand via his online statement that the number of domestic infections and deaths from the Covid-19’s Delta mutant will continue to increase regardless of how intense the lockdown measures are. The status read: People’s homes have become the place where high infections occurred overall, so some lockdown measures should be relaxed immediately before the Thai economy became even worse. The current measures are only hurting the economy and the people and not stopping the spread of Covid-19. Vaccines are the answer here not tighter restrictions, curfews, and lockdowns.” Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/12/prominent-thai-doctor-says-lockdown-measures-arent-working-tighter-ones-wont-work-either-ease-them-to-save-the-economy-and-consider-an-export-ban-on-covid19-vaccines-and-greatly-boost-vaccinatio/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has allocated an additional 12.6 billion baht from the government’s central budget to the Ministry of Public Health for its COVID-19 response, covering staff compensation and procurement of medical equipment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul revealed today that the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has been allocated an additional 12.6 billion baht budget from the government’s central budget to help fund the ministry’s anti COVID-19 operations. The biggest portion of this extra funding, 6.37 billion baht, will be used to fund the procurement of antivirals such as Favipiravir and Remdesivir, as well as other medicinal products and herbal products associated with COVID-19 treatment. A 4.54 billion baht portion will be used to pay overtime and hazard pay to healthcare workers, as well as 1.54 billion baht in funding for the operation of field hospitals, proactive testing events, vaccination sites, and laboratories. Another 215 million baht will be reserved for investment in durable articles and construction. The Minister of Public Health has urged the provinces to complete all disbursement processes by September, especially the overtime pay and hazard pay for healthcare workers. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization has announced the winning supplier of 8.5 COVID-19 antigen test kits, after choosing the lowest bidder, and helping the government save 400 million baht in costs. Doctors have however raised concerns over the quality of the test kits from this manufacturer. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) today announced it had selected the winner of its 8.5 million COVID-19 antigen test kits supply contract, with delivery expected this month. The GPO’s Deputy Managing Director Sirinuch Cheewanpisalnukul, said today the lowest bidder had been selected by the GPO to supply the test kits at 70 baht per kit, helping save some 400 million baht. She said this low price per unit suggests the current retail price of antigen test kits at pharmacies in Thailand could still be lowered further, from the current average price around 300 baht per kit. Meanwhile, the GPO has been authorized by Rajavithi Hospital to procure 8.5 million antigen test kits to supply the National Health Security Office’s (NHSO) urgent active case finding campaign. The organization is now working closely with Rajavithi Hospital and the NHSO to finalize the contract and distribute the test kits before the end of this month. However, the Rural Doctor Society today released a statement stressing their concerns over the quality of the test kits being procured by the GPO. They say the kits provided by the winning supplier, manufactured by Lepu Medical Technology in China, were recalled in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration on 28th May due to the inaccuracy of test results. The Rural Doctor Society has stressed the GPO should only procure antigen test kits which have been approved by the World Health Organization, which involves more stringent certification standards than the Thai FDA. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The Chonburi Governor, Phakkhrathon Thianchai, has announced last night (August 11th) the temporary closure of several companies, a construction site, worker camps, and dormitories in Ban Bueng, Si Racha, and the Chonburi area. The order was posted by the Chonburi Public Relations office last night. The orders conclude, “Many Covid -19 confirmed cases were being found at companies, worker camps, a construction site and dormitories in the Ban Bueng, Si Racha and Mueang Chonburi area.” “In order to control the spread of the virus, the Chonburi communicable disease committee has ordered the following temporary closure of the places below.” Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/12/chonburi-governor-orders-more-covid-19-related-temporary-targeted-closures-several-companies-a-construction-site-worker-camps-and-dormitories/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should exercise his powers under the National Security Act to force Siam BioScience, the local producer of the AstraZeneca vaccine, to suspend the export of the vaccine for three months and use those doses domestically instead, to contain the accelerating spread of COVID-19 infections in the country, said Dr. Manoon Leeechawengwong, a specialist in respiratory diseases at Vichaiyut Hospital, in his Facebook post today. He pointed out that no lockdown measures, no matter how rigid they are, will stop the spread of the contagion because home has become the main breeding ground for the disease, as he suggests that the lockdown restrictions should be eased to allow some businesses to resume operations before the economy suffers even more damage. He predicted that, in the next 100 days, half of Thailand’s nearly 70 million population may be infected and unless 40-45 million Thais are vaccinated in the next 100 days, or 500,000 people per day. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pm-advised-to-stop-the-export-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-for-use-domestically/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

