Bangkok aims to vaccinate 8 million people by August

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expected to administer the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to up to eight million people in Bangkok over the next two or three months, as more non-hospital vaccination centers open daily.

 

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PM Has 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Jab

 

 

BANGKOK, May 24 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received his second jab of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218156-pm-has-2nd-covid-19-vaccine-jab/

 

COVID-19 Vaccination Starts at Bang Sue Grand Station

 

 

BANGKOK, May 24 (TNA) – COVID-19 vaccination began at the Bang Sue Grand Station for registrants in the transport sector who showed up in the morning for inoculation.

 

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Thailand’s household debt increased 3.9% to ฿14.02 trillion in Q4 of 2020 and will grow this year

 

Women walk past a row of bank automatic teller machines in a commercial building in Bangkok on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP)

 

Thailand’s household debt increased 3.9% to 14.02 trillion baht in the fourth quarter of last year, representing 89.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), said Mr. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council, today.

 

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Concern for real estate industry as COVID-19 spreads among construction workers

 

 

The Thai Real Estate Association and related agencies are discussing ways to control the spread of COVID-19 among construction workers, amidst rising concerns that it could delay construction of many buildings, which will lead to an increased contraction of the real estate sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218177-concern-for-real-estate-industry-as-covid-19-spreads-among-construction-workers/

 

Thai central bank says key rate to stay low for 1-2 years

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's benchmark interest rate may stay at a record low of 0.5% for one or two years until the economy has seen a clear recovery, a central bank official said on Monday, as the country deals with a third wave of COVID-19 infections.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218178-thai-central-bank-says-key-rate-to-stay-low-for-1-2-years/

 

Thai Q1 jobless rate at 12-year high amid virus outbreaks

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a train station in Bangkok, Thailand, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's unemployment rate hit a 12-year high in the first quarter of 2021 due to the renewed impact of coronavirus outbreaks, as the country reimposed measures to contain a third wave of infections, the state planning agency said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218179-thai-q1-jobless-rate-at-12-year-high-amid-virus-outbreaks/

 

Thai virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour

 

Myanmar migrant workers pass their time near their room as they have been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown measures after more than a thousand COVID-19 cases were detected in the workers' dormitory in Bangkok, Thailand May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218181-thai-virus-clusters-spotlight-conditions-for-migrant-labour/

Federation of Thai Industries works for proper disposal of used face masks

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is working with state agencies to improve the management of the increasing amount of discarded face masks, which are now becoming an infectious waste threat.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218198-federation-of-thai-industries-works-for-proper-disposal-of-used-face-masks/

 

Mass COVID Testing throughout Bangpoo Industrial Estate

 

 

SAMUT PRAKAN, May 24 (TNA) – The governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) ordered mass COVID-19 testing at all factories in the Bangpoo Industrial Estate after more than 300 workers there tested positive for the virus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218199-mass-covid-testing-throughout-bangpoo-industrial-estate/

 

CCSA Waits for WHO’s Certification for Sinovac Vaccine

 

 

BANGKOK, May 24 (TNA) – The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said it was waiting for an official document from the World Health Organization that certifies the COVID-19 vaccine of Sinovac and would use it to support its own certification.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218201-ccsa-waits-for-who’s-certification-for-sinovac-vaccine/

 

2nd dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be given 16 weeks after 1st dose

 

 

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has adjusted the timing for the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, from 10 weeks after the initial injection to 16 weeks, so that the supply of vaccines can be distributed more widely, said Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiatiphum Wongrajit today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218203-2nd-dose-of-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-to-be-given-16-weeks-after-1st-dose/

 

Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank to launch online travel app

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks out from a Siam Commercial Bank branch in Bangkok, Thailand, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's oldest lender, Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (SCB), said on Monday it plans to launch a hotel booking application next year that does not charge hospitality operators a gross profit fee.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218205-thailands-siam-commercial-bank-to-launch-online-travel-app/

 

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