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New restrictions in place in Chonburi, permission needed for travel out of province

 

Image: Pattaya City Hall, file photo

 

As preventative measures are about to be increased in Chonburi, including in Pattaya, anyone wishing to travel outside of the province will need permission granted from the local district administration from Saturday (1 May).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215564-new-restrictions-in-place-in-chonburi-permission-needed-for-travel-out-of-province/

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Elderly British expat dies of COVID-19 in Hua Hin

 

 

A British man, 92, has died of COVID-19 in Hua Hin, it was announced on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215573-elderly-british-expat-dies-of-covid-19-in-hua-hin/

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Bangkok to inoculate 50,000 people per day, vaccinating 70% of its population

 

Airport staff receive a dose of the Covid-19 coronavirus CoronaVac vaccine, developed by China’s Sinovac firm, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on April 28, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Bangkok plans to inoculate 70% of its inhabitants, at the rate of 50,000 people per day. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will set up 14 locations across the city, outside hospitals, starting June 1st.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215574-bangkok-to-inoculate-50000-people-per-day-vaccinating-70-of-its-population/

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Thailand to receive 3.5 million more doses of Sinovac vaccine in May

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker prepares to administer the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will next month receive another 3.5 million doses of Sinovac Biotech's coronavirus vaccine, a senior health official said on Friday, as the country seeks to shore-up supplies amid its biggest outbreak so far.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215595-thailand to-receive-35-million-more-doses-of-sinovac-vaccine-in-may/

 

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Nimibutr Stadium becomes first COVID-19 triage centre opened in Bangkok

 

 

Thailand’s first COVID-19 triage centre, or pre-admission centre, was opened on Friday, with little fanfare, at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215596-nimibutr-stadium-becomes-first-covid-19-triage-centre-opened-in-bangkok/

 

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Parliament President Chuan Leekpai visits Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Chuan Leekpai at the Phuket Check Point earlier today (Apr 30). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: President of the National Assembly of Thailand and incumbent Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai arrived in Phuket today to be briefed on the outbreak situation on the island and to donate 10,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the officers stationed at the Phuket Check Point, where all arrivals onto the island by road are screened before being allowed into the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215597-parliament-president-chuan-leekpai-visits-phuket/

 

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Thais evacuated as fighting continues along Myanmar border

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

Mae Hong Son (NNT) - Thai villagers by the Thailand-Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son have again been evacuated as fighting between the KNU and Myanmar military continues near the border.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215600-thais-evacuated-as-fighting-continues-along-myanmar-border/

 

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Chinese loan shark operation busted in Pattaya

 

Picture: Manager

 

Officers led by Pol Col Ekkaphop Inthawiwat of the Chonburi provincial police, an international crime task force and local Pattaya police armed with a search warrant from the Pattaya court raided premises on Sai 2 yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215613-chinese-loan-shark-operation-busted-in-pattaya/

 

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People in Thailand look set to be restricted in choice of vaccine

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Comments made by DP and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul suggested that people in Thailand will not be able to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they receive. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215614-people-in-thailand-look-set-to-be-restricted-in-choice-of-vaccine/

 

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As vaccination booking opens in Thailand, who can get jabs and how?

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

 

All 16 million vulnerable people will be the first in line when Thailand launches free nationwide vaccinations for residents next month. Meanwhile, appointments for jabs can be made in advance from today via the Mor Prom account on the Line mobile application.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215615-as-vaccination-booking-opens-in-thailand-who-can-get-jabs-and-how/

 

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Bangkok: No dining in restaurants, takeout only to 9pm starts today

 

Picture: TNN

 

New tougher Covid-19 regulation in the Thai capital bangkok and five other provinces come into force today, reported TNN.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215616-bangkok-no-dining-in-restaurants-takeout-only-to-9pm-starts-today/

 

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Pattaya: Japanese call center criminal hiding in the resort on overstay

 

Picture: INN

 

