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U.S. embassy in Thailand rejects citizens' appeal for vaccines

 

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FILE PHOTO: People wait to receive the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Thailand start a mass inoculation at a gymnasium inside the Siam paragon Shopping center, Bangkok, Thailand June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Thailand on Wednesday turned down a direct appeal to fly in coronavirus vaccines for its citizens but said the U.S. government was taking actions to boost vaccine access worldwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221504-us-embassy-in-thailand-rejects-citizens-appeal-for-vaccines/

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Prominent doctor suggests one week lockdown of Bangkok to curb COVID-19 spread

 

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Associate Professor Dr. Nitipana Chierakul, chief of the respiratory disease and tuberculosis division

 

A prominent doctor has suggested a seven-day lockdown of Bangkok, to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the number of new infections is increasing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221486-prominent-doctor-suggests-one-week-lockdown-of-bangkok-to-curb-covid-19-spread/

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720 more “fancy” lamp posts worth 68 million Baht approved for Samut Prakan

 

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Despite widespread public criticism of inappropriate spending and alleged over-pricing, the Racha Thewa Tambon Administration Organization (TAO) Council, in Bang Phli district of Thailand’s Samut Prakan province, has decided to spend another 68 million baht on installing an additional 720 decorative lamp posts in the sub-district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221452-720-more-“fancy”-lamp-posts-worth-68-million-baht-approved-for-samut-prakan/

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Image of wild elephant poking its head into Hua Hin kitchen becomes a meme

 

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This photograph taken on June 20, 2021 and received courtesy of Radchadawan Peungprasopporn via her Facebook account on June 22, 2021 shows an elephant searching for food in the kitchen of her home in Pa La-U, Hua Hin. (Photo by Radchadawan PEUNGPRASOPPORN / FACEBOOK / AFP)

 

A picture of a wild elephant poking its head into the kitchen of a house, in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin, shared online yesterday (Tuesday), has now become a meme in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221533-image-of-wild-elephant-poking-its-head-into-hua-hin-kitchen-becomes-a-meme/

 

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2 million more Sinovac vaccine doses arrive in Thailand Wednesday

 

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Two million more doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine arrived in Thailand today (Wednesday), bringing the total of vaccine delivered from China to the country to 10.5 million doses, according to the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221534-2-million-more-sinovac-vaccine-doses-arrive-in-thailand-wednesday/

 

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Phuket authorities to form “EOC Phuket Tourism Sandbox Operation Center” to track and trace all foreign visitors traveling under “Phuket Sandbox” scheme

By  Nop Meechukhun

 

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Phuket – Phuket authorities are preparing to establish the “EOC Phuket Tourism Sandbox Operation Center” as a command center of all local networks to track and follow up all foreign tourists during their visit to the island to potentially prevent the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, the Phuket governor reported today, June 23rd.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221535-phuket-authorities-to-form-“eoc-phuket-tourism-sandbox-operation-center”-to-track-and-trace-all-foreign visitors-traveling-under-“phuket-sandbox”-scheme/

 

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Pattaya stray dog shelter needs help after Pattaya City takes over the full responsibility of running the shelter

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

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Pattaya – The Pattaya City Deputy Mayor visited a stray dog shelter in the Pong sub-district, Banglamung where there are not enough roofs for the 600 stray dogs that stay at the shelter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221536-pattaya-stray-dog-shelter-needs-help-after-pattaya-city-takes-over-the-full-responsibility-of-running-the-shelter/

 

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“Phuket Sandbox”, the determination to have a better livelihood on a tourist island

 

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The governor of Phuket, Narong Woonsiew, told Thai PBS World, when we asked whether he feels the pressure of being the first province in Thailand to reopen to fully vaccinated foreign arrivals without quarantine in July, under the tourism campaign called “Sandbox”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221554-“phuket-sandbox”-the-determination-to-have-a-better-livelihood-on-a-tourist-island/

 

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Phuket Authorities Set Rules for Foreign Tourists from Europe and the USA

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Phuket authorities have elaborated on the rules for fully vaccinated people arriving from overseas, when the province reopens to foreign tourists from Europe and the USA on 1 July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221578-phuket-authorities-set-rules-for-foreign-tourists-from-europe-and-the-usa/

 

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Thai Chamber of Commerce Expects Reopening Plan will Boost Country’s Economy

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) is optimistic about the country’s economic prospects, after the government announced its plan to reopen the country to international tourists and return to normal business conditions by mid-October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221580-thai-chamber-of-commerce-expects-reopening-plan-will-boost-country’s-economy/

 

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Hospitals in Bangkok suspend COVID-19 test as they run out of beds for the infected

 

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Several hospitals in Bangkok have suspended PCR swab tests because they are concerned that, if some test positive for COVID-19, they will have no beds to accommodate them. Others have scaled down the service, because their staff are overloaded, according to Dr. Suppachok Kirdlarp of Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine of Ramathibodi hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221581-hospitals-in-bangkok-suspend-covid-19-test-as-they-run-out-of-beds-for-the-infected/

 

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As schools reopen, COVID-19 finds weak point in Thailand’s defences

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

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Students wear face masks as they line up to attend classes in a school in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP)

 

The reopening of schools in most provinces on June 14 has spawned clusters of new COVID-19 infections on almost a daily basis. Thai PBS World takes a closer look at the factors behind this phenomenon and the measures being put in place to fight it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221596-as-schools-reopen-covid-19-finds-weak-point-in-thailand’s-defences/

 

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Ex-soldier opens fire in Thai coronavirus field hospital, kills 1

 

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A suspect is arrest by police after a shooting at a coronavirus (COVID-19) field hospital in Ranong, Thailand June 24, 2021. Dailynews via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former soldier fired gunshots in a coronavirus field hospital in Thailand on Thursday, killing a 54-year-old patient after earlier shooting dead a convenience store employee, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221573-shootings-at-7-11-in-bangkok-and-pathum-thani-field-hospital-2-dead/?do=findComment&comment=16593782

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Bangkok lockdown proposal not yet accepted due to economic concerns

 

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A fish vendor pushes her cart in the Chinatown area of Bangkok on May 28, 2021. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

 

The Thai government has not yet decided to go forward with a proposal, made by a prominent doctor, for a one-week lockdown of Bangkok amid rising COVID-19 cases, citing concerns over economic impacts of the measure, said Gen. Nattaphon Narkphanit, who heads a Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) sub-committee.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221615-bangkok-lockdown-proposal-not-yet-accepted-due-to-economic-concerns/

 

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Two doses of Sinovac can stop spread of COVID-19 – National Vaccine Institute

 

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Vials of the Chinese made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine / AFP

 

About 95% of those who have received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine have developed an immune response which prevents the spread of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, according to research jointly conducted by the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Science Centre of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and the US Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science (USAMD-AFRIMS).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221617-two-doses-of-sinovac-can-stop-spread-of-covid-19-–-national-vaccine-institute/

 

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