PHUKET (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has stepped up promotion of Thai tourism abroad, bringing in over 140,000 bookings in only 10 days. Director of the Phuket TAT Office Nantasiri Ranasiri, said today that 29 foreign TAT offices had asked about perceptions of Phuket following recent developments, and confirmed tourist sentiment is still positive about the destination. The province saw an average 190,000 bookings per night in July at the start of its Sandbox program and has already seen an average 148,000 bookings per night since the start of August. Since July 1, the province has received 19,166 visitors. Concern is growing however that an uptick in COVID-19 infections in the nation will affect sentiment, with the TAT office noting that while the US has not outright barred its citizens from traveling to Thailand, it has issued advice to avoid the Kingdom. The TAT has begun a “City Marketing” public relations campaign to clarify the situation, positioning Phuket island as separate from Thailand and highlighting its readiness to receive travelers as a Sandbox attraction under stringent COVID-19 controls. Alongside safety measures for tourists, the TAT is also underlining that flights are operating as usual to the island province. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

This picture taken on March 25, 2019, shows exiled former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra being interviewed by Agence France-presse in Hong Kong. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) Politics, whether it’s an extreme dictatorship, mild fascism, or full-blown democracy, is all about magnifying opponents’ faults and belittling your own in the full glare of the public. Motives are to retain power, or get it, or come back to it. Thaksin Shinawatra cannot escape that reality, so the biggest question concerning his current resurgence is: How risky is it? Some will say risks do not exist for someone who has nothing to lose. Others will say Thaksin is not that someone, especially if he still wants to return to Thailand as a hero and “through the front gate of the airport.” Those in-between view him as a politician with not much to lose currently, but with a goal ambitious enough to require smart implementation. If he is defeated in the present showdown with the Thai government, he will just retreat into his shell and nothing much will change, although his supposedly great chances may never come again. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/new-thaksins-wave-peculiar-in-its-timing/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-08-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Former Pheu Thai MP Dr. Tossaporn Serirak is demanding full disclosure of the distribution of the 1.5 million doses of Pfizer mRNA vaccine, donated to Thailand by the United States. Claiming to represent the “people’s sector”, Dr. Tossaporn submitted a petition this morning (Wednesday) to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, demanding disclosure, by the Public Health Ministry, of the full details of the distribution of the donated Pfizer vaccine. He told the media that he has received complaints from several frontline medics and others, who are involved in caring for COVID-19 patients and in the disposal of disease-infected waste, expressing doubts about the vaccine distribution, noting that several people, who are not frontline medics or who are not supposed to receive the vaccine, have been vaccinated. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/full-disclosure-demanded-over-distribution-of-1-5m-doses-of-donated-pfizer-vaccine/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-08-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

FILE PHOTO: Police officers line up as demonstrators protest against the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police defended their use of force against protesters as a necessary public safety measure, as the capital Bangkok braced for more demonstrations on Wednesday to demand the prime minister's removal for mismanaging a coronavirus crisis. Police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets https://reut.rs/3lQhS1Z on Tuesday to disperse protesters gathered near the residence of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to show their anger over an outbreak that has seen record deaths in recent days. Thousands of protesters drove in a convoy of cars and motorcycles through Bangkok, stopping at locations linked to cabinet members or supporters of Prayuth, who has defended his strategy to fight the virus. Police said nine officers were injured, one by gunshot to the leg, while the other eight were hurt by firecrackers, rocks and shrapnel from homemade bombs made using ping pong balls. At least two police traffic boxes were set ablaze and other public property damaged, police said. "Police decided to use tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullet because we considered that if we don't, there will be more damage," Bangkok police chief Pakapong Pongpetra told a news conference. Pakapong said 48 people were arrested including 15 youths, and 122 motorcycles were confiscated. Protesters have called for another march to Prayuth's residence on Wednesday. The youth-led movement, which drew broad support during months of large and frequent rallies last year, has seen a recent resurgence coinciding with country's worst COVID-19 outbreak yet, which has accounted for the overwhelming majority of Thailand's more than 788,000 cases and 6,700 deaths. Several core leaders remain in detention awaiting trial for sedition, among other offences. -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-08-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