Thailand chief of immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang reported that his men had arrested the head of a call center gang who had stolen 12 million baht from 46 victims in Japan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215617-pattaya-japanese-call-center-criminal-hiding-in-the-resort-on-overstay/

 

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Government House outbreak: Maid who cleaned top ministerial areas is now positive with Covid

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported what they called "another shock" after a maid at the Banchakarn 1 building at Government House tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215618-government-house-outbreak-maid-who-cleaned-top-ministerial-areas-is-now-positive-with-covid/

 

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Thailand reports new daily record of 21 deaths, 1,891 new cases, in third virus wave

 

FILE PHOTO: People line up to receive their vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Saturday reported a new daily record of 21 coronavirus deaths in one day, the health ministry said, as the Southeast Asian country prepared to open registration for a long-awaited mass vaccination campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215620-thailand-reports-new-daily-record-of-21-deaths-1891-new-cases-in-third-virus-wave/

 

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COVID alert for Phuket airline passengers

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Passengers on specific flights between Phuket and Bangkok operated between Apr 15-26 have been urged to present themselves to a government hospital for a COVID test and observe any quarantine order by officials.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215621-covid-alert-for-phuket-airline-passengers/

 

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Public Can Register for Covid-19 Vaccination via “Mor Phrom V.2” from May 1

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health will allow the general public to register for Covid-19 vaccination via the ministry’s official group “Mor Phrom V.2” (doctors ready) from May 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215623-public-can-register-for-covid-19-vaccination-via-“mor-phrom-v2”-from-may-1/

 

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Tourism could be hit by re-tightening of travel restrictions, experts warn

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Government measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 infections across Bangkok and other five red-zoned provinces will likely have a negative impact on the tourism sector, analysts said Friday, adding that the downside risk was limited.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215625-tourism-could-be-hit-by-re-tightening-of-travel-restrictions-experts-warn/

 

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New times for mall and convenience store opening/closing effective today

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported the new shop opening and closing times as per a notice from the Thai Retailers' Association and the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215627-new-times-for-mall-and-convenience-store-openingclosing-effective-today/

 

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Phuket face mask crackdown ramped up in revised restrictions order

The Phuket New

 

The new order issued last night (Apr 30). Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The move to crack down on people not wearing face masks while in public was ratcheted up last night with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew issuing an order to ramp up restrictions already imposed in Phuket to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215629-phuket-face-mask-crackdown-ramped-up-in-revised-restrictions-order/

 

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BoT and MAS Launch Linkage of Real-time Retail Payment Systems

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have launched on Thursday a linkage of Thailand’s PromptPay and Singapore’s PayNow, marking the world’s first bridge between national real-time retail payment systems.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215630-bot-and-mas-launch-linkage-of-real-time-retail-payment-systems/

 

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Pattaya rescue foundation appeals to sick people not to hide their symptoms - five in quarantine

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

The head of Pattaya's Sawang Boriboon rescue foundation - that picks up accident victims and the sick and ferries them to hospitals -  has appealed to the public not to hide what is wrong with them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215632-pattaya-rescue-foundation-appeals-to-sick-people-not-to-hide-their-symptoms-five-in-quarantine/

 

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Thai business take massive hit in Covid third wave - restaurants call for review on in house dining ban

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that the Thai Chamber of Commerce said that the third wave of the pandemic currently rampant in Thailand had caused losses of 200 billion baht already.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215634-thai-business-take-massive-hit-in-covid-third-wave-restaurants-call-for-review-on-in-house-dining-ban/

 

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One dead/51 others infected from Thai justice minister's Songkran restaurant party

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A party organised in Sukhothai in the north of Thailand for Thailand justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin has now proved to be responsible for 52 Covid cases. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215635-one-dead51-others-infected-from-thai-justice-ministers-songkran-restaurant-party/

 

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What to do in thunderstorms - PEA issues guidelines

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Provincial Electricity Authority had warned the public about thunderstorms and what to do and not to do.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215637-what-to-do-in-thunderstorms-pea-issues-guidelines/

 

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Thailand Live Sunday 2 May 2021 :