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Committee to Study Use of Green Chiretta Extracts to Treat COVID-19 Patients in Thailand

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s government will set up a committee to study the use of green chiretta (Andrographis paniculata) extracts to treat COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224978-committee-to-study-use-of-green-chiretta-extracts-to-treat-covid-19-patients-in-thailand/

 

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Cheeky monkey breaks into Lopburi house and steals food from fridge

 

 

A cheeky monkey has been caught on CCTV stealing food from the fridge at a family’s home in Lopburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224985-cheeky-monkey-breaks-into-lopburi-house-and-steals-food-from-fridge/

 

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Electricity outage to affect Kathu

 

The areas to be affected. Photo: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kathu tomorrow (July 23) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224987-electricity-outage-to-affect-kathu/

 

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Thai Industrial Sector Will Propose Measures to Help Small Businesses

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA) will propose four debt and health-related measures to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) survive the COVID-19 crisis.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224988-thai-industrial-sector-will-propose-measures-to-help-small-businesses/

 

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Thai Health Promotion Launches “Vaccine Jai” Campaign to Reduce COVID-19 related Suicides

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai Health Promotion Foundation has launched the “Vaccine Jai” campaign in an attempt to reduce COVID-19 related suicides.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224989-thai-health-promotion-launches-“vaccine-jai”-campaign-to-reduce-covid-19-related-suicides/

 

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Thai Public Health Ministry discusses 120 million dose target for next year with vaccine importers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has held discussions with 6 COVID-19 vaccine importers over plans to procure 120 million doses next year, in case of further virus mutations.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1224990-thai-public-health-ministry-discusses-120-million-dose-target-for-next-year-with-vaccine-importers/

 

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New order allow specific Phuket arrivals to present one document

 

A soldier checks people arriving at Phuket Check Point. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued a new provincial order allowing specific groups of people to enter Phuket by presenting to officers at Phuket Check Point only a certificate confirming they are fully vaccinated, or by presenting test results issued in the past seven days confirming they have tested negative for COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225011-new-order-allow-specific-phuket-arrivals-to-present-one-document/

 

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Toyota says suspends Thailand vehicle production amid parts shortage

 

FILE PHOTO: Toyota Motor Corp's logo on Estima Hybrid model is pictured at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has since earlier this week suspended vehicle production at three of its manufacturing plants in Thailand due to a parts shortage, the company said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225012-toyota-says-suspends-thailand-vehicle-production-amid-parts-shortage/

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Looking Beyond 2021: Vaccine Access for Thailand

 

 

It is a challenge to comprehend Thailand’s COVID 19 vaccine strategy in the big picture, as nowadays, the headlines overwhelm society with criticisms, such as the slow pace of vaccinations and vaccine shortages. It is understandable that an increasingly complex environment should not be ignored, and that contemporary problems must be solved. Therefore, Thailand has working groups which have attempted to "put out the fire" in the dynamic and fast-paced COVID 19 situation. As vital as firefighting is in a crisis, no country can retake control of the situation and end the crisis in this manner. Thailand, meantime, has the National Vaccine Board to coordinate a strategic approach, rather than trying to just survive a crisis. A solid strategy is a consensus on the issues and how to address them. It will help to alter the crisis attributions and equip Thailand to better handle COVID 19 in the future. Hence, this article will elaborate on the four points that the National Vaccine Board seeks to promote to achieve a better tomorrow, which means looking beyond 2021.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225014-looking-beyond-2021-vaccine-access-for-thailand/

 

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25 Thai celebs investigated over criticism of government, PM, one rapper ‘Milli’ fined

 

Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Pol Maj-Gen Piya Tavichai and Deputy Police Spokesperson Pol Col Krisana Pattanacharoen

 

As many as 25 Thai celebrities have been or are being investigated over their criticism of the government and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, especially concerning the currently inadequate national vaccine rollout and other pandemic measures, said Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Pol Maj-Gen Piya Tavichai today (Thursday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225016-25-thai-celebs-investigated-over-criticism-of-government-pm-one-rapper-‘milli’-fined/

 

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Vulnerable Groups Crowd Vaccination Station

 

 

BANGKOK, July 22 (TNA) – People in three vulnerable groups flocked to the Bang Sue Grand Station for walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations, offered on the first day.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225017-vulnerable-groups-crowd-vaccination-station/

 

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Six million more doses of Sinopharm to be procured for Thailand by August

 

Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP

 

A total of nine million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine are being procured by the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA), to make up for the fewer doses than expected being delivered by AstraZeneca and in an absence of other vaccines, said Ruangkrai Likitwattana, a spokesperson of the parliamentary Budget Committee today (Thursday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225018-six-million-more-doses-of-sinopharm-to-be-procured-for-thailand-by-august/

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Four modular ICUs at Bangkok field hospital open this month

 

 

Four modular ICUs at a field hospital in Bangkok are opening this month. One was opened on July 12th, another opened today (Thursday) and two more are expected to become operational next week, according to Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225019-four-modular-icus-at-bangkok-field-hospital-open-this-month/

 

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3 months of semi-lockdown required to bring pandemic under control – KKP Research

 

 

KKP Research, of Kiatnakin Phatra Bank, has predicted that the latest COVID-19 outbreak will be longer than expected, due to the Delta variant, the slow imposition of lockdown measures and slow roll out of mass vaccinations, and that semi-lockdown measures will have to be in place for at least three months to ease the situation. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225020-3-months-of-semi-lockdown-required-to-bring-pandemic-under-control-–-kkp-research/

 

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