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Hundreds of Thai medical workers infected despite Sinovac vaccinations

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker receives the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Samut Sakhon hospital in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's health ministry said on Sunday more than 600 medical workers who received two doses of China's Sinovac vaccine have been infected with COVID-19, as authorities weigh giving booster doses to raise immunity.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223664-hundreds-of-thai-medical-workers-infected-despite-sinovac-vaccinations/

 

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Phuket tightens controls on arrivals from COVID-19 high-risk provinces

 

 

Thailand’s resort island of Phuket has decided to tighten travel restrictions on people arriving from the 10 “maximum controlled and restricted” and the 24 “maximum controlled” zone provinces from Thursday until the end of the month, to control the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223666-phuket-tightens-controls-on-arrivals-from-covid-19-high-risk-provinces/

 

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880 medics infected with COVID-19 in the past three months, seven died

 

(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

880 medical personnel, about 54% of them nurses and assistant nurses, were infected with COVID-19 between April 1st and July 10th, and of these, seven have died, according to Dr. Sophon Iamsirsithavorn, deputy director-general of Disease Control Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223664-hundreds-of-thai-medical-workers-infected-despite-sinovac-vaccinations/?do=findComment&comment=16643746

 

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Thai Revenue Department denies charging VAT on vaccines bought by private hospitals

 

(Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

 

The Revenue Department has dismissed, as groundless, a report widely circulated on social media that it is charging value-added tax (VAT) on COVID-19 vaccines being procured by private hospitals, through the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, and that the tax burden will be passed on to members of the public.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223667-thai-revenue-department-denies-charging-vat-on-vaccines-bought-by-private-hospitals/

 

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Eight police officers injured by roadside bomb in Thailand’s Pattani province

 

 

Eight police officers in Pattani were injured last evening when their pickup truck was struck by a roadside bomb, detonated by insurgents hiding in the bushes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223669-eight-police-officers-injured-by-roadside-bomb-in-thailand’s-pattani-province/

 

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Sinovac vaccine barely effective against Alpha or Delta COVID-19 variants

 

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Antibody tests, among staff at the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseases Health Science Centre at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, who were fully inoculated with the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, show rapid reduction of antibody levels, from 90% during the initial stage, to between 30% and 40%, said Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the centre, on his Facebook post Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223670-sinovac-vaccine-barely-effective-against-alpha-or-delta-covid-19-variants/

 

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Troops swift to block routes out of Bangkok ahead new lockdown on Monday

 

 

To make sure that people do not flee Bangkok for other provinces, ahead of the enforcement of the new interprovincial travel restrictions on Monday, the military and the police have already set up more than 80 road checkpoints in the capital to monitor departing vehicles, especially pickup trucks and passenger vans.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223671-troops-swift-to-block-routes-out-of-bangkok-ahead-new-lockdown-on-monday/

 

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Phuket Opinion: Trapped Sandbox tourists need test and release

By The Phuket News

 

Just how much damage the forced quarantine of tourists who test negative for COVID-19 has done to the Phuket Sandbox scheme remains to be seen. Photo: MoTS

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Sandbox scheme has a serious problem with the forced quarantine of 13 tourists this week and Thai officials spouting off how much the Sandbox reopening of tourism to Thailand is going to help kickstart the Thai economy are about to find out just how much it is going to cost them.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223672-phuket-opinion-trapped-sandbox-tourists-need-test-and-release/

 

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Myanmar children latest Phuket Sandbox COVID cases

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Two Myanmar children, aged 8 and 9, have been placed in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 during the second round of RT-PCR tests conducted on Days 6-7 of their stay under the Phuket Sandbox scheme.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223673-myanmar-children-latest-phuket-sandbox-covid-cases/

 

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Thai Authorities Urge People not to Hoard Consumer Products during Lockdown

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is urging people not to hoard consumer products during lockdown, while assuring that there will be enough supplies for everyone.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223674-thai-authorities-urge-people-not-to-hoard-consumer-products-during-lockdown/

 

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Thai Pollution Control Department imposes Restricted Area near Ming Dih Chemical plant

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) has declared Soi King Kaew 19 through 25, in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district, to be a restricted area, to facilitate work to eliminate chemical residues after last week’s blast at the Ming Dih Chemical factory.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223675-thai-pollution-control-department-imposes-restricted-area-near-ming-dih-chemical-plant/

 

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Thailand’s Civil Aviation Board Extends Relief Measures for Airlines to Year End

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Transport reports that the Civil Aviation Board (CAB) has extended relief measures for airlines, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, to the end of this year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223676-thailand’s-civil-aviation-board-extends-relief-measures-for-airlines-to-year-end/

 

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Thai Civil Aviation Authority Orders Suspension of Domestic Flights between 9pm and 4am

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has ordered airlines to suspend domestic flights between 9pm and 4am, in line with the night curfew imposed in Greater Bangkok and four southern border provinces.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223677-thai-civil-aviation-authority-orders-suspension-of-domestic-flights-between-9pm-and-4am/

 

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Thailand Has World’s 8th Highest Number of Serious or Critical COVID-19 Cases

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has reported that Thailand has the 8th highest number of serious or critical COVID-19 cases in the world, as defined by worldometers.info

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223678-thailand-has-world’s-8th-highest-number-of-serious-or-critical-covid-19-cases/

 

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Phuket domestic travel restrictions for Thais and foreigners residing in Thailand

By Sodchuen Limkriangkrai

 

   