BANGKOK, Aug 10 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Aug 9 revoked a recent regulation that banned the dissemination of any fake reports that might frighten the public. The revocation followed the Civil Court’s injunction suspending the imposition of the 29th regulation the prime minister had issued on July 29 by virtue of the executive decree on public administration in emergency situations. The Royal Gazette quoted the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, which Gen Prayut chaired, as stating that the court’s injunction suspended the imposition of the 29th regulation and thus the regulation should be called off. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news/line-today-english-news-756022 -- © Copyright TNA 2021-08-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Thailand’s economic think-tank, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), predicts that the number of unemployed in the kingdom will reach one million by the end of this year, if the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncontrollable. Associate Professor Yongyuth Chalamwong, director of labour development research in the TDRI’s human resources and social development department, told Thai PBS today (Tuesday) that the partial lockdown measures, imposed by the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration since late July, has had an extensive impact on businesses and the labour market. He warned that, if the situation persists until year end, about a million people will have lost their jobs, accounting for 2.5-3% of people of working age. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-research-body-predicts-a-million-jobless-by-year-end-if-pandemic-persists/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-08-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Bangkok (NNT) - Thai Banks are to provide deposit protection on only 1 million THB, starting on Aug 11 onwards Thailand’s Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) says such protection will be offered from 11 August 2020 onwards, per individual account holder in one financial institute. The level of protection has been decreased from 5 million THB previously, to 1 million THB. DPA director Songphol Chevapanyaroj, said today the protection covers 82.07 million account holders, accounting for 98.03% of account holders of Thailand. The coverage includes individual and juristic depositors in 18 Thai commercial banks, 12 foreign bank branches, 2 finance companies and 3 credit foncier companies dealing only in the Thai baht currency. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-08-05 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The competition will run until 31 August 2021 Please note, there will no longer be a prize issued for the competition winner. Please note that by submitting an image in to this photo competition, you are giving your permission for that image to be potentially used in the annual Thaivisa Calendar. If you are not aware of the calendar, here is the 2021 calendar. Competition Rules - Contributing members may submit up to four of their own photos per month. (Members can re-submit an image in a following months competition providing it hasn't been a winner in a previous months competition.) - Please only one photo per post! - The photos must be Thailand related and also comply with thaivisa forum rules. https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/terms/ - A title, Basic Exif data, location and date may be added, but no extra comments to try and win more votes will be allowed. - All entries will be included in a gallery as posted and at the end of the month this gallery will then be sent to the judges who will choose the winner. - Please note that likes can still be given but will play no part in deciding what is presented for judging. - All entries will be considered regardless of the time of the month posted. How to post images Instructions on how to post images can be found here: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942998-posting-images-on-to-a-thread/#comment-11149553 Please keep dropping by and give your support (likes) to the new images being posted. Those images gaining 10 likes or more will be added to the "Best Shots Gallery " for the month in question. This gallery is not part of the monthly competition and will also include images from across all the general photographic threads that accumulate 10 likes or more. Note.......We will drop by the thread every day or so to remove the posts not containing images, so please don't be annoyed if you see one of your posts is missing, thanks for your understanding. Please add your best shots, and contribute to the rest of the photo forum Other parts of the photo forum here: https://forum.thaivisa.com/forum/84-photography-and-the-arts/

Khajonsak Kaewjarat, Deputy Director of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), speaks to the press after the meeting at the Phuket EOC Command Centre today (July 29). Screenshot: PR Phuket PHUKET: The Phuket Sandbox scheme will continue for at least two more weeks while officials monitor the fallout from the rise in COVID-19 infections across the island, Dr Khajonsak Kaewjarat, Deputy Director of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), has confirmed. “From the evaluation under three criteria, Phuket Sandbox can continue, but we will spend the next two weeks monitoring to see whether Phuket is still able to control the number of new infections,” Dr Khajonsak explained after a meeting with Phuket officials today (July 29). “Regarding contact tracing, right now local people and tourists have given good cooperation to medical staff so they can identify which people were infected from which cases, as well as clusters in various areas. Phuket has done very good work on finding cases,” he said. You may find a full list of the ASQ/ALQ hotels here Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-sandbox-on-two-week-watch-80856.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-07-29 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

