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COVID cases may drop in 2 weeks with extended semi-lockdown, mass vaccinations – MoPH

 

 

New COVID-19 infections and deaths are expected to drop and the pandemic situation in Thailand brought under control in the next two weeks, if the latest semi-lockdown measures, now imposed in 29 provinces, and extended, are 5% more effective in curbing the continued spread of the disease, said Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiatiphum Wongrajit today (Monday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226234-covid-cases-may-drop-in-2-weeks-with-extended-semi-lockdown-mass-vaccinations-–-moph/

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Thailand steps up home isolation as virus cases strain hospitals

 

FILE PHOTO: People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand begins offering first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to at-risk groups amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will increase the number of people required to isolate at home with COVID-19 to 100,000, health officials said on Monday, as capacity in healthcare facilities dwindles amid a surge in cases driven by the Delta variant of the virus.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226229-thailand-steps-up-home-isolation-as-virus-cases-strain-hospitals/

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Public Health Ministry urging people to follow lockdown measures

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health is urging the general public to increase compliance with lockdown measures by another five percent, so as to keep the number of new COVID-19 cases and fatalities from rising further, as a recent study shows only 20 percent compliance. The ministry also encourages people to stay home to stem the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226239-public-health-ministry-urging-people-to-follow-lockdown-measures/

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Koh Larn council announces everyone entering Koh Larn must be vaccinated from Covid-19 starting August 4th

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Koh Larn – The Koh Larn Local Committee has announced new rules which will start from Wednesday, August 4th for anyone who wants to enter Koh Larn. Visitors must be fully* vaccinated from Covid-19 or have recovered from COVID-19 within 90 days AND must have a negative test.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226252-koh-larn-council-announces-everyone-entering-koh-larn-must-be-vaccinated-from-covid-19-starting-august-4th/

 

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Laguna founder KP Ho calls for Phuket, other Sandbox destinations to be ‘Green listed’ as COVID safe havens

By The Phuket News

 

KP Ho addresses the Phuket Sandbox Summit held at Laguna Phuket

 

PHUKET: As Bangkok grapples with rising numbers of COVID infections, leading tourism voice KP Ho, Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Group, has told European envoys, airlines, senior officials and business leaders, that for Phuket Sandbox to succeed it is imperative for Phuket to be given “green” destination status.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226253-laguna-founder-kp-ho-calls-for-phuket-other-sandbox-destinations-to-be-‘green-listed’-as-covid-safe-havens/

 

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PRU sets up as second field hospital

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Three hundred beds have been set up in a meeting hall at Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) in Rassada which is to be designated as the second field hospital for “light green” cases on the island.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226254-pru-sets-up-as-second-field-hospital/

 

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Phuket Sandbox, Samui Plus going ahead; mid-August launch planned for Krabi and Phang Nga

The government is confident that the four pilot destinations have appropriate measures in place to ensure the health and safety of both the tourists and local people.

 

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 02 August, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to reiterate that both the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes are going ahead as usual, and the plans to reopen Krabi and Phang Nga to fully vaccinated international tourists are set to start within August.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226255-phuket-sandbox-samui-plus-going-ahead-mid-august-launch-planned-for-krabi-and-phang-nga/

 

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MedPark Hospital vaccinating foreigners in special evening program until August 9th

 

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The MedPark hospital in the Klong Toey area of Bangkok has announced that it is vaccinating foreigners against Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226257-medpark-hospital-vaccinating-foreigners-in-special-evening-program-until-august-9th/

 

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Thailand reports record high 18,901 new COVID-19 cases

 

REUTERS file photo for reference only

 

Thailand on Tuesday (August 3) reported 18,901 new COVID-19 cases and 147 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226260-thailand-reports-daily-record-high-of-18901 new-covid-19-cases/

 

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Chiang Mai: Hundreds of senior foreigners line up for Sinovac/AstraZeneca vaccine regime

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

Komchadluek reported from McCormick hospital in Muang district of Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand as hundreds of foreigners aged over 60 lined up for vaccinations on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226277-chiang-mai-hundreds-of-senior-foreigners-line-up-for-sinovacastrazeneca-vaccine-regime/

 