PHUKET (NNT) - Phuket domestic travel restrictions for Thais and foreigners residing in Thailand to be effective from July 15, 2021.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223679-phuket-domestic-travel-restrictions-for-thais-and-foreigners-residing-in-thailand/

 

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Young driver dies after crashing his motorbike into a trailer truck in Si Racha

By  Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Piroj Woranuchakun / Thanapat Awayla / Chon News TV

 

Si Racha – A young driver has been pronounced dead at the scene after he crashed his motorbike into a trailer truck in Si Racha just before this weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223680-young-driver-dies-after-crashing-his-motorbike-into-a-trailer-truck-in-si-racha/

 

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Pattaya’s famous nightlife now closed for three months with no end in sight, Covid-19 vaccination program still moving very slowly concerning business owners and residents

By  Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – The elderly, people with vulnerable medical conditions, and market workers in Pattaya were vaccinated against Covid-19 last week after 1,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine was delivered…but as the program still moves on at a leisurely pace, to say the least, residents and business owners concern is growing.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223681-pattaya’s-famous-nightlife-now-closed-for-three-months-with-no-end-in-sight-covid-19-vaccination-program-still-moving-very-slowly-concerning-business-owners-and-residents/

 

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Vietnam to expand movement curbs as coronavirus cases hit record high

 

A man rides a bike on an empty street amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31. REUTERS/Thanh Hue

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose movement restrictions in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho for 14 days starting on Monday, the government said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battles its worst outbreak of the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223682-vietnam to-expand-movement-curbs-as-coronavirus-cases-hit-record-high/

 

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Soi Bintabaht bar workers appeal to Thailand’s Prime Minister for vaccines

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Workers from Soi Bintabaht – Hua Hin’s famous entertainment and nightlife area – have appealed to Prayut Chan-o-cha for help in securing vaccines.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223693-soi-bintabaht-bar-workers-appeal-to-thailand’s-prime-minister-for-vaccines/

 

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Bangkok to Hua Hin bus services suspended

By Paul Andrews

 

 

In a bid to discourage inter-provincial travel, Bangkok to Hua Hin bus services have been suspended, it has been announced.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223694-bangkok-to-hua-hin-bus-services-suspended/

 

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Thailand reports 8,656 new COVID-19 cases, 80 more deaths

 

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Thailand on Monday (July 12) reported 8,656 new COVID-19 cases and 80 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223695-thailand-reports-8656-new-covid-19-cases-80-more-deaths/

 

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Bangkok curfew: Police ask for cooperation, warn of jail and heavy fines for transgressions

 

Picture: Channel 7

 

Channel 7 reported on the curfew that has been introduced from last night in Bangkok and surrounding areas. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223698-bangkok-curfew-police-ask-for-cooperation-warn-of-jail-and-heavy-fines-for-transgressions/

 

 

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Thai government still betting big on Sinovac as public faith erodes

 

 

In order to boost public confidence in Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul took the first jab in Thailand on February 28. The Chinese vaccine has since become the country’s main choice, despite growing doubts about its efficacy that have placed the government under scrutiny.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223705-thai-government-still-betting-big-on-sinovac-as-public-faith-erodes/

 

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Bangkok district demands action against after dozens test positive for Covid-19 at beauty pageant

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the director of Huay Kwang district had ordered his administration to file charges with Makkasan police over the Miss Grand Samut Sakhon 2021 beauty pageant that was held at the end of June at the Mirin Theatre, RCA. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223706-bangkok-district-demands-action-against-after-dozens-test-positive-for-covid-19-at-beauty-pageant/

 

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Three more Phuket “sandbox” tourists found infected with COVID-19

 

 

Three more foreign tourists, who arrived on Thailand’s resort island of Phuket under its “sandbox” scheme, have been infected with COVID-19, according to local health authorities.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223707-three-more-phuket-“sandbox”-tourists-found-infected-with-covid-19/

 

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How Thai government’s management of COVID crisis may land it in hot soup

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

 

Government critics and opposition politicians are campaigning for people impacted by COVID-19 and the associated restrictions to sue the state for compensation over the damage caused.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223708-how-thai-government’s-management-of-covid-crisis-may-land-it-in-hot-soup/

 

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Phuket hotelier takes government and local administration to court demanding 242 million baht compensation

 

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Manager reported that a leading hotelier responsible for several hotels on the holiday island of Phuket has taken the government including premier Prayuth Chan-Ocha to court demanding 242 million baht for Covid-19 closures that have damaged business. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223710-phuket-hotelier-takes-government-and-local-administration-to-court-demanding-242-million-baht-compensation/

 

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Doctors at private and public hospitals grow increasingly frustrated with government policy

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Doctors at private and public hospitals across the country are growing increasingly frustrated with the government’s policy on vaccines which they say has endangered frontline workers and threatened the country’s Covid-19 response, several doctors told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223711-doctors-at-private-and-public-hospitals-grow-increasingly-frustrated-with-government-policy/

 

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Thais overwhelmingly believe Health Ministry unable to cope with COVID crisis

 

Graphic: Super Poll/Daily News

 

The latest Thai poll about getting through the Covid-19 crisis had further bad news for the government and Anutin Chanvirakul's health ministry in particular, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223713-thais-overwhelmingly-believe-health-ministry-unable-to-cope-with-covid-crisis/

 

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After devastating plastics factory explosions and fire, Thai government told to act, says poll

 

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The latest Suan Dusit University poll has called on the Thai government to act in the wake of the plastics factory explosions and fire in Samut Prakan near Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223716-after-devastating-plastics-factory-explosions-and-fire-thai-government-told-to-act-says-poll/