THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 2 May 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

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/

 

 

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

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/

 

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

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/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Voluntary curfews adopted in 19 of Thailand’s provinces

 

 

Nineteen out of 77 provinces in Thailand have now put in place voluntary curfews, to contain the spread of COVID-19, according to the CCSA and the Interior Ministry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215689-voluntary-curfews-adopted-in-19-of-thailand’s-provinces/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Safety net needed to protect vulnerable Thai workers

 

 

Eyes on the seams, hands on the cloth, feet on the pedals, seamstresses sew a thousand pieces in an eight hour day and all on minimum wage.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215690-safety-net-needed-to-protect-vulnerable-thai-workers/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Dancing out of COVID and into debt

 

 

Movement restrictions and social distancing are causing stress for many people, not just psychologically, but also financially.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215691-dancing-out-of-covid-and-into-debt/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand sends medical supplies to India

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai government has sent medical supplies by military aircraft to help fight the devastating surge of COVID-19 in India, before returning to Bangkok with infected embassy officials in need of treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215692-thailand-sends-medical-supplies-to-india/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Gov’t accepts Labour Day requests from workforce

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - It has become a tradition in Thailand for leaders of the workforce to submit their requests to the government on Labour Day. This year, they have asked the government to promote better benefits and income among workers, in order to help improve their quality of life.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215693-gov’t-accepts-labour-day-requests-from-workforce/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Phuket running short of COVID quarantine hotel rooms for high risk contacts

 

 

PHUKET: People identified as high-risk contacts for exposure to a person now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 can observe their 14-day quarantine at home if COVID-protection measures can be met to protect other people living in the same household.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215694-phuket-running-short-of-covid-quarantine-hotel-rooms-for-high-risk-contacts/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Expats in Thailand report successfully registering to receive COVID-19 vaccine

 

 

After Thailand officially opened up registration for people to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, some foreigners in the country have successfully been able to register to receive the jab.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215703-expats-in-thailand-report-successfully-registering-to-receive-covid-19-vaccine/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand sees second day of record-high virus deaths

 

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

 

Thailand's Health Ministry on Sunday reported 1,940 new coronavirus cases, while deaths hit 21 for a second day, the highest daily number of fatalities since the pandemic began.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215707-thailand-sees-second-day-of-record-high-virus-deaths/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

CCSA Shifts Focus on Household Covid-19 Infections

 

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has shifted it focus onto infections in households as the number of new cases among family members continues to rise at an alarming rate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215710-ccsa-shifts-focus-on-household-covid-19-infections/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

PM Stresses Government’s Efforts to Help Workforce on Labor Day

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - In a statement on National Labor Day on Saturday, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government was working hard to control the pandemic, stimulate the economy and help people in vulnerable groups affected by the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215711-pm-stresses-government’s-efforts-to-help-workforce-on-labor-day/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

TCC Expects State-private Vaccination Plan to Drive Growth

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) expects a new state-private vaccination plan and good export prospects may help Thailand secure 1.5-3% GDP growth this year despite economic uncertainties caused by the third wave of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215712-tcc-expects-state-private-vaccination-plan-to-drive-growth/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Passengers on 7 Phuket Flights Are Urged to Take Covid-19 Tests

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Authorities have asked 157 passengers on seven recent domestic flights to or from Phuket to take Covid-19 tests and go into quarantine as they were deemed at risk of exposure to passengers who were found to have been infected.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215621-covid-alert-for-phuket-airline-passengers/?do=findComment&comment=16435649

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Chiang Mai Prohibits Indoor Mass Gatherings

 

 

CHIANG MAI (NNT) - Chiang Mai has issued a ban on mass gatherings at indoor venues from Saturday in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215713-chiang-mai-prohibits-indoor-mass-gatherings/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Myanmar Imposes Ban on 5 Thai Drinking Products

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Myanmar has imposed a ban on imports of five Thai drinking products sent by land from Thailand, but will allow imports of these products by sea.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215714-myanmar-imposes-ban-on-5-thai-drinking-products/

 

[rooster59]

Hello Big Nut this is the Covid Czar calling!

 

 

Deep within the bowels - appropriately enough - of Government House there exists a hotline phone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215720-hello-big-nut-this-is-the-covid-czar-calling/

 

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