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Thailand Live Monday 2 August 2021

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Thailand extends pandemic measures, expands lockdown areas

 

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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/

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Thai frontline medic’s heartfelt plea to Prime Minister Prayut

 

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Credit: Thammasat University Field Hospital for COVID-19 Facebook Page

 

Thammasat field hospital has asked Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to set up a war room, so he meet with his ministers and senior officials every morning to assess the latest COVID-19 situation and to deploy measures to deal with any problems immediately, instead of meeting every Tuesday via video conference and working from home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226124-thai-frontline-medic’s-heartfelt-plea-to-prime-minister-prayut/

 

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SRT’s Red Line offers free trips during soft launch

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is offering the public free train trips during the soft launch of the Red Line service running Talingchan - Bangsue - Rangsit, and launching on August 2 when the Prime Minister will preside online.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226125-srt’s-red-line-offers-free-trips-during-soft-launch/

 

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237 food processing factories certified for COVID-19 Prevention Best Practice

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BANGKOK (NNT) - 237 food processing factories have been certified for their “COVID-19 Prevention Best Practice” compliance since September 2020, as part of the Ministry of Commerce’s measures to build the market’s confidence in the safety of Thai food exports, according to Malika Boonmeetrakool Mahasook, Advisor to the Minister of Commerce.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226126-237-food-processing-factories-certified-for-covid-19-prevention-best-practice/

 

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Bang Sue station successfully cracks down on vaccination booking corruption

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Bang Sue station Vaccination Center has warned the general public not to be fooled into paying for COVID-19 vaccination registration, after a successful crackdown on offenders in the present case. Mingkwan Wichaidit, the Director of the Institute of Dermatology who is also running the center, emphasized today that all people are eligible for vaccinations without any cost.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226127-bang-sue-station-successfully-cracks-down-on-vaccination-booking-corruption/

 

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Bussarakham hospital to open fast track lanes for vulnerable patients

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Bussarakham hospital is preparing to adjust its initial patient assessment system by adding fast track lanes for vulnerable patients and reorganizing zoning to facilitate services for the patients.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226128-bussarakham-hospital-to-open-fast-track-lanes-for-vulnerable-patients/

 

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Border security reinforced to prevent illegal crossings

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BANGKOK (NNT) - As Myanmar’s daily case numbers spike, Thailand’s defense authorities have ordered security officers including policemen, soldiers, and local officers to reinforce the border to prevent any illegal crossings.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226129-border-security-reinforced-to-prevent-illegal-crossings/

 

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One person killed, two injured, two reportedly flee the scene after a fatal car accident in the Ban Bueng district this morning, driver had narcolepsy

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Ban Bueng – One person was instantly killed while two passengers were seriously injured after their pickup truck reportedly bumped into a trailer truck before falling off the side of the road in the Ban Bueng district of Chonburi this morning, August 1st.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226130-one-person-killed-two-injured-two-reportedly-flee-the-scene-after-a-fatal-car-accident-in-the-ban-bueng-district-this-morning-driver-had-narcolepsy/

 

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Pattaya Bali Hai Pier given a Covid-19 deep cleaning due to large amount of people gathered for charity donations

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Pattaya – Pattaya City officials held a large cleaning day at the Bali Hai Pier in South Pattaya yesterday, addressing concerns from some local residents about the number of people gathered in the area for food-related charity events and the potential spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226131-pattaya-bali-hai-pier-given-a-covid-19-deep-cleaning-due-to-large-amount-of-people-gathered-for-charity-donations/

 

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Phuket Provincial Police Chief probed over gambling den raid

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PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo and two other top-ranking officers have been transferred pending an investigation into their relationships with suspects arrested in a gambling den raid at a resort on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, last month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226133-phuket-provincial-police-chief-probed-over-gambling-den-raid/

 

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Large anti-government demonstration in Bangkok on Sunday

 

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Various groups of anti-government protesters, in and on hundreds of cars and motorcycles, gathered at Bangkok’s the Democracy Monument, in the Ratchaprasong commercial district and on Vibhavadi Rangsit highway this morning (Sunday), in a huge demonstration to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226136-large-anti-government-demonstration-in-bangkok-on-sunday/

