snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thailand to impose tighter restrictions to slow virus spread The giant Buddha statue of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple is seen at the end of an avenue amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will announce new travel restrictions, mall closures and curbs on gatherings in the capital Bangkok and surrounding provinces starting next week, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, two government sources told Reuters. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223392-no-curfew-but-new-restrictions-set-to-be-announced-for-bangkok-and-neighbouring-provinces/?do=findComment&comment=16637316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 'Fight for vaccine': Thais snap up shots in seconds via Shopee sale 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 BANGKOK (Reuters) - A hospital in Thailand taking reservations this week for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine was sold out in minutes - after offering shots via e-commerce platform Shopee. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223408-fight-for-vaccine-thais-snap-up-shots-in-seconds-via-shopee-sale/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 PM refuses to take salary for 3 months to help anti-COVID-19 efforts Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced that he will give up his salary for three months, to help those suffering from COVID-19, while some other ministers then announced that they will do the same. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223409-pm-refuses-to-take-salary-for-3-months-to-help-anti-covid-19-efforts/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thai Medical Council supports free mRNA vaccination for all Thais A medical staff member administers a dose of the Covid-19 coronavirus CoronaVac vaccine at a newly-opened vaccine clinic in Central Ladprao shopping mall in Bangkok on May 12, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) The Thai Medical Council is urging the public and private sectors to procure sufficient effective COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible and to make sure that all Thais have access to the vaccines free of charge, as mandated in the Constitution. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223410-thai-medical-council-supports-free-mrna-vaccination-for-all-thais/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Buddhist digital amulets mark Thai entry into crypto art craze This handout courtesy of CryptoAmulets founder Ekkaphong Khemthong taken on June 9, 2021 and released on June 22, 2021 shows Buddhist abbot Luang Pu Heng receiving a donation during a blessing ceremony for the digital amulets bearing an image of his face at the Wat Pattana Thammaram temple in Surin. – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers. (Photo by Daye CHAN / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / AFP) Bangkok (AFP) – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223411-buddhist-digital-amulets-mark-thai-entry-into-crypto-art-craze/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 More Centers Opened for COVID Cases Waiting for Hospital Beds BANGKOK, July 9 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration opened two isolation centers for the people who were infected with COVID-19 and had to wait for hospital beds. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223412-more-centers-opened-for-covid-cases-waiting-for-hospital-beds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Samut Prakan chemical factory ordered to close, 1,000 tons of styrene monomer being removed The Ming Dih Chemical factory, in Thailand’s Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan, which caught fire after a huge explosion on Monday, has been ordered to close down, with reopening banned at the same location, while 1,000 tons of toxic styrene monomer are being removed from the site, according to Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223413-samut-prakan-chemical-factory-ordered-to-close-1000-tons-of-styrene-monomer-being-removed/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thai Health Authorities Agree to Use Rapid Antigen Tests to Detect COVID-19 BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is accelerating its push for rapid antigen testing, in addition to the current RT-PCR method, which yields the most accurate results, in an effort to speed up detection of cases as COVID-19 infections soar. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223414-thai-health-authorities-agree-to-use-rapid-antigen-tests-to-detect-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Bangkok Sets up Special Community Isolation Facility for Children BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set up a special community isolation facility for children aged 3 to 14, as parents are being separated from their children due to COVID-19 infections. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223415-bangkok-sets-up-special-community-isolation-facility-for-children/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Five years after South China Sea ruling, China's presence around Philippines only growing Filipino fishermen sort fish after arriving from a week-long trip to the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Infanta, Pangasinan province, Philippines, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez CATO, Philippines (Reuters) - Filipino fisherman Randy Megu has often braved the storms that spring up in the South China Sea, but these days he has a greater fear: seeing a Chinese maritime enforcement vessel on the horizon. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223417-five-years-after-south-china-sea-ruling-chinas-presence-around-philippines-only-growing/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Indonesia sends out vaccination vans to speed up rollout A healthcare worker prepares a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the Indonesia government speeds up its inoculation effort by deploying a mobile vaccine van, in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana JAKARTA (Reuters) - As Indonesia struggles to tackle a devastating surge in COVID-19 infections, authorities in Jakarta have deployed teams of health workers to drive around the capital and vaccinate communities in crowded, harder-to-access districts. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223423-indonesia-sends-out-vaccination-vans-to-speed-up-rollout/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Partial lockdown measures imposed in and around Bangkok from Monday Photo by Theparath Laohavoravudhikul / AFP Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) imposed a number of partial lockdown measures on Friday, including a night-time curfew and a ban on gatherings of five people or more in Bangkok and five nearby provinces, to come into effect on Monday (July 12th), to curb the continued surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223392-update-thailand-imposes-tighter-restrictions-to-slow-virus-spread-including-curfew/?do=findComment&comment=16637621 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted July 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thai study finds 2 doses of Sinovac can’t beat Delta variant, AstraZeneca can Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP Inoculation with two doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine can boost the neutralizing antibody level to 80-90% and provide immunity to the Alpha variant of the COVID-19 virus to some extent, but cannot fend off the highly contagious Delta variant, which is becoming dominant in Thailand and many other parts of the world, said a prominent Thai doctor today (Friday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223429-thai-study-finds-2-doses-of-sinovac-can’t-beat-delta-variant-astrazeneca-can/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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