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Thailand Live Thursday 8 Apr 2021

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Thailand braced for infections spike after detecting UK COVID-19 variant

 

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People receive Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine after hundreds of residents in the district tested positive for the coronavirus disease in Bangkok, Thailand, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has detected at least 24 cases of the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 first identified in Britain, a government health expert said on Wednesday, its first known domestic transmission of the highly contagious variant.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212948-thailand-braced-for-infections-spike-after-detecting-uk-covid-19-variant/

 

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BMA considers field hospitals as health officials warn COVID-19 infections may increase exponentially

 

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Interior and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to arrange space for the setting up of a field hospital in Bangkok, in case COVID-19 infections increase beyond the capacity of the capital’s regular hospitals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212990-bma-considers-field-hospitals-as-health-officials-warn-covid-19-infections-may-increase-exponentially/

 

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No Quarantine for Travellers from Risk Areas to Home Provinces for Songkran

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed that travellers from Bangkok and other risk areas heading to their home provinces for Songkran will not have to go into quarantine. Only people who had been infected with the virus, or were considered at high risk, would be quarantined.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212991-no-quarantine-for-travellers-from-risk-areas-to-home-provinces-for-songkran/

 

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1,200 Road Checkpoints to Curb Drink-driving and Covid-19

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police Office will set up at least 1,200 road checkpoints to curb drink-driving, while local police will control Covid-19 spreaders, during the Songkran festival next week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212782-songkran-2021-thai-police-will-set-up-1200-dui-checkpoints-nationwide/?do=findComment&comment=16372100

 

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Proposals to build bridge over three way intersection at Tha Yang, Phetchaburi

 

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77kaoded reported that a meeting was held on Monday at the Tha Yang municipal offices, in Phetchaburi province, in which the public voiced their opinions about plans to change the three way intersection on the highway at Tha Yang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212996-proposals-to-build-bridge-over-three-way-intersection-at-tha-yang-phetchaburi/

 

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Phuket party-goers asked to present themselves at nearest hospital

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PHUKET: Any people who attended any of the three mass parties held in Phuket last weekend in any capacity have been asked to present themselves at the nearest government hospital in order to be tested for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213022-phuket-party-goers-asked-to-present-themselves-at-nearest-hospital/

 

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Sick of polarised politics, Bangkok voters favour ‘independent’ as governor election looms

 

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While opinion polls show Bangkok voters favour independent candidates in the upcoming governor election, observers say the “swing vote” in the capital makes it difficult to predict a winner. Many voters remain undecided up until a few days before polling stations open.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213024-sick-of-polarised-politics-bangkok-voters-favour-‘independent’-as-governor-election-looms/

 

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Thais advised to stay home for Songkran to limit spread of COVID-19 UK strain

 

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Thailand’s top virologist, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, has expressed his concern that the UK strain of COVID-19, which is now linked to the Thonglor cluster and is spreading through Bangkok and several other provinces, will spread more rapidly during the Songkran festival and may mutate into a local strain that is difficult to eliminate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213036-thais-advised-to-stay-home-for-songkran-to-limit-spread-of-covid-19-uk-strain/

 

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Chonburi records 40 more COVID-19 infections related to entertainment cluster

 

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Chonburi province has reported 40 new COVID-19 cases, all related to entertainment venues in various cities, including Bangkok, according to the provincial health department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213038-chonburi-records-40-more-covid-19-infections-related-to-entertainment-cluster/

 

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Thailand set to close all bars, pubs, massage parlours in 41 provinces for 14 days

 

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Entertainment venues in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to close for 14 days in a bid to prevent further spread of COVID-19, according to Thailand’s Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesperson Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213040-thailand-set-to-close-all-bars-pubs-massage-parlours-in-41-provinces-for-14-days/

 

 

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Bangkok Cancels Songkran Events

 

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BANGKOK, April 8 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) cancelled its annual celebrative events at the City Hall’s front court and elsewhere during the Songkran holiday as COVID-19 was spreading fast from entertainment places in Thong Lor area of the capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213044-bangkok-cancels-songkran-events/

 

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Thailand eyes nightlife curbs to arrest third coronavirus wave

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Healthcare workers take nasal swab samples from local residents for a COVID-19 test after hundreds of residents of Watthana district and the trendy Thonglor neighborhood tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is considering closing entertainment venues in Bangkok and 40 provinces, its COVID-19 taskforce said on Thursday, as authorities rushed to tackle a new wave of coronavirus cases and the arrival of a highly contagious variant.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213040-thailand-set-to-close-all-bars-pubs-massage-parlours-in-41-provinces-for-14-days/?do=findComment&comment=16373713

 

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Farmers subjected to water fees for second farming cycle in year

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of National Water Resources has explained water fee collection from farmers, as mandated by the Water Resources Act, saying this fee will only apply to the second crop cycle or beyond, to discourage excessive water use.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213060-farmers-subjected-to-water-fees-for-second-farming-cycle-in-year/

 

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Thai consumer spending may fall $3.2 billion on new COVID-19 outbreak

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's consumer spending may drop up to 100 billion baht ($3.2 billion) if a new coronavirus outbreak lasts for two months, possibly sinking the economy in the current quarter, a commerce university said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213063-thai-consumer-spending-may-fall-32-billion-on-new-covid-19-outbreak/

 

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Phuket residents vaccinated on April 2 asked to self-quarantine

 

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Dr Chalermpong asked all people who were vaccinated at Saphan Hin on Apr 2 to self-quarantine and monitor their condition. Screenshot: PPHO

 

PHUKET:-- All people who were present at the Indoor Sports Stadium in Saphan Hin last Friday (Apr 2) to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have been asked to self-quarantine and monitor themselves for signs of infection now that it has been confirmed that one of those present was infected with the virus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213064-phuket-residents-vaccinated-on-april-2-asked-to-self-quarantine/

 

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