Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Bangkok’s popular ‘train night market’ at Ratchada to close permanently: reports The hugely popular Ratchada night market in Bangkok is to close permanently, according to reports. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226026-bangkok’s-popular-‘train-night-market’-at-ratchada-to-close-permanently-reports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Prayuth: No VIPs will get US Pfizer donation but foreigners living in Thailand will get part of allocation Picture: Sanook Foreigners living in Thailand are set to get some of the US donation of Pfizer vaccine that arrived in Thailand yesterday according to comments made by PM Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday passed on by government spokeswoman Traisuree. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226009-prayuth-no-vips-will-get-us-pfizer-donation-but-foreigners-living-in-thailand-will-get-part-of-allocation/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Police will set up a committee to investigate sergeant after road rage incident - no favors says chief Picture: INN The chief of police in Samut Prakan province Pol Maj-Gen Chumphon Phumphuang spoke to INN concerning the case of a policeman with a gun and a man on an arrest warrant clambering on the roof of a Civic and slashing with a sword in an apparent road rage incident in Prawet district of Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226016-police-will-set-up-a-committee-to-investigate-sergeant-after-road-rage-incident-no-favors-says-chief/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 New vaccine registration website for foreigners in Thailand opens Aug 1 A new vaccine registration website for foreigners in Thailand will open on August 1, it has been announced. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226065-new-vaccine-registration-website-for-foreigners-in-thailand-opens-aug-1/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 PM holds meeting with private hospitals BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has chaired a meeting with private hospitals on the establishment of more wards and hospitels, with representatives of all 21 hospitals in attendance agreeing that more beds for yellow and red patients are needed, along with more negative pressure rooms. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226066-pm-holds-meeting-with-private-hospitals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Pfizer administration timeline to be completed in August BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has indicated that the 1.5 million vaccine doses donated by the United States government, will be provided to four different groups with distribution to be completed in August. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226067-pfizer-administration-timeline-to-be-completed-in-august/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Health Min confident an extension of elevated measures will cut infection rates BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) says that further use of elevated prevention measures against COVID-19 is expected to bring down daily infection numbers, but reiterated that the most important factor remains public cooperation. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226068-health-min-confident-an-extension-of-elevated-measures-will-cut-infection-rates/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Workers, companies to receive lockdown aid from 4th August BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expedited the depositing of the govenment’s lockdown compensation for eligible workers and businesses. The first payments will now start from 4th August. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226069-workers-companies-to-receive-lockdown-aid-from-4th-august/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Home Isolation COVID-19 patients can file insurance claims BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of the Insurance Commission has issued an urgent directive to insurance companies, advising them to accept insurance claims from COVID-19 patients getting treatment at home or at community care centers, without making hospitalization a requirement. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226070-home-isolation-covid-19-patients-can-file-insurance-claims/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Bangkok to have 61 Community Care Centers operational BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) aims to have all 61 Community Care Centers for COVID-19 cases operational in coming days across all 50 districts, serving as isolation centers for COVID-19 patients awaiting admission to a treatment facility. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226071-bangkok-to-have-61-community-care-centers-operational/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Bang Sue CVC to stop accepting walk-ins from Sunday Aug 1 BANGKOK (NNT) - The Central Vaccination Center at Bang Sue Grand Station will suspend the walk-in vaccination service from Sunday (Aug 1) as the massive turnout makes social distancing difficult to manage. Services will continue however, for people with appointments. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226072-bang-sue-cvc-to-stop-accepting-walk-ins-from-sunday-aug-1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Phuket Sandbox to continue although province bans domestic arrivals BANGKOK (NNT) - Phuket province will continue to accept international tourists as part of the Phuket Sandbox campaign despite the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. The island province has activated stricter disease control measures including a ban on domestic arrivals to keep local COVID-19 cases low. