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

 

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/

 

One million passengers to arrive at Hua Hin Airport by 2025

 

 

After a number of false starts, Hua Hin looks set to finally benefit from a fully functioning international airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212929-one-million-passengers-to-arrive-at-hua-hin-airport-by-2025/

PM: COVID Is Controllable

 

 

BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assured that COVID-19 would be under control and field hospitals could be set up in Bangkok to contain the disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212940-pm-covid-is-controllable/

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

 

 

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/

 

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

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

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/

 

UPDATE:

 

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

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

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

 

New COVID-19 wave further threatens Pattaya’s devastated tourism industry

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV painted a grim picture of how the latest wave of COVID-19 infections will impact the resort’s tourism industry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212995-new-covid-19-wave-further-threatens-pattaya’s-devastated-tourism-industry/

 

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

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

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/

 

All Hua Hin bars and pubs ordered to close for four days

 

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Health officials in Hua Hin on Wednesday ordered all bars and pubs in the city to close until 12th April.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212997-all-hua-hin-bars-and-pubs-ordered-to-close-for-four-days/

 

UPDATE: Quarantine not required for people visiting Korat

 

Picture: covid19koratcenter

 

People visiting Korat from so-called ‘high risk’ locations do not need to undergo 14 days of quarantine upon arrival in the province. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212998-update-quarantine-not-required-for-people-visiting-korat/

 

Netizens pose question: How did UK variant get into Thailand despite emergency decree?

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook said that people online were posing a vital question.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212999-netizens-pose-question-how-did-uk-variant-get-into-thailand-despite-emergency-decree/

 

Thai woman found with fake Certificate of Entry at Bangkok airport

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and officers from Region 2 announced that a Thai woman arriving from Germany had been found in possession of a fake Certificate of Entry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213002-thai-woman-found-with-fake-certificate-of-entry-at-bangkok-airport/

 

French gang selling marijuana arrested in Bangkok

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's chief of immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang gave details of the arrest of some French people and an English woman mixed up in the possession and selling of marijuana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213003-french-gang-selling-marijuana-arrested-in-bangkok/

New COVID-19 measures to be announced today, PM rules out lockdown

 

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Daily News reported from Government House as the latest outbreak of Covid-19 - now being referred to as the third wave - continued to spread.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213012-new-covid-19-measures-to-be-announced-today-pm-rules-out-lockdown/

 

Thailand’s leading virologist 'scary assessment' of new COVID wave

 

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Top Thai virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan painted a grim picture of the potential for harm from Thailand's Covid-19 response coupled with the emergence of the UK variant of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213013-thailand’s-leading-virologist-scary-assessment of-new-covid-wave/

 

Tax hikes may be unavoidable in post-COVID economy  

 

(Photo by PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / AFP)

 

COVID-19 has dealt a double blow to Thailand’s finances, reducing tax revenue while increasing the amount of money the government must spend to keep the economy afloat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213014-tax-hikes-may-be-unavoidable-in-post-covid-economy/

 

Phuket party-goers asked to present themselves at nearest hospital

By The Phuket News

 

A screenshot taken from a video of one of the three parties held in Phuket last weekend. Screenshot: via Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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/

 

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

 

(Photo by PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / AFP)

 

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/

 

Thailand reports 405 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday

 

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Thailand reported 405 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, continuing the spike of new cases in recent days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213035-thailand-reports-405-new-covid-19-cases-on-thursday/

 

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/

 

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

 

(file photo – Handout / ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP)

 

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/

 

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

 

 

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/

 

 

Bangkok Cancels Songkran Events

 

 

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/

 

Thailand eyes nightlife curbs to arrest third coronavirus wave

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

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

 

Source of British Variant Still Unknown

 

 

BANGKOK, April 8 (TNA) – The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) came up with new measures to handle the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases while the source of the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand remained unknown.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213057-source-of-british-variant-still-unknown/

Phuket Close Entertainment Places

 

 

PHUKET, April 8 (TNA) – The infectious disease committee of Phuket ordered the closure of local entertainment places from April 9 to 18 to control COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213059-phuket-close-entertainment-places/

 

Farmers subjected to water fees for second farming cycle in year

 

 

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/

 

FDA inspects confiscated drugs ahead of incineration

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Food and Drugs Administration has inspected the some 40 tons of illegal narcotics confiscated by the court, which are heading for incineration later this month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213061-fda-inspects-confiscated-drugs-ahead-of-incineration/

 

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

 

 

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/

 

Phuket residents vaccinated on April 2 asked to self-quarantine

 

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/