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Thailand's CP Foods closes poultry factory after coronavirus found among workers

 

File photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's largest agribusiness firm Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl said on Sunday it had closed one of its factories for five days after several workers tested positive for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218892-thailands-cp-foods-closes-poultry-factory-after-coronavirus-found-among-workers/

 

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UPDATE:

 

391 poultry plant workers in Saraburi infected with COVID-19

 

 

An additional 146 workers at a chicken processing plant, belonging to CPF Company in Thailand’s central province of Saraburi, have been found infected with COVID-19 today (Sunday), bringing the total so far to 391, according to Saraburi provincial authorities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218892-thailands-cp-foods-closes-poultry-factory-after-coronavirus-found-among-workers/?do=findComment&comment=16521771

 

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No COVID-19 contamination of chicken meat – Thailand’s Livestock Dept.

 

 

No COVID-19 contamination has been found in chicken meat at poultry processing plants or fresh markets in Thailand so far, said the Livestock Department Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218894-no-covid-19-contamination-of-chicken-meat-–-thailand’s-livestock-dept/

 

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UPDATE - CCSA expresses concern that Thai health system may be overwhelmed as daily new COVID-19 infections rise to 4,528

 

CCSA Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan

 

New COVID-19 infections in Thailand reached 4,528 Sunday, including 1,902 cases in prisons, and 24 more deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218895-update-ccsa-expresses-concern-that-thai-health-system-may-be-overwhelmed-as-daily-new-covid-19-infections-rise-to-4528/

 

 

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Most Thais believe they can resume normal life after all get first vaccine shot – Super Poll

 

 

Up to 87% of respondents to a recent poll say they want every Thai citizen to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine jab and do not mind if the second shot is postponed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218896-most-thais-believe-they-can-resume-normal-life-after-all-get-first-vaccine-shot-–-super-poll/

 

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The Lupin, a legume from down-under, jumps on the superfood bandwagon

 

 

Thailand meet Lupin: Lupin meet Thailand!  No, we are not talking Reus Lupin, the Defence Against Dark Arts professor in Harry Potter, but a legume in the same family as the peanut. However, this Lupin and Professor Lupin share one thing in common: they both have magical powers. For the lupin, that magic lies in its nutritional values.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218897-the-lupin-a-legume-from-down-under-jumps-on-the-superfood-bandwagon/

 

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Ukrainian ambassador dies of heart attack, not COVID-19 related

 

H.E. Mr. Andrii Beshta, Facebook: Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Thailand

 

Ukrainian Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Andrii Beshta, died of a heart attack Sunday, and his death was not COVID-19 related, according to Satun provincial authorities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218898-ukrainian-ambassador-dies-of-heart-attack-not-covid-19-related/

 

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International tourist children arriving in Phuket after July 1 do not need to be vaccinated

By The Phuket News

 

Image: ’Phuket Info Centre’ official Facebook page

 

PHUKET: Children arriving in Phuket with their family as international tourists after July 1 do not need to be vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a notice posted by the ‘Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket’, yesterday (May 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218901-international-tourist-children-arriving-in-phuket-after-july-1-do-not-need-to-be-vaccinated/

 

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Phuket COVID measures relaxed, but ban on house guests, alcohol in restaurants and closure of pubs, bars all remain in effect

By The Phuket News

 

Page 1 of the 20-page order that is to come into effect on Tuesday (June 1). Image: Phuket Info Centre

 

PHUKET: All pubs, bars and other similar entertainment venues in Phuket are to remain closed and the ban on restaurants serving alcohol or allowing alcohol to be consumed on the premises is to remain in effect despite a new provincial order relaxing some of the COVID-prevention measures in force being issued last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218902-phuket-covid-measures-relaxed-but-ban-on-house-guests-alcohol-in-restaurants-and-closure-of-pubs-bars-all-remain-in-effect/

 

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Rules for entering Phuket by road, boat extended

By The Phuket News

 

Traffic queues up at the checkpoint onto the island at Tha Chatchai. Photo: Tha Chatchai Police

 

PHUKET: All domestic arrivals entering Phuket by road or boat, except children under 5 years old, must be fully vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19 within seven days of arriving on the island in order to be permitted to enter Phuket without serving any mandatory quarantine, a new order issued by the Phuket Governor has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218903-rules-for-entering-phuket-by-road-boat-extended/

 

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Health authorities to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination drive in Bangkok

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is aiming to prioritize the distribution COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, during the national inoculation drive next month, to vaccinate at least 70% of the capital’s residents by July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218904-health-authorities-to-prioritize-covid-19-vaccination-drive-in-bangkok/

 

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Thai Health Promotion Foundation wins 2021 Nelson Mandela Award

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the Thai Health Promotion Foundation is the 2021 Nelson Mandela Award laureate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218905-thai-health-promotion-foundation-wins-2021-nelson-mandela-award/

 

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Thai firm plans to import world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Supreme Pharmatech, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in Thailand, plans to import 10,000 doses of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218906-thai-firm-plans-to-import-world’s-first-covid-19-vaccine-for-animals/

 

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Thai Red Cross Society supporting young students affected by Covid-19 situation

By Tik Netikamjorn

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Red Cross Society has expressed concerns about the impact of COVID that is stopping children going to school, assigning provincial Red Cross chiefs to visit and supervise local educational agencies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218907-thai-red-cross-society-supporting-young-students-affected-by-covid-19-situation/

