All vehicles onto Phuket being checked, no lockdown yet

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew inspected the screening of new arrivals at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai last night (Dec 21). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has ordered for all people arriving in Phuket by road to be screened at the Phuket Check Point for potential carriers of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197902-all-vehicles-onto-phuket-being-checked-no-lockdown-yet/

 

Thai central bank seen holding key rate at record low 0.50% - Reuters poll

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is widely expected to leave its key interest rate at a record low to preserve its policy options as the tourism-reliant economy deals with a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, a Reuters poll showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197904-thai-central-bank-seen-holding-key-rate-at-record-low-050-reuters-poll/

 

Surat Thani:  Investigation underway as BMA employee found dead from gunshot wounds in car

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Phun Phin police including the Surat Thani provincial governor examined the scene after a 30 year old woman was found dead in a Toyota Yaris parked under a tree on the Southern Seaport Road (Surat to Krabi) in southern Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197906-surat-thani- investigation-underway-as-bma-employee-found-dead-from-gunshot-wounds-in-car/

 

THAI cancels winter party and special "overhead prayer flight" to nowhere

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai Airways announced that their TG Winter Fest event at their headquarters from December 23rd to 26th had been cancelled in the light of requests by the BMA to stop gatherings due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197907-thai-cancels-winter-party-and-special-overhead-prayer-flight-to-nowhere/

 

Chiang Mai: Travel restrictions placed on people from three Mai Ai sub-districts

 

Picture: Sanook

 

People in three sub-districts of Mae Ai district in Chiang Mai province have been placed under travel restrictions in the wake of a case of a 29 year old salon worker who tested positive for Covid-19 after travelling from there to Ayutthaya. v

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197908-chiang-mai-travel-restrictions-placed-on-people-from-three-mai-ai-sub-districts/

Thailand reports 427 new COVID-19 cases

 

 

Thai health officials on Monday confirmed 382 new COVID-19 cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197914-thailand-reports-427-new-covid-19-cases/

 

Thai Travel Industry Faces ‘Nail in Coffin’ After New Outbreak

Prim Chuwiruch

 

Picture: Bloomber|Quint

(Bloomberg) -- As Phuket and other Thai tourist destinations prepare for a slight bump in business from the countdown to 2021, a new virus outbreak among seafood factory workers near Bangkok couldn’t come at a worse time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197913-thai-travel-industry-faces-‘nail-in-coffin’-after-new-outbreak/

 

Sattahip: Vagrant picked up after threatening schoolkids with a spoon and fork

 

PIcture: Naw Na

 

Sattahip police were called to the Torung market after a man started going after school children armed with a spoon and fork yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197917-sattahip-vagrant-picked-up-after-threatening-schoolkids-with-a-spoon-and-fork/

 

Swift justice - argumentative drunk driver in custody after blocking an ambulance on the highway

 

 

Police have arrested a drunk driver who blocked an ambulance in Samut Prakan last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197919-swift-justice-argumentative-drunk-driver-in-custody-after-blocking-an-ambulance-on-the-highway/

 

Effective measures to control infections key in battle against Covid-19, says virologist

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan

 

Implementing measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is far more important than worrying about the number of patients, Dr Yong Poovorawan, a virologist at Chulalongkorn University, said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197920-effective-measures-to-control-infections-key-in-battle-against-covid-19-says-virologist/

 

28 high-risk areas for Covid-19 in 10 provinces

By The Nation

 

 

A list of 28 locations are at risk for Covid-19 infection and people who have visited these places have been urged to screen for fever.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197931-28-high-risk-areas-for-covid-19-in-10-provinces/

 

Prawit rejects notion of graft at borders, says nobody to blame for new outbreak

By The Nation

 

Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan defended officials at the borders, saying nobody could be blamed for the new Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197933-prawit-rejects-notion-of-graft-at-borders-says-nobody-to-blame-for-new-outbreak/

 

Visit from Covid-19 patient forces shop to close for deep clean, staff quarantined

By THE NATION

 

 

Cosmetics shop EveAndBoy announced it was closing its Siam Square One branch for a day on Tuesday after learning that a Covid-19 patient had reportedly visited the shop on December 14.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197935-visit-from-covid-19-patient-forces-shop-to-close-for-deep-clean-staff-quarantined/

 

UPDATE:

 

Thailand sees 427 new Covid-19 cases, with majority being migrant workers

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 427 new cases both in quarantine facilities as well as among migrant workers over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197914-thailand-reports-427-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=16102488

 

Saturday Buddhist chanting ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19 threat

By THE NATION

 

(File Photo)

 

A Buddhist chanting ceremony organised by the government at central temples in each province every Saturday will be cancelled from this week to avoid the risk of Covid-19 spreading, Anucha Nakasai, minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197938-saturday-buddhist-chanting-ceremony-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-threat/

 

21 Lampang students hurt as school van overturns

By The Nation

 

 

