Download the Thaivisa Calendar 2021 - all Thai holidays and no alcohol days included!

 

 

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Chiang Mai airport staffer tests positive for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Mai International Airport has confirmed that one of its staffers had contracted Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200906-chiang-mai-airport-staffer-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

 

 

Thai tyre exports on slippery ground as US mulls anti-dumping duty

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai exports of tyres to its biggest market could take a big hit if the United States decides to impose anti-dumping duty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200908-thai-tyre-exports-on-slippery-ground-as-us-mulls-anti-dumping-duty/

 

How to dispose of used sanitary face masks during Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

The Pollution Control Department has outlined steps for proper disposal of non-reusable sanitary face masks. The guidelines come in the wake of soaring domestic usage due to the new wave of Covid-19 in Thailand since December.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200909-how-to-dispose-of-used-sanitary-face-masks-during-covid-19/

 

Baby delivered from mum with Covid-19 free from virus

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Medical Services (DMS) announced on Friday that a baby, born from a mother who was infected with Covid-19 at Rajavithi Hospital, was free from the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200910-baby-delivered-from-mum-with-covid-19-free-from-virus/

 

Phuket sets up ‘Emergency Operations Centres’

By The Phuket News

 

People driving onto the island are checked at the Phuket Check Point. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee has announced that Emergency Operation Centres (EOC) have been set up at every Subdistrict Health Promoting Centre on the island as part of the national strategy to combat the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200911-phuket-sets-up-‘emergency-operations-centres’/

 

Phuket order: ‘Red zone’ arrivals must quarantine on arrival

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew signed the order to come into effect today (Jan 9). Photo: PR Phuket /file

 

PHUKET: All arrivals from the “highest-risk” areas within the ‘red zone’ provinces must now quarantine for 14 days on arriving in Phuket, following an order issued by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew today (Jan 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200913-phuket-order-‘red-zone’-arrivals-must-quarantine-on-arrival/

 

Man arrested for robbing Patong 7-Eleven with knife

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Patong Police have Patiphan Chaiyothin, 24, re-enact his crime of using a knife to threaten a staffer when robbing the 7-Eleven store. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for robbing a 7-Eleven store off Nanai Rd in Patong at knifepoint in the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200915-man-arrested-for-robbing-patong-7-eleven-with-knife/

 

Pompeo lifts 'self-imposed restrictions' on U.S.-Taiwan relationship

By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he was lifting restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, a move likely to anger China and increase tensions between Beijing and Washington in the waning days of President Donald Trump's presidency.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200916-pompeo-lifts-self-imposed-restrictions-on-us-taiwan-relationship/

 

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16, government says

By Nidhi Verma

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker and a volunteer take part in a nationwide trial run of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine delivery systems, inside a school, which has been converted into a temporary vaccination centre, in New Delhi, India, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200917-india-to-start-covid-19-vaccination-drive-from-january-16-government-says/

 

Spaniards ski through Madrid as snow storm kills four

 

 

People are seen from the rooftop of the Circulo de Bellas Artes cultural center, as they stand and walk near the Cibeles Fountain during a heavy snowfall in Madrid, Spain January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Susana Vera

 

MADRID (Reuters) - A storm in Spain killed four people, paralysed travel and blanketed the capital Madrid in so much snow on Saturday that skiers took to the main Gran Via thoroughfare.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200918-spaniards-ski-through-madrid-as-snow-storm-kills-four/

 

North Korea's Kim calls U.S. 'our biggest enemy' in challenge to Biden

By Josh Smith and Cynthia Kim

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 9, 2021. KCNA/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is "our biggest enemy," state media said on Saturday, presenting a stark challenge to President-elect Joe Biden just days before he takes office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200919-north-koreas-kim-calls-us-our-biggest-enemy-in-challenge-to-biden/

 

 

 

Soccer-Everton, Arsenal avoid Cup scares, Chorley beat virus-hit Derby

By Hardik Vyas

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Everton v Rotherham United - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 9, 2021 Everton's Cenk Tosun scores a goal that is later disallowed REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

(Reuters) - Arsenal and Everton required extra-time winners to reach the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, while sixth-tier side Chorley beat a Derby County team severely weakened by a COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200920-soccer-everton-arsenal-avoid-cup-scares-chorley-beat-virus-hit-derby/

 

New wave of infections could be over by end of Jan: DDC

 

 