 

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Digital Ministry warns of false claim of pork fat in COVID-19 vaccines

 

 

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has warned people not to believe or share news and Internet posts which claim that the Sinovac and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines contain pork fat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218908-digital-ministry-warns-of-false-claim-of-pork-fat-in-covid-19-vaccines/

 

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Koh Larn island residents vote to keep island closed to non-residents for at least two more weeks

By Adam Judd

 

 

Koh Larn-The votes are in.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218909-koh-larn-island-residents-vote-to-keep-island-closed-to-non-residents-for-at-least-two-more-weeks/

 

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US expats plead for vaccine help in viral Thailand

US Embassy in Bangkok turns a deaf ear to expat cries for vaccines while China mass vaccinates its nationals in the kingdom

 

By RICHARD S EHRLICH

 

Thais at The Mall Bang Kapi in Bangkok get vaccinated against Covid-19. Foreigners are at the back of the queue. Photo: AFP / Bangkok Post / Somchai Poomlard

 

BANGKOK – Some of President Joe Biden’s and his predecessor Donald Trump’s most active boosters in Southeast Asia have joined forces, demanding the US State Department vaccinate all American expats in Thailand as a model for international distribution, instead of discriminating against them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218910-us-expats-plead-for-vaccine-help-in-viral-thailand/

 

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Thai govt reaffirms mass vaccinations to begin on June 7, enough doses for everyone

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The aide to the ministry of public health Sathit Pitudecha told INN as reported by Sanook that the Thai government has always been absolutely clear since the outset about pandemic related matters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218913-thai-govt-reaffirms-mass-vaccinations-to-begin-on-june-7-enough-doses-for-everyone/

 

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Thailand reports new daily record of 5,485 new COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths

 

Government officials in face masks attend a preparation of the Central Vaccination Center as the country deals with a fresh wave of the infections after tackling earlier outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand on Monday (May 31) reported 5,485 new COVID-19 cases and 19 additional deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218914-thailand-reports-new-daily-record-of-5485-new-covid-19-cases-19-new-deaths/

 

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Pattaya: City faces permanent tourism destruction if enough vaccine can't be found

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

The acting chief of the Chonburi Tourism Business Association has issued a stark warning about the prospects for recovery from the pandemic in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218916-pattaya-city-faces-permanent-tourism-destruction-if-enough-vaccine-cant-be-found/

 

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Twenty two provinces are now white with no Covid cases at all - only four in red

 

Virus cases as of 30th May*

 

INN reported that 22 Thai provinces were now in the white zone meaning there are no Covid-19 cases at all. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218918-twenty-two-provinces-are-now-white-with-no-covid-cases-at-all-only-four-in-red/

 

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Pattaya: Two pub owners fall for man claiming to be "deputy chief of police" in Covid cases

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Two well known pub owners in Pattaya have fallen for a old trick.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218919-pattaya-two-pub-owners-fall-for-man-claiming-to-be-deputy-chief-of-police-in-covid-cases/

 

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Three quarters of all Thais experiencing high anxiety and stress due to Covid, says poll

 

File photo for reference only

 

A Suan Dusit poll conducted from Monday to Thursday last week asked questions related to Thais' "State of Mind in the Covid-19 era".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218930-three-quarters-of-all-thais-experiencing-high-anxiety-and-stress-due-to-covid-says-poll/

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Thai restauranteurs struggle to stay afloat amid rising infections

by Veena Thoopkrajae

 

A restaurant in a mall in Bangkok. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

 

Covid-19 will forever change the restaurant business as many eateries are forced to close.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218932-thai-restauranteurs-struggle-to-stay-afloat-amid-rising-infections/

 

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Foreigners in Thailand urged to register for COVID-19 vaccine

 

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Foreigners in Thailand are being urged to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218937-foreigners-in-thailand-urged-to-register-for-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Thai husband stabs wife to death after seeing Line messages from another man

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai husband has given himself up to the Mueang Nong Khai police in the north east of Thailand after a horrific murder.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218938-thai-husband-stabs-wife-to-death-after-seeing-line-messages-from-another-man/

 

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Hua Hin: "Hua Hin Recharge" page opens

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

Suriya Khuharat of the Prachuap Khiri Khan department of public health told Talk News Online about the opening of the "Hua Hin Recharge" page on Facebook and via QR codes. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218941-hua-hin-hua-hin-recharge-page-opens/

 

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Met chief denies Din Daeng police kicked motorcycle down after chase that led to futsal boy's death

 

Thai caption: Police didn't kick the bike over//Sanook

 

The chief of the Bangkok metropolitan police has debunked social media claims that a patrol of the Din Daeng police kicked down a motorcycle with three people aboard that they were chasing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218943-met-chief-denies-din-daeng-police-kicked-motorcycle-down-after-chase-that-led-to-futsal-boys-death/

 

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Mains water supply outage to affect all Pa Khlok

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that a mains water supply shutoff on Thepkrasattri Rd near the end of the airport runway in Mai Khao will affect all areas in Pa Khlok tomorrow (June 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218944-mains-water-supply-outage-to-affect-all-pa-khlok/

 

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Government assures free treatment of COVID-19 vaccination side-effects

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has assured that anyone who suffers side-effects after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get treatment at private hospitals without being charged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218947-government-assures-free-treatment-of-covid-19-vaccination-side-effects/