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Phuket Sandbox: August target for tourists will not be met as pandemic rages in Thailand

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported that booking from foreign tourists as part of the Phuket Sandbox reopening will not meet August targets, according to a local tourism chief.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226279-phuket-sandbox-august-target-for-tourists-will-not-be-met-as-pandemic-rages-in-thailand/

 

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Tourism minister admits his targets won't be met - blames surge in Covid cases

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The penny has finally dropped for Thailand's billionaire tourism and sports minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226281-tourism-minister-admits-his-targets-wont-be-met-blames-surge-in-covid-cases/

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Court of Justice promises fair hearing in case of senior official's son in road rage attack on celeb's parents 

 

Picture: INN

 

The Court of Justice spokesman Suriyan Hongwilai told INN that the court will show no favors and will conduct a fair hearing in the case against a son of a senior official at the court who is to be charged with attacking the parents of a well known actor.

 

Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1226283-court-of-justice-promises-fair-hearing-in-case-of-senior-officials-son-in-road-rage-attack-on-celebs-parents/

 

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Thai police warn about more fake news concerning Covid-19

 

 

Thailand's Anti-Fake News Center investigated with the Medical Services Department after a post online suggested people with Covid-19 at home should gather six medicines to treat themselves.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226287-thai-police-warn-about-more-fake-news-concerning-covid-19/

 

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29,000 expats in Thailand register for vaccine using Expatvac website

 

File Photo: REUTERS - for reference only

 

More than 28,000 expats in Thailand have registered for a COVID-19 vaccine using the Ministry of Public Health’s newly launched vaccine registration portal.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226288-29000-expats-in-thailand-register-for-vaccine-using-expatvac-website/

 

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Thailand’s manufacturing at risk as workers get infected with COVID

By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk

 

A textile factory in Pathum Thani. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

The COVID-19 crisis has continued to aggravate in Thailand with new cases rising at an alarming rate, exceeding over 15,000 a day in the last few days.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226291-thailand’s-manufacturing-at-risk-as-workers-get-infected-with-covid/

 

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Viral video: TikTok clip shows female nurse in PPE on the front lines collapsing and needing a bed 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on a TikTok clip that is going viral on Thai social media that they said epitomized the battle against Covid-19 being waged in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226294-viral-video-tiktok-clip-shows-female-nurse-in-ppe-on-the-front-lines-collapsing-and-needing-a-bed /

 

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Air Asia technician arrested after stealing dozens of electrical items through July

 

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Police in the Don Muang area of Bangkok responded last week after Air Asia reported that many items of electrical equipment had gone missing following a stock take.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226299-air-asia-technician-arrested-after-stealing-dozens-of-electrical-items-through-july/

 

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5 million more Sinopharm doses to arrive this month, inoculation of children considered

 

Health workers prepare doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine to be administered to inmates at Chonburi Central Prison on June 25, 2021. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

Five million more doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to Thailand this month, bringing the total to 10 million, with the inoculation of children aged 3-17 being considered.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226328-5-million-more-sinopharm-doses-to-arrive-this-month-inoculation-of-children-considered/

 

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Communicating with and caring for children who lose parents to COVID-19

 

The family (back L) of Malee Manjeen, 79, who passed away earlier in the day due to Covid-19, watch from a distance as monks in personal protective equipment carry her coffin to the crematorium at Wat Chin Wararam Worawihan in Bangkok on July 30, 2021. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

Losing a loved one is never easy, especially during COVID-19 when many people have lost family members without even getting to say a final “goodbye”. In the news we see that some children have lost their parents, so here is some advice from the Mental Health Department.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226329-communicating-with-and-caring-for-children-who-lose-parents-to-covid-19/

 

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10 million vaccine doses to be distributed in Thailand in August

 

 

10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, mainly AstraZeneca and Sinovac, will be distributed across Thailand in August, with Bangkok receiving 1.25 million, according to the Public Health Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226330-10-million-vaccine-doses-to-be-distributed-in-thailand-in-august/

 

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Semi-lockdown begins in 16 more provinces, interprovincial bus services suspended

 

 

Semi-lockdown measures begin today (Tuesday) in the 16 Thai provinces newly included in the COVID