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Thailand Live Monday 12 Apr 2021

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Baby with Covid finally finds treatment after online drama plays out on Facebook

 

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PIcture: Sanook

 

A drama played out on Facebook through the night in the early hours of Sunday morning after a tearful mother failed to get medical treatment for her ten month old child with Covid.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213644-baby-with-covid-finally-finds-treatment-after-online-drama-plays-out-on-facebook/

 

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Thai PM expresses confidence in Thailand's ability to host major sporting events according to the "New Normal"

 

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PM's office spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri said Sunday that Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-ocha had great confidence in his country's abilities to host high profile sporting events. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213645-thai-pm-expresses-confidence-in-thailands-ability-to-host-major-sporting-events-according-to-the-new-normal/

 

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Top Thai virologist assures Thais of effectiveness of vaccines in Thailand including against UK variant

 

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Dr Yong Poovorawan - a leading virologist and frequent speaker on the pandemic from Chulalongkorn University Hospital - has thrown his weight behind vaccines being used in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213646-top-thai-virologist-assures-thais-of-effectiveness-of-vaccines-in-thailand-including-against-uk-variant/

 

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Phuket tourism falters as infections spread

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Patong Beach remains devoid of visitors. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Patong Beach remains devoid of visitors as COVID infections rise across the island and the spread of infections elsewhere in the country has sparked mass cancellations of planned trips to Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213648-phuket-tourism-falters-as-infections-spread/

 

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Phuket maintains zero deaths in Seven Days road-safety campaign

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Rescue workers recover one of the road accident victims last night. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket has officially recognised three accidents in which three men were injured on Day 2 of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran Thai New Year holidays yesterday (Apr 11), bringing the number of injured to four, but with no deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213650-phuket-maintains-zero-deaths-in-seven-days-road-safety-campaign/

 

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Songkran Holiday Blues for the Elderly

 

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An elderly woman sits along an alley in a low-income neighborhood in Bangkok on May 4, 2020. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP)

 

Songkran is the Thai New Year holiday that many Thais look forward to spending a week-long off from work and being with their loved ones, especially Thai elders that wait for their children and grandkids to show up on their doorstep.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213666-songkran-holiday-blues-for-the-elderly/

 

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Phuket asked to observe ‘new normal’ Songkran

 

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People are asked to observe the ’new normal’ requirements while celebrating Songkran. Image: Ministry of Culture

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Cultural Office has shared a notice asking for all people on the island to observe the ‘new normal’ requirements for the Thai New Year Songkran celebrations, which begin tomorrow (Apr 13).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213669-phuket-asked-to-observe-‘new-normal’-songkran/

 

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Phuket drug arrests net 12k meth pills, half kilo of ice

 

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PHUKET:-- Phuket Provincial Police have arrested three suspects in two raids, resulting in more than 500 grams of crystal meth (ya ice) and more than 12,300 pills methamphetamine (ya bah).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213670-phuket-drug-arrests-net-12k-meth-pills-half-kilo-of-ice/

 

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Finally some good news: Thailand tipped to ease 90 day reporting for foreigners

 

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The Thai government is set to revamp its immigraiton rules - including the  90 day reporting requirement - in a bid to attract more investors and retirees.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213676-finally-some-good-news-thailand-tipped-to-ease-90-day-reporting-for-foreigners/

 

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Thailand reports record COVID-19 cases ahead of national holiday

 

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Health workers sit inside a field hospital recently set up to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 10, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday reported 985 new COVID-19 cases, a record daily jump for a second day in a row, as the country deals with a third wave of infections and a highly contagious variant.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213642-thailand-reports-biggest-daily-jump-in-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=16383032

 

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People undergo COVID-19 tests at Urban Institute for Disease Prevention and Control

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Many people who are at risk of contracting COVID-19 visit the Urban Institute for Disease Prevention and Control in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, to undergo COVID-19 tests. The institute is now open to such risk groups, with the aim of testing 500 people a day.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213678-people-undergo-covid-19-tests-at-urban-institute-for-disease-prevention-and-control/

 

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56 dead, 729 injured in first two days of Songkran travel - 17,000 nabbed for no licenses

 

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56 people have died and 729 people have been injured from 705 accidents during the first two days of Thailand’s so-called ‘7 Dangerous Days’.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213680-56-dead-729-injured-in-first-two-days-of-songkran-travel-17000-nabbed-for-no-licenses/

 

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Army helps set up field hospitals, and provides beds and equipment

 

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CHIANG MAI (NNT) - In addition to setting up field hospitals in military camps as instructed by the government and the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the Royal Thai Army is providing personnel and equipment to help set up field hospitals in various provinces to the best of its ability.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213691-army-helps-set-up-field-hospitals-and-provides-beds-and-equipment/

 

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Public to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots in June

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - In response to a question on the timing of bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to the people who are not medical personnel or in priority groups, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn, has confirmed that the Ministry of Public Health will begin registration of the public in May, and inoculations will start in June.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213693-public-to-receive-covid-19-vaccine-shots-in-june/

 

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Social Security extends self-employed coverage application deadline

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Social Security Office has extended the application period for the self-employed Social Security program, for persons who have lost their jobs, but wish to maintain their Social Security coverage. All they need to do is to apply by 30th June.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213694-social-security-extends-self-employed-coverage-application-deadline/

 

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BMA to hold another round of vaccinations for Bang Khae people

 

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BANG KHAE (NNT) - During the Songkran holiday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has administered the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 90 percent of priority groups at Bang Khae market in Bangkok. The remaining 10 percent have not been vaccinated as they are heading to their home provinces or may be engaged in other work. The BMA will organize another round of vaccinations from April 19 to 21.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213696-bma-to-hold-another-round-of-vaccinations-for-bang-khae-people/

 

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