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Thailand bans talking on trains as precaution against COVID-19

 

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Thailand’s Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has requested that passengers no longer talk on trains in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223892-thailand-bans-talking-on-trains-as-precaution-against-covid-19/

 

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Thailand’s Comptroller Department Issues Criteria for Home and Community Isolation Schemes

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Comptroller General’s Department has issued a set of criteria for COVID-19 patients under home or community isolation, which will facilitate the government’s decision to allow COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home, or at other approved venues within their communities.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223893-thailand’s-comptroller-department-issues-criteria-for-home-and-community-isolation-schemes/

 

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COVID-19 vaccine research: Mixed doses result in greater boost

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Following the National Communicable Disease Committee’s decision to allow people to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine after getting a first shot of Sinovac, because academic studies indicate that changing the vaccine improves the overall efficacy, making the inoculation equivalent to having received two AstraZeneca doses, Head of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Prof. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, has provided a briefing on this topic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223896-covid-19-vaccine-research-mixed-doses-result-in-greater-boost/

 

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New stock-trading tax a big gamble for COVID-depleted Thailand

 

 

The Finance Ministry is under pressure to boost tax revenue as Thailand has run fiscal deficits for several years, resulting in high public debt.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223897-new-stock-trading-tax-a-big-gamble-for-covid-depleted-thailand/

 

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Online registration required for free COVID-19 tests at Government Complex

 

 

Only those with online registrations are being accepted at the COVID-19 test site at the Government Complex, as the site is among a few offering free Rapid Antigen tests, with results available within 30 minutes, according to the National Health Security Office (NHSO) today (Tuesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223898-online-registration-required-for-free-covid-19-tests-at-government-complex/

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299 people found to have broken Thailand’s curfew on the first night

 

 

Police arrested 299 people at police checkpoints for allegedly breaking the newly imposed curfew in 10 provinces, between 9pm last night and 4am this morning, the first night the latest stay-at-home order has been effect, according to Police Spokesman Pol. Maj. Gen. Yingyot Thepjamnong.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223899-299-people-found-to-have-broken-thailand’s-curfew-on-the-first-night/

 

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Karon thief arrested for stealing B18k cash from American man

 

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PHUKET: A man was arrested yesterday (July 12) after stealing approximately B18,000 in cash from an American national at a villa in Karon.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223906-karon-thief-arrested-for-stealing-b18k-cash-from-american-man/

 

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Mounting COVID-19 deaths in Thailand drive crematories to verge of failure

 

Siam Nonthaburi Foundation volunteers in full protective suits carry a coffin containing a COVID-19 victim to a cremation rite for free funeral ceremony service at Rat Prakong Tham temple Nonthaburi Province, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

“We don’t know if there will be more (bodies) arriving today. Our crematory isn’t working well because it is overheated (from the continued use). If we place the coffins inside, it will just burn without us pushing any buttons. This is the truth,” said the Executive Committee of Siam Nonthaburi Foundation, Pairuch Sudtoop.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223907-mounting-covid-19-deaths-in-thailand-drive-crematories-to-verge-of-failure/

 

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Mix and match vaccinations can boost immunity effectively – Dr. Yong

 

 

The “Mix and Match” vaccination practice, in which a shot of a whole virus vaccine is followed by a shot of a vector vaccine, can boost immunity, according to prominent Thai virologist Prof. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of Chulalongkorn University’s Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223908-mix-and-match-vaccinations-can-boost-immunity-effectively-–-dr-yong/

 

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Philippines calls allegation of China election influence 'nonsense'

 

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, before the meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China on April 25, 2019. Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office on Monday described as "nonsense" a suggestion by a former foreign minister that Beijing may have helped to determine the outcome of a 2016 election that swept the mercurial leader to power.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223919-philippines-calls-allegation-of-china-election-influence-nonsense/

 

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Malaysia shuts vaccination centre after 200 workers infected

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker holds a dose of Biokangtai's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a vaccination program at a factory, in Pulau Indah, Malaysia July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccination centre in Malaysia was ordered to close for sanitisation on Tuesday after more than 200 volunteers and workers there tested positive over the weekend, the country's science minister said.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223926-malaysia-shuts-vaccination-centre-after-200-workers-infected/

 

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Thailand agrees $1.3 billion of measures to ease impact of COVID-19 curbs

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday approved 42 billion baht ($1.29 billion) of relief measures to help ease the impact of stricter coronavirus curbs, government officials said, as the Southeast Asian country deals with its worst outbreak so far.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223932-thailand-agrees-13-billion-of-measures-to-ease-impact-of-covid-19-curbs/

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MSDHS provides COVID-19 tests and vaccinations to homeless people

 

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - With nowhere to self isolate, homeless people are among a vulnerable group who face a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and transmitting the disease further. The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security is now providing free tests and vaccinations for these people in a joint campaign with other agencies.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223933-msdhs-provides-covid-19-tests-and-vaccinations-to-homeless-people/

 

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Labour Ministry to provide meals for locked-down workers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Labour is now arranging meal deliveries to locked-down workers’ camps in Bangkok and neighboring provinces due to COVID-19 containment measures. The campaign is aimed at helping affected workers while also ensuring that local restaurants gain revenue.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223934-labour-ministry-to-provide-meals-for-locked-down-workers/

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Central Vaccination Center gets military officers to help manage crowds

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Central Vaccination Center at Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok is presumably the busiest vaccination center in the country, requiring staff members to help manage the flow and ensure orderliness. To assist, the military has mobilized a small team to assist the center’s operations daily, while maintaining health and safety measures.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1223936-central-vaccination-center-gets-military-officers-to-help-manage-crowds/

 

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