Moderna SE Asia partner says regional vaccine supplies booked until year-end

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Zuellig Pharma, Moderna's supply partner for COVID-19 vaccines in Southeast Asia, said on Tuesday that regional orders for the mRNA vaccine were almost fully booked for this year, highlighting procurement challenges for countries slow off the mark.

 

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Thai central bank to adjust forex rules to cope with volatility

 

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 central bank is considering adjusting the foreign exchange regulatory framework to help the economy better cope with volatility, officials said on Tuesday, as the baht hit a more than 13-month low against the U.S. dollar.

 

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Thai tiger park hopes to roar back to life as foreign tourists return

 

A South African cheetah sits near its trainer at its confinement cage in Tiger Kingdom zoo, as Phuket gets ready to open its doors to overseas tourists from July 1 allowing fully vaccinated foreigners to visit the resort island without quarantine, Phuket, Thailand June 28, 2021. Picture taken June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - A Thai tiger park in Phuket is gearing up to welcome back overseas visitors this week, as businesses on the resort island hope to benefit from a pilot programme to allow fully vaccinated tourists in the Southeast Asian country.

 

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Drug dealing couple arrested after Phuket distributor confesses

 

The confession by the person hired to distribute the drugs, Ms Nuch, helped in the arrest of the drug dealing couple . Photo: Wichit Police

 

PHUKET: A couple were arrested in Nakhon Sri Thammarat yesterday (June 28) on drug related offences after their Phuket-based distribution contact had given them up to police.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1222113-drug-dealing-couple-arrested-after-phuket-distributor-confesses/

 

Guidelines for "Green" COVID-19 patients looking after themselves at home

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to Thailand’s Public Health Ministry on Monday, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon will enter a “Home Isolation” program, under remote supervision by medical personnel as a direct result of the hospital bed shortage in and around the capital.

 

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Cabinet approves ฿7.5 bn compensation for workers hit by partial lockdown

 

 

Employees affected by the partial lockdown in and around Bangkok, which began on Monday, and who are not covered by the social security scheme, will be eligible for 2,000 baht/month in compensation, as the cabinet today (Tuesday) approved the 7.5-billion-Baht compensation fund.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1222116-cabinet-approves-฿75-bn-compensation-for-workers-hit-by-partial-lockdown/

 

Building repairs and renovations in Bangkok not covered by partial lockdown

 

 

Maintenance or renovation of buildings in and around Bangkok can continue as normal and are not banned by the Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), as widely misunderstood.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1222120-building-repairs-and-renovations-in-bangkok-not-covered-by-partial-lockdown/

 

Extremely Cold Storage Caused Gel in Sinovac Vaccine

 

 

BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – Officials found gel inside 110 vials of Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 because they were kept in too low temperatures.

 

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COVID Patients Overcrowd Mae Sot’s Field Hospitals

 

 

TAK, June 29 (TNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases from a sewing factory in Mae Sot district has exceeded 600 and overcrowded two local field hospitals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1222123-covid-patients-overcrowd-mae-sot’s-field-hospitals/

 

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