A van carrying primary-level students in Lampang province flipped over on Tuesday morning, injuring 21 passengers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197939-21-lampang-students-hurt-as-school-van-overturns/

 

Nobody broke out of quarantine facility, insists Samut Sakhon governor

By The Nation

 

 

Samut Sakhon governor has dismissed online rumours that migrant workers broke down a wall to escape the quarantine facility.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197940-nobody-broke-out-of-quarantine-facility-insists-samut-sakhon-governor/

 

Govt considers implementing new law on communicable diseases in 2021

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

The government plans to implement a new law on communicable diseases to empower the disease control committee into new issuing measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 next year, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197941-thai-govt-considers-implementing-new-law-on-communicable-diseases-in-2021/

 

Samut Sakhon outbreak has domino effect on seafood sales in Chiang Mai

By THE NATION

 

 

The sale of seafood in Chiang Mai’s Muang Mai market is reportedly suffering after there was an explosion of Covid-19 cases in Samut Sakhon’s stemming from one of its main shrimp markets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197942-samut-sakhon-outbreak-has-domino-effect-on-seafood-sales-in-chiang-mai/

 

8 test positive in Samut Songkram after returning from hotspot Samut Sakhon

By THE NATION

 

 

As of 11am on Tuesday, Samut Songkram’s public health officer Dr Santhit Booyasong said eight people had tested positive for Covid-19 in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197943-8-test-positive-in-samut-songkram-after-returning-from-hotspot-samut-sakhon/

 

Uttaradit market closed after vendor linked to Samut Sakhon tests positive

By THE NATION

 

 

The Governor of Uttaradit province on Tuesday ordered the closure of Pha Kanoon market in the province for seven days, after a new Covid-19 case was found there on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197947-uttaradit-market-closed-after-vendor-linked-to-samut-sakhon-tests-positive/

 

Phuket Health Chief urges New Year events be postponed

By The Phuket News

 

Thai singer Palaphol Pholkongseng performs on Patong Beach at the Rim Lay Seafood Festival organised by Patong Municipality. Photo: PR Patong

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew is calling for all large-scale events planned to be held to celebrate the New Year to be postponed as a health precaution amid the current COVID-19 outbreak emanating from Samut Sakhon, on the outskirts of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197948-phuket-health-chief-urges-new-year-events-be-postponed/

 

Thailand tells market buyers to seek tests as coronavirus cases climb

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks are seen on the street amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (Reuters) - Thailand confirmed 427 new coronavirus infections and urged about 1,000 people spanning a quarter of the country's provinces to seek tests on Tuesday, in a bid to contain its biggest COVID-19 outbreak yet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197949-thailand tells-market-buyers-to-seek-tests-as-coronavirus-cases-climb/

Singapore Model Applied to Deal with Migrants’ COVID

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 22 (TNA) – Health authorities are applying the Singapore Model to control the novel coronavirus disease among Myanmar workers and the early detection of many infected workers shows a positive sign. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197964-singapore-model-applied-to-deal-with-migrants’-covid/

 

Details on movements of Nonthaburi Covid case made public

By THE NATION

 

 

The Public Health Ministry on Tuesday released a timeline detailing the movements of a 63-year-old man in Nonthaburi province who tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197966-details-on-movements-of-nonthaburi-covid-case-made-public/

 

Health officials focus on potential cases in Chiang Mai

By The Nation

 

 

The Chiang Mai Office of Disease Prevention and Control 1 as well as Chiang Mai Municipality officials began collecting samples for Covid-19 tests from migrant workers in the Muang Mai market area on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197969-health-officials-focus-on-potential-cases-in-chiang-mai/

 

Samut Sakhon outbreak hits New Year hotel bookings

By The Nation

 

Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of the Thai Hotels Association

 

Thailand’s domestic tourism market has been rocked by the outbreak of Covid-19 in Samut Sakhon province that has so far spawned more than 1,000 cases and threatened New Year celebrations across the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197976-samut-sakhon-outbreak-hits-new-year-hotel-bookings/

 

Short-stay visas extended by 15 days to cover quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

Thirty-day visas have been extended by 15 days to cover the time needed for foreign visitors to stay in quarantine. The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the visa extension to 45 days for short-stay visitors, said government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197977-short-stay-visas-extended-by-15-days-to-cover-quarantine/

 

Timeline tracking movements of Chachoengsao Covid case

By THE NATION

 

 

The authorities have released an official timeline of a 24-year-old Chachoengsao resident’s movements after she tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197978-timeline-tracking-movements-of-chachoengsao-covid-case/

 

Pattaya cancels New Year countdown over virus fears

By Kittikom Teewarangkul The Nation

 

 

Pattaya has cancelled its New Year countdown event this year in a bid to curb the possible spread of Covid-19, said the city’s mayor Sontaya Kunplome on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197881-pattayasri-racha-new-year-countdown-cancelled/?do=findComment&comment=16103526