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Prachuap: Double tragedy as two sisters drown in the sea - brother could swim and saved himself

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Tragedy has struck a family in the Saphan Pla area of Huay Yang in Thap Sakae district of Prachuap Khiri Khan. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216590-prachuap-double-tragedy-as-two-sisters-drown-in-the-sea-brother-could-swim-and-saved-himself/

 

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2,432 COVID-19 Patients Are Discharged from BMA Hospitals

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said on Sunday that 2,432 COVID-19 patients, being treated at hospitals under the BMA, have recovered and been discharged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216594-2432-covid-19-patients-are-discharged-from-bma-hospitals/

 

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Study Shows Both Sinovac and AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines Are Effective

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A study, by Chulalongkorn University’s Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology, has found that both the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines are helpful in stimulating immunity against COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216595-study-shows-both-sinovac-and-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines-are-effective/

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New COVID-19 Clusters Emerge in Chanthaburi and Chiang Mai Provinces

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

Chanthaburi - The Chanthaburi provincial public office said more than 109 gemstone traders, from Guinea, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and Gambia in Africa, have tested positive for COVID-19 between 6 and 9 May in the province, although none carried the African or Indian variants of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216597-new-covid-19-clusters-emerge-in-chanthaburi-and-chiang-mai-provinces/

 

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First case of Indian COVID-19 variant detected in a Thai mother and her 4-year old son

 

 

The first case of the Indian COVID-19 variant, or B.1.617.1, has been found in Thailand, in a Thai family returning from Pakistan and in state quarantine, according to CCSA assistant spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216620-first-case-of-indian-covid-19-variant-detected-in-a-thai-mother-and-her-4-year-old-son/

 

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Homeless man arrested for stabbing woman at temple

 

Photo: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET:-- Police have arrested a 48-year-old man wanted for robbing and stabbing a woman in Wat Charoen Samanakit (Wat Lang San) in Phuket Town last Thursday (May 6).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216622-homeless-man-arrested-for-stabbing-woman-at-temple/

 

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Thai industries sentiment hits eight month low on virus return

 

FILE PHOTO: A container is loaded onto a cargo ship at a port in Bangkok March 30, 2015. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's industries sentiment in April hit its lowest in eight months after its biggest coronavirus outbreak struck, and the government should borrow 1 trillion baht ($32 billion) more to support the economy, an industries group said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216624-thai-industries-sentiment-hits-eight-month-low-on-virus-return/

 

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Chiang Mai University closes field hospital after all patients are discharged

 

Image Credit: Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

 

Chiang Mai University has closed down its field hospital, after all the patients, who were mostly students and university personnel, were discharged from the facility following treatment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216636-chiang-mai-university-closes-field-hospital-after-all-patients-are-discharged/

 

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Thailand halts entry of foreigners from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal over virus variant

 

FILE PHOTO: People get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday barred the entry of foreign nationals from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh in a bid to keep out the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first found in India, its foreign ministry said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216637-thailand-halts-entry-of-foreigners-from-bangladesh-pakistan-nepal-over-virus-variant/

 

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