The new wave of coronavirus infections could be all but over by the end of January, the chief of Thailand’s Disease Control Department has said. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200921-new-wave-of-infections-could-be-over-by-end-of-jan-ddc/

 

 

Provinces continue to contend with COVID-19

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Deputy Minister of Public Health has traveled to Chantaburi to provide moral support to medical workers dealing with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200922-provinces-continue-to-contend-with-covid-19/

 

Health Minister lauds health workers in Facebook post

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Public Health as praised local health workers, calling them “Blue Warriors” in a Facebook post, and calling for payments to all medical workers be expedited to maintain their morale.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200923-health-minister-lauds-health-workers-in-facebook-post/

 

Safety of seafood from COVID-19 confirmed

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai fisheries industry has given an assurance that despite the recent wave of COVID-19 infections stemming from a shrimp market, frozen seafood remains untainted due to proactive measures and cooperation with the state.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200924-safety-of-seafood-from-covid-19-confirmed/

 

GSB now allows red zone customers to defer repayments

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Savings Bank has launched a special program for customers in 28 highest control or red zone provinces, to defer their debt repayments for 3-6 months. Customers must apply for this emergency offer from today to be eligible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200926-gsb-now-allows-red-zone-customers-to-defer-repayments/

 

Health Minister mulls no free medical treatment for gamblers or illegal Thai immigrants

 

 

Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has floated the idea of denying free medical treatment to Thais who cross borders illegally to work in Myanmar, only to return infected with COVID-19, and infected illegal gamblers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200927-health-minister-mulls-no-free-medical-treatment-for-gamblers-or-illegal-thai-immigrants/

 

200 Thais in Myawaddi Township to be screened before returning to Thailand

 

 

A coordinating centre has been set up in the Myanmar border town of Myawaddi, opposite Thailand’s Tak province, to screen about 200 Thais before they can be allowed to reenter Thailand through the checkpoint in Mae Sot district, said Dr. Chakkarath Pittayawong-anan, director of the Epidemiology Office, today (Saturday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200928-200-thais-in-myawaddi-township-to-be-screened-before-returning-to-thailand/

 

Communication breakdowns leave Thailand vulnerable to second virus wave

 

 

Medical personnel register a security guard for Covid-19 coronavirus testing at a private hospital in Bangkok on January 8, 2021 after the Thai government imposed further restrictions due to the recent outbreak. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
 

When it comes to staying safe from COVID-19, knowledge is power.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200930-communication-breakdowns-leave-thailand-vulnerable-to-second-virus-wave/

 

5 districts in Pattani declared public disaster zones as flood water rises

 

 

Five districts of Thailand’s southern border province of Pattani have been declared disaster zones after the swollen Pattani River overflowed its banks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200934-5-districts-in-pattani-declared-public-disaster-zones-as-flood-water-rises/

 

A closer look at Thailand’s (non-mandatory) contact tracing apps

 

The ‘MorChana’ contact tracing application on a smartphone.
 

Two mobile applications, ThaiChana and MorChana, have become popular in Thailand after millions felt compelled to download them in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak early last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200936-a-closer-look-at-thailand’s-non-mandatory-contact-tracing-apps/

 

NHS England plans to vaccinate all frontline staff against COVID-19 in next few weeks

By Kanishka Singh

 

An NHS sign is displayed outside the Bank of England in the financial district, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

(Reuters) - NHS England said on Friday it had made plans to vaccinate all frontline staff against COVID-19 in the next few weeks following the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200938-nhs-england-plans-to-vaccinate-all-frontline-staff-against-covid-19-in-next-few-weeks/

 

Windy day forecast for upper Thailand; isolated thundershowers in South

By The Nation

 

 

A strong high-pressure area from China covers upper Thailand, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200942-windy-day-forecast-for-upper-thailand-isolated-thundershowers-in-south/

 

Thailand reports 245 new COVID-19 cases, almost 900 discharged from hospital

 

 

Thailand confirmed 245 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200949-thailand-reports-245-new-covid-19-cases-almost-900-discharged-from-hospital/

 

The week that was in Thailand news: A surreal week as Zombie Apocalypse, Village People, Ali G and the Three Stooges all play their part

 

 

Last week Rooster had attempted to instill some humor into a rapidly deteriorating pandemic situation in Thailand with a spoof set of predictions. It was not to everyone’s taste. But little did I know that this week those spurious predictions would prove to be well wide of the mark.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200941-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-a-surreal-week-as-zombie-apocalypse-village-people-ali-g-and-the-three-stooges-all-play-their-part/

 

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