PHOTO: Wisarn Pu Chonburi Khaochad A female driver and her pickup truck full of durian got stuck under an overpass in Mueang Chonburi yesterday, blaming her GPS system, going viral on social media causing many comments and jokes. The Mueang Chonburi Police were notified of the accident under an overpass on Road Number 7, Section 2, in Baan Suan yesterday (July 27th). Police arrived at the scene to find the pickup truck which was full of durian stuck under an overpass with its front wheels up in the air. The incident caused traffic delays and to be backed up for a substantial distance. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/28/pickup-truck-full-of-durian-gets-stuck-under-chonburi-overpass-blames-gps-goes-viral-on-social-media/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-07-28 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The Thai baht, once the strongest-performing currency in Asia before the pandemic, has been steadily falling in 2021 and is this year’s worst-hit currency in the region, according to Mizuho Bank. The Japanese bank pointed to “uncharacteristic under-performance in the Thai Baht, rendering it the worst performer to date in 2021” in a note on Friday. The Thai baht has plunged more than 10% against the U.S. dollar year-to-date, as of Monday morning, according to Refinitiv Eikon data. Full Story: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/asian-currencies-thailand-covid-lack-of-tourism-hit-thai-baht.html

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a syringe at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is looking to allow quarantine-free travel for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from September, when 80% of the city-state's population should be inoculated, the government said on Monday. Singapore will establish travel corridors with countries or regions where COVID-19 is under control, and those who are vaccinated may not have to quarantine or may be allowed to isolate at home, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said. The city-state is also set to review whether to loosen curbs in early August, when two-thirds of its population would be fully inoculated. "The easing will be differentiated and extended to only vaccinated persons, because they are much better protected against the effects of the virus," Wong said. "If you want to go out to dine in the restaurant or workout in the gym, you have to be fully vaccinated." Last week, the country tightened social curbs, including halting restaurant dining and banning gatherings of more than two people for one month, after a rise in infections. More than half the country has received both doses of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. It has inoculated nearly 75% of its 5.7 million people with at least one dose, the world's second-highest rate behind the United Arab Emirates, a Reuters tracker shows. As countries with advanced vaccination campaigns prepare to live with COVID-19 as an endemic disease, their focus is turning to preventing death and serious diseases through vaccination. Still, Singapore may not do away with all of its social distancing measures. For example, it may remove its mask mandate for outdoors, but require people to keep them on in an indoor enclosed environment, Wong said. As of July 25, Singapore had 1,537 active cases, with 12 cases of serious illness requiring oxygen, and two patients in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). None of the 14 cases is fully vaccinated. -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-07-26

Laxami Manochat, 31, who Looker picked up on the second night of his holiday (Image: ViralPress) A Brit accused of murdering a Thai woman has finally been extradited to Thailand after years of legal wrangles. Tourist Shane Kenneth Looker, 51, picked up the strip club dancer Laxami Manochat, 31, on the second night of his holiday in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 1, 2014. A murder investigation was launched after Laxami's dismembered body was found stuffed into a suitcase dumped in a river 95 miles away in Kanchanaburi province on November 9. Full Story: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/brit-accused-murdering-thai-woman-24513691 -- © Copyright Mirror 2021-07-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Hospitals in Thailand have been instructed to keep vaccination appointments, even though they may have received fewer doses of vaccine than expected, especially for people over 60 and those suffering from any of seven non-communicable underlying diseases, Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutacha told Thai PBS during the “Tob Jot” TV programme on Monday night. He said that, while most hospitals have received sufficient doses for the launch of mass inoculations on Monday, about 20% received fewer doses than the demand since Monday. He made clear that it was not a mistake by some hospitals, saying that the Public Health Ministry does not want appointments to be postponed, especially for the two groups at high risk, because some of them live far from the hospitals. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-hospitals-instructed-not-to-postpone-vaccination-appointments-dphm/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-06-08 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

The answer is “Yes” and “No”. “Yes” because a non-politicised knowledge can help prevent or soften a future pandemic a great deal, if the world manages to get out of this one. “No” because the possibility of the issue being extremely and dangerously politicized is nearly one hundred percent. At the moment, the world’s biggest superpowers cannot even agree on whether the “origin” is a settled question. China, backed by a World Health Organisation investigation, insists that it is and that there is no use reopening it. The United States, backed by some Western allies, demands a new probe. Tension is already high even before a new investigation can begin. Imagine what can happen if the new probe’s results confirm the US claims that the coronavirus came from a lab leak in China. Imagine that the new probe confirms Beijing has been right all along and Washington has been wrong all the time. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/does-covid-19-origin-really-matter/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-06-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates