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Phuket quarantine for domestic arrivals not vaccinated, unable to prove COVID-negative

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong speaking from Phuket Provincial Hall last night (May 17). Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: People wanting to enter Phuket who are not fully vaccinated or cannot prove they have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of arriving must serve a 14-day quarantine if they want to enter the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217526-phuket-quarantine-for-domestic-arrivals-not-vaccinated-unable-to-prove-covid-negative/

 

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Country reopening the ‘only hope’ for Bangkok’s Chatuchak market vendors

 

 

Most vendors at Bangkok’s Chatuchak market are hoping that the Thai government will reopen the country as soon as possible and allow foreign tourists in again, to help revive their businesses, saying it is their “only hope.”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217527-country-reopening-the-‘only-hope’-for-bangkok’s-chatuchak-market-vendors/

 

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Only a few Baht per inmate for COVID-19 prevention in prisons, says former Transport Minister

 

 

Former Transport Minister Dr. Chadchart Sittipunt has highlighted the fact that only a small COVID-19 prevention budget, 750,000 Baht, has been allocated to cover all prisons nationwide. This averages out to only a few Baht per inmate, at a time when more than 11,000 inmates have tested positive for the virus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217547-only-a-few-baht-per-inmate-for-covid-19-prevention-in-prisons-says-former-transport-minister/

 

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Thailand’s defence budget faces cuts for third year in a row

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Defence has trimmed its budget for 2022, for the third consecutive year, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, so that the government will have more funds available to control the disease and help the people affected by the outbreak, Defence Ministry Spokesman Lt Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich said yesterday (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217548-thailand’s-defence-budget-faces-cuts-for-third-year-in-a-row/

 

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Health Ministry formally receives China-donated vaccines

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has formally received 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine donated by the Chinese government, with the Minister of Public Health and China’s acting ambassador to Thailand signing the delivery.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217549-health-ministry-formally-receives-china-donated-vaccines/

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COVID-19 vaccination results in Thailand: Stronger immune system

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The administration of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccine doses in the last five months is creating immunity to COVID-19 in Thailand, with almost all recipients having a high level of antibodies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217550-covid-19-vaccination-results-in-thailand-stronger-immune-system/

 

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British man arrested in Chiang Man after allegedly threatening monk with a machete

 

Image: Channel 7 screenshot

 

Police in Chiang Mai have arrested a British after he allegedly threatened a monk with a machete.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217553-british-man-arrested-in-chiang-man-after-allegedly-threatening-monk-with-a-machete/

 

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Thailand reports youngest victim among record tally of COVID-19 deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker takes a nasal swab sample from a man from Klong Toey community, for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Tuesday 35 new coronavirus deaths, a record daily number that included the country's youngest victim up to now, a two-month-old baby, as authorities struggle to contain a third wave of infections.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217561-thailand-reports-youngest-victim-among-record-tally-of-covid-19-deaths/

 

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Bangkok to Launch Web-based Vaccine Registration

 

 

BANGKOK, May 18 (TNA) – Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to launch the web-based system for Covid-19 vaccine registration for people aged 18-59 years old.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217573-bangkok-to-launch-web-based-vaccine-registration/

 

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