THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 11 Apr 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Expert warns of high chance of wider COVID-19 outbreak during Songkran

 

Travellers went through COVID-19 screening process before entering to the Mo Chit Bus Terminal on 9 April 2021.

 

Thailand’s new COVID-19 infections are expected to increase rapidly during the two weeks following the Songkran holidays, especially now that the UK strain of the virus is spreading, according to Dr. Prasit Watanapha, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, speaking during a recent live interview with Thai PBS World.

 

Full story:https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213455-expert-warns-of-high-chance-of-wider-covid-19-outbreak-during-songkran/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Songkran 2021: Travel DOWN Spending DOWN while trade minister warns don't put prices UP!

 

 

Naew Na reported that the Tourism Authority of Thailand were predicting a far quieter Songkran this year as the latest wave of the pandemic takes hold.

 

Full  story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213460-songkran-2021-travel-down-spending-down-while-trade-minister-warns-dont-put-prices-up/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

"Neo Pattaya" latest: 'Immersive entertainment' mooted as Sony Pictures theme park announced

 

 

Khanit Saengsuphan of an Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) steering committee spoke to Manager after meeting with DPM and energy minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213459-neo-pattaya-latest-immersive-entertainment-mooted-as-sony-pictures-theme-park-announced/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Six Chinese on "shopping trip" arrested crossing Mekong River from Laos into Thailand

 

 

A navy personnel patrol in the Chiang Khong area of Chiang Rai intercepted six Chinese nationals after they crossed over into Thailand from Laos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213458-six-chinese-on-shopping-trip-arrested-crossing-mekong river-from-laos-into-thailand/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand's capital plans 10,000 field-hospital beds as COVID-19 spikes

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to install 10,000 field-hospital beds in Bangkok, a health official said on Saturday, as the country strains to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213505-thailands-capital-plans-10000-field-hospital-beds-as-covid-19-spikes/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Navy seizes illegal Indonesian fishing boat off Phuket

 

 

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based in Phuket, has seized an Indonesian fishing boat for illegally entering Thai economic fishing zone waters off Phuket,  using a sieve net for hauling in its catch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213506-navy-seizes-illegal-indonesian-fishing-boat-off-phuket/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Phuket COVID infections rise, remote-site mass vaccinations halted

 

 

PHUKET: Vaccinations at all four remote-site ‘vaccination centres’ have been halted, with vaccinations to continue only at the Indoor Sports Stadium at Saphan Hin.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213507-phuket-covid-infections-rise-remote-site-mass-vaccinations-halted/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

COVID surge in Chiang Mai prompts expansion of field hospital and appeal for donations of consumables

 

 

Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai is running short of ambulances, to bring those with COVID-19 to the field hospital, which was recently set up at the international trade exhibition centre, as the number of new infections surges.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213508-covid-surge-in-chiang-mai-prompts-expansion-of-field-hospital-and-appeal-for-donations-of-consumables/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Red-shirt followers gather in remembrance of 2010 violent crackdown

 

 

 

Followers of Thailand’s United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or the red-shirt movement, assembled at the October 14th memorial, at the Kok Wua intersection on Ratchadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok on Saturday, to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the violent crackdown on red-shirt protesters by the government of then Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213510-red-shirt-followers-gather-in-remembrance-of-2010-violent-crackdown/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Government Offers Insurance to Songkran Travellers and Covid-19 At-risk Groups

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai government has offered a special policy for people to insure themselves against Songkran traffic accidents and Covid-19 infections

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213511-government-offers-insurance-to-songkran-travellers-and-covid-19-at-risk-groups/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

CCSA Allows Private Hospitals to Buy 10 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Private hospitals can buy 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, in addition to the government’s purchases, to help create herd immunity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213512-ccsa-allows-private-hospitals-to-buy-10-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Bangkok emergency services on standby over Songkran holidays

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Emergency service in Bangkok, from firefighters to paramedics, are now on standby to respond to any case of emergency during this year’s Songkran holidays, with special focus on road traffic during the so-called “7 days of danger”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213513-bangkok-emergency-services-on-standby-over-songkran-holidays/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

BMA Increases Frequency of Public Place Cleaning to Contain Covid-19

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has increased the frequency of cleaning of public places and facilities in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213514-bma-increases-frequency-of-public-place-cleaning-to-contain-covid-19/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Mo Chit and bus services responding to COVID-19 fears

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Many people were seen a day before the start of the Songkran holiday picking up bus tickets or departing from Mo Chit Bus Terminal, in an effort to avoid COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213516-mo-chit-and-bus-services-responding-to-covid-19-fears/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

TAT and AirAsia join to promote secondary cities

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai AirAsia have joined to promote Thailand’s secondary cities to domestic tourists, with the “Must Visit Secondary Cities” campaign, targeting Gen Y and young adult travelers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213517-tat-and-airasia-join-to-promote-secondary-cities/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Koh Lan and Phuket working to maintain visitor confidence

 

 

CHONBURI (NNT) - Koh Lan of Chonburi province has remained open to tourists but is observing strict health measures, assessing each arrival for symptoms of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213518-koh-lan-and-phuket-working-to-maintain-visitor-confidence/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

EGAT offers EV free charging throughout April

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - For Songkran festival this year, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is bringing happiness to Electric Vehicle (EV) users by offering them free charging at all EleX by EGAT stations at PT gas stations throughout April, to accommodate the travels of people all over the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213519-egat-offers-ev-free-charging-throughout-april/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Chonburi reports 149 new COVID-19 cases

 

 

Health officials in Chonburi on Sunday reported 149 new COVID-19 cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213532-chonburi-reports-149-new-covid-19-cases/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports daily record 967 new coronavirus infections

 

 

Thailand on Sunday reported 967 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one day jump, as the country deals with a third wave of infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213534-thailand-reports-daily-record-967-new-coronavirus-infections/

 

[rooster59]

The week that was in Thailand news: Staying in at Songkran - an experienced user guide

 

 

It was certainly a grim week for Thailand with one item of bad news after another. 

 

With the emergence of the so-called UK variant of coronavirus I was a bit reluctant to go out to Makro to do my pre-Songkran panic-buy stocking up on enough baked beans and cheese to last the week in isolation. My annual water avoiding quarantine.

 

Full  story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213536-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-staying-in-at-songkran-an-experienced-user-guide/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Over 100 COVID-19 cases now confirmed in Hua Hin

 

Image: Reuters

 

Health officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Sunday reported there are now a total of 141 cases of COVID-19 in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213541-over-100-covid-19-cases-now-confirmed-in-hua-hin/
 

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