 

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Semi-lockdown extended for two more weeks, now covers 29 provinces instead of 13

 

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A man crosses the road on Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on July 12, 2021, on the first day of stricter lockdown restrictions to try to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to extend current semi-lockdown restrictions, due to expire on Monday, for two more weeks and to expand the COVID-19 “Dark Red” zone provinces put under these restrictions from the current 13 to 29.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226120-thailand-extends-pandemic-measures-expands-lockdown-areas/?do=findComment&comment=16706920

 

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Bangkok: 1.25 million jabs ready for August - no truth to closure of vax centers due to lack of supply

 

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Daily News' sources at the Thai Ministry of Public Health told them there was no truth to rumors that vaccines were not available and 25 non-hospital vaccination sites in the Thai capital had been shut down.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226160-bangkok-125-million-jabs-ready-for-august-no-truth-to-closure-of-vax-centers-due-to-lack-of-supply/

 

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Phuket Sandbox: 14,000 "foreign" tourists have spent 800 million baht - spending options limited

 

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Manager reported Tourism Authority of Thailand figures that suggested in the first month of the much heralded Phuket Sandbox 14,055 foreign tourists had visited the holiday island and spent 800 million baht. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226182-phuket-sandbox-14000-foreign-tourists-have-spent-800-million-baht-spending-options-limited/

 

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Samui: 345 foreign tourists in 15 days - 221 of these from Phuket Sandbox

 

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A meeting conducted by Surat Thani deputy governor Sakdaporn Rattanasupha on Saturday noted that 345 foreign tourists had entered the Samui Plus Model reopening plan in the first 15 days since it began.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226186-samui-345-foreign-tourists-in-15-days-221-of-these-from-phuket-sandbox/

 

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Many recovered asymptomatic, mild cases in Bangkok’s 43 ‘community isolation’ venues go home

 

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Many “green” COVID-19 cases, or those who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, in Bangkok’s 43 community isolation facilities have returned home after recovering and being cleared of the virus, according to Bangkok City Hall, as Thailand’s daily infection and death rates remain very high.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226190-many-recovered-asymptomatic-mild-cases-in-bangkok’s-43-‘community-isolation’-venues-go-home/

 

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Classmates of Thai PM’s daughters want her to ask her father to resign

 

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Former classmates, who studied at the Faculty of Communication Arts of Chulalongkorn University with, both twin daughters of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, have asked them to tell their father to step down, to take responsibility for his gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 situation, and pave the way for a more capable successor.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226215-classmates-of-thai-pm’s-daughters-want-her-to-ask-her-father-to-resign/

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Donated Pfizer vaccine passed to Thai government on Monday, some medics eligible for shots

 

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1.5 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the US government and which arrived in Thailand last Friday, were handed over to the Thai government this morning (Monday), with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha formally receiving it from the US Embassy in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226216-donated-pfizer-vaccine-passed-to-thai-government-on-monday-some-medics-eligible-for-shots/

 

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Thai digital minister to meet media representatives over much opposed gag order

 

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Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said today (Monday) that he will invite media representatives for talks, to resolve misunderstandings about recent media gag orders issued by the government and possible cooperation between the two parties in tackling fake news.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226217-thai-digital-minister-to-meet-media-representatives-over-much-opposed-gag-order/

 

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Survey shows most Thais seriously concerned about the worsening pandemic

 

 

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Deputy abbot Mahapromphong (L) from Wat Suthi Wararam Buddhist temple watches as elderly Covid-19 coronavirus patient Worapoj Salee receives oxygen from medics in the Charoen Krung neighbourhood in Bangkok on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

A vast majority of Thai people still have serious concerns about the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. The level of happiness, among people in Bangkok and the newly designated ‘dark red’ provinces, has decreased by 2% from June, according to a survey conducted by the Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living ASEAN (Thailand) in collaboration with Socius.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226218-survey-shows-most-thais-seriously-concerned-about-the-worsening-pandemic/

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