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226073-phuket-sandbox-to-continue-although-province-bans-domestic-arrivals/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi province closed to reduce risk of infected people crossing The governor of Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi has ordered the closure of the border with Myanmar, effective Monday until further notice, as a precaution against a possible influx of people escaping the worsening COVID-19 situation in Myanmar. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226074-thai-myanmar-border-in-kanchanaburi-province-closed-to-reduce-risk-of-infected-people-crossing/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Two executives of Hua Hin pub blamed for COVID-19 cluster get 3 months in prison Two executives of the Maya pub, in Thailand’s Hua Hin resort town, which was the epicenter of cluster of over 1,000 COVID-19 infections following an illegal concert held there in March, have been sentenced to three months in prison without suspension by the Prachuap Khiri Khan provincial court, said the provincial governor, Mr. Pallop Sinhaseni today (Saturday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226075-two-executives-of-hua-hin-pub-blamed-for-covid-19-cluster-get-3-months-in-prison/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 As cases surge, Thai hospital uses containers to store bodies Health care workers move a dead body to a container after a hospital morgue overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths begun to store bodies in refrigerated containers, as the country struggles to deal with its biggest outbreak to date, in Pathum Thani, Thailand July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai hospital morgue overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths has begun storing bodies in refrigerated containers, resorting to a measure it last took in a devastating 2004 tsunami, as the country grapples with its biggest coronavirus outbreak. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226076-as-cases-surge-thai-hospital-uses-containers-to-store-bodies/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Elderly bedridden woman dies in Mueang Chonburi house fire, brother survives, hoarding suspected as possible cause Chonburi – A sixty-five-year-old elderly woman who was bedridden tragically died in a house that caught fire in Mueang Chonburi on Thursday morning. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226077-elderly-bedridden-woman-dies-in-mueang-chonburi-house-fire-brother-survives-hoarding-suspected-as-possible-cause/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Chonburi Governor says province will remain under maximum control measures, focusing on control of factories Chonburi- The Chonburi Governor, Phakthorn Thienchai, along with the Chonburi Provincial Communicable Disease Committee, held a meeting this weekend to review current Covid-19 related measures in the province. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226079-chonburi-governor-says-province-will-remain-under-maximum-control-measures-focusing-on-control-of-factories/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thailand reports 18,027 new COVID-19 cases, 133 deaths FILE PHOTO: A man undergoes a free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a rapid antigen mass testing station as the spread of COVID-19 continues, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa Thailand on Sunday (Aug 1) reported 18,027 new COVID-19 cases with 133 new fatalities. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226080-thailand-reports-18027-new-covid-19-cases-133-deaths/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Poor communication blamed as hundreds wait in vain for vaccines at Prachuap Hospital Hundreds of people were left disappointed after waiting in vain to receive vaccinations at Prachuap Hospital. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226081-poor-communication-blamed-as-hundreds-wait-in-vain-for-vaccines-at-prachuap-hospital/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 As Prachuap battles five COVID-19 clusters, locals urged to register for vaccines Provincial health chief Dr. Suriya Kuharat has urged people living in Prachuap Khiri Khan province to register to receive a COVID-19 as soon as possible. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226082-as-prachuap-battles-five-covid-19-clusters-locals-urged-to-register-for-vaccines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Just who is responsible for the most Fake News? Us or them? Firstly, thanks to all the readers who sent their best wishes to Rooster on the occasion of his 60th birthday last Sunday. They brought a tear to my beady eye after Mrs R wheeled me out to the balcony in my bath chair for my afternoon lemon tea PG Tips. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226083-just-who-is-responsible-for-the-most-fake-news-us-or-them/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas Beds are seen as the Thai government prepares to convert an air cargo warehouse into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) field hospital at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces probably until the end of August in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226120-thailand-extends-pandemic-measures-expands-lockdown-areas/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 to continue: Thailand Live Monday 2 August 2021https://aseannow.com/topic/1226123-thailand-live-monday-2-august-2021/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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