THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 23 July 2021

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Sports Minister Attends Olympics Opening

 

 

BANGKOK, July 23 (TNA)- Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn attends the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo’s National Stadium today.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225115-sports-minister-attends-olympics-opening/

 

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Thai Government Expects Robotic and Automation Technology to Boost Production Systems

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Industry Ministry expects Thailand to become a leader in robotic and automation technology by 2026, following investments in robot-based production systems.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225116-thai-government-expects-robotic-and-automation-technology-to-boost-production-systems/

 

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Bank of Thailand Seeks Ways to Reduce Household Debt

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has discussed, with relevant authorities, ways to lower the country’s household debt, which includes borrowing from financial institutions and other loan sources, including those that are not under the BoT’s supervision.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225117-bank-of-thailand-seeks-ways-to-reduce-household-debt/

 

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Thai Prime Minister Approves Tuition Cost Reduction Plan at Public Universities

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has approved a plan to cap tuition payments at public universities at 50% each semester, to lessen the financial burden on students and their parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and is expected to pass the proposed plan to the Cabinet for a budget allocation on 20 July.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225118-thai-prime-minister-approves-tuition-cost-reduction-plan-at-public-universities/

 

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13 million AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccine doses to be administered in Thailand by end of August

 

 

8 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine are being administered through to the end of August 2021, while 15.38 million doses, mainly of the same two makes, have been administered in Thailand to date, according to the Prime Minister’s Operations Centre today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225119-13-million-astrazeneca-and-sinovac-vaccine-doses-to-be-administered-in-thailand-by-end-of-august/

 

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Thammasat hospital introduces ‘Withhold Intubation’ rule in severe aging COVID-19 cases

 

Photo from Thammasat University Hospital for COVID-19

 

Due to the severe shortage of life-saving medical equipment, such as ventilators, the management of Thammasat University hospital has decided to apply a “Withhold Intubation Rule” for severe COVID-19 patients who are over 75 years old and who are also suffering from AIDS or incurable cancer or are at the end of life or in the last stage of clinical frailty state (increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homoeostasis after a stressor event, which increases the risk of adverse outcome).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225120-thammasat-hospital-introduces-‘withhold-intubation’-rule-in-severe-aging-covid-19-cases/

 

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Samut Sakhon governor spurns ministerial regulation for patient admission to triage facilities

 

Photo from Veerasak Vichitsangsri Facebook

 

Samut Sakhon governor Veerasak Vichitsangsri has decided to bypass ministerial red tape to speed up the admission of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients to pre-admission centres, to prevent the spread of the contagion among family members.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225122-samut-sakhon-governor-spurns-ministerial-regulation-for-patient-admission-to-triage-facilities/

 

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Pressed Brainstem Killed Teacher after 2nd Jab

 

 

BANGKOK, July 23 (TNA) – A 39-year-old teacher in Prachuap Khiri Khan province died because of her pressed brainstem after receiving the second jab of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225134-pressed-brainstem-killed-teacher-after-2nd-jab/

 

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AstraZeneca and Pfizer to be used as booster doses for Thai medics – DDC

 

Photos by GABRIEL BOUYS and Ronny Hartmann / AFP

 

The AstraZeneca vaccine will be used as a third, booster dose for medical personnel before the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine, after which both will be used, according to Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225137-astrazeneca-and-pfizer-to-be-used-as-booster-doses-for-thai-medics-–-ddc/

 

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Thailand Signs Deal to Buy Moderna Vaccine

 

 

BAGKOK, July 23 (TNA) – The Food and Drug Administration has signed a contract to purchase five million doses of Moderna vaccine with Zuellig Pharma.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225138-thailand-signs-deal-to-buy-moderna-vaccine/

 

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More Isolation Centers Set up in Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK, July 23 (TNA) – Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration set up 53 community isolation centers with altogether 6,013 beds.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225139-more-isolation-centers-set-up-in-bangkok/

 

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