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Public health minister says Thailand will continue with the use of AstraZeneca vaccine

 

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Thailand will go ahead with its COVID-19 vaccination program using the AstraZeneca vaccine, because authorities have not found any rare, but significant and serious side effects among the vaccine’s recipients in Thailand, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Thursday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213992-public-health-minister-says-thailand-will-continue-with-the-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine/

 

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Thailand readies restrictions as coronavirus cases surge

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Orathai Sriring

 

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FILE PHOTO: Local residents queue for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nasal swab test, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand reported 1,543 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the sharpest increase since the start of the pandemic and the fourth record rise this week, prompting authorities to prepare new restrictions that would include closing schools and clubs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213979-breaking-thai-government-set-to-announce-more-restrictions-nationwide/?do=findComment&comment=16390368

 

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Thailand’s durian dealers fear for China exports after coronavirus surge

 

● Thailand is the world’s No 1 exporter of the ‘king of fruits’, the vast majority of which go straight to China – with 575,000 tonnes shipped in 2020 alone

 

● But as coronavirus infections hit record levels, Thailand’s durian dealers are worried about a repeat of the social media scare that sent China’s Chilean cherry sales tumbling earlier this year

 

Jitsiree Thongnoi in Bangkok

 

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A vendor sells durian fruits at a street stall in Bangkok in May last year. Photo: AFP

 

From the moment she first tasted a Thai durian in 2006, Pan Jiao Ling knew she was on to something special. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213994-thailand’s-durian-dealers-fear-for-china-exports-after-coronavirus-surge/

 

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Married man suffers years of abuse from crazed stalker after 'Thai cupid' dating site fling

 

● Thanyaras Siriphanuruk was found guilty of stalking and extortion in a WA court

● She was also convicted of editing photos of his daughter into pornography 

● The two met on the matchmaking site 'Thai Cupid' at the end of 2016 

 

By LEVI PARSONS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

 

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Thanyaras Siriphanuruk, 40, (pictured) committed a litany of bizarre offences against her lover, his ex-wife and their child after meeting the Australian man on a dating site

 

The two met on the matchmaking site 'Thai Cupid' towards the end of 2016, but the jilted lover's disturbing pattern of behaviour didn't begin until two years later, the District Court of Western Australia heard. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214000-married-man-suffers-years-of-abuse-from-crazed-stalker-after-thai-cupid-dating-site-fling/

 

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Thailand’s sluggish vaccine rollout no match for super-contagious COVID strain 

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk    

 

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A health worker administers the CoronaVac vaccine, developed by China’s Sinovac firm, to a man from an at-risk group at a makeshift clinic in Bangkok on April 7, 2021. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

Thailand is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination drive following an unprecedented surge in infections since April 5, with Thursday (April 15) bringing a record 24-hour high of 1,535 new cases.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214006-thailand’s-sluggish-vaccine-rollout-no-match-for-super-contagious-covid-strain/

 

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3,730 drunk drivers handled by Probation Department on first five days of Songkran

 

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Picture: Bangkok Business News

 

Director of the Probation Department Witthawan Sunthornkhajit said that 3,743 people had been placed under probation for offences related to driving from Saturday 10th to Wednesday 14th April inclusive. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214011-3730-drunk-drivers-handled-by-probation-department-on-first-five-days-of-songkran/

 

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Great majority of Thais in the villages know about Covid and how to protect themselves properly

 

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A survey conducted by the Ministry of Further Education in 3,000 tambons or sub-districts showed that the great majority of Thais know about Covid and how to protect themselves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214015-great-majority-of-thais-in-the-villages-know-about-covid-and-how-to-protect-themselves-properly/

 

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Phuket Songkran road tally holds at one death, but two more inured

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: Phuket’s tally for death and injuries in road accidents during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran Thai New Year holidays remains at one dead, but with two more accidents resulting in people requiring hospital treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214024-phuket-songkran-road-tally-holds-at-one-death-but-two-more-inured/

 

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Hua Hin: Songkran returnees and visitors will be subjected to screening - home quarantine for those at risk

 

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The governor of Prachuap Khirikhan Phallop Singhaseni announced measures to try and contain the outbreak of Covid-19 in his province among those returning home from Songkran holidays or those visiting the area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214032-hua-hin-songkran-returnees-and-visitors-will-be-subjected-to-screening-home-quarantine-for-those-at-risk/

 

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Prachuap: Governor inspects facilities as 100 more Covid cases announced

 

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New TV reported that Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Phallop Singhaseni and Dr Suriya khuharat of the local health department were apprised of the latest figures of Covid-19 infection in a visit to Hua Hin to inspect facilities. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214037-prachuap-governor-inspects-facilities-as-100-more-covid-cases-announced/

 

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Last Tambon Standing: Cherng Talay yet to record COVID-19 infection in current Phuket outbreak

By The Phuket News

 

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The PPHO map showing the tally of infections in subdistricts across Phuket. Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: Cherng Talay remains the only subdistrict on the island that has yet to record a confirmed infection of COVID-19 during the current outbreak, according to the latest map of infection locations released by the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214041-last-tambon-standing-cherng-talay-yet-to-record-covid-19-infection-in-current-phuket-outbreak/

 

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Bangkok Airways Will Temporarily Close Ticketing Offices in High-risk Provinces

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok Airways will close its ticketing offices in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket from April 16-25 due to the current Covid-19 crisis and the fact that the situation is expected to intensify.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214054-bangkok-airways-will-temporarily-close-ticketing-offices-in-high-risk-provinces/

 

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Banks at High-risk Areas to Be Closed Temporarily

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Bankers Association has released the guidelines to maintain continuous banking services as well as reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19. These measures are being put in place for the safety of employees and services will return to normal as soon as the Covid-19 situation is resolved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214056-banks-at-high-risk-areas-to-be-closed-temporarily/

 

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17 medics at Samut Prakan hospital isolated after patient lies about contact with an infected person

 

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Seventeen medical personnel at Samut Prakan provincial hospital have been quarantined after a patient failed to disclose information about his contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214066-17-medics-at-samut-prakan-hospital-isolated-after-patient-lies-about-contact-with-an-infected-person/

 

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Bangkok Governor inspects field hospital at Bang Khun Thian Geriatric Hospital

 

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Bangkok Governor, Aswin Kwanmuang, has inspected the Bang Khun Thian Geriatric Hospital, which has been used as a field hospital to monitor asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, and observed the vaccination process at the hospital.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214067-bangkok-governor-inspects-field-hospital-at-bang-khun-thian-geriatric-hospital/

 

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Thailand uses hotels beds for COVID-19 patients after surge in cases

 

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FILE PHOTO: Empty beds are seen 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 12, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Friday its fifth record daily tally of coronavirus cases this week, as authorities set up thousands of field hospitals to cope with an influx of patients and lined up hotels to provide extra beds for those without symptoms.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1214068-thailand-uses-hotels-beds-for-covid-19-patients-after-surge-in-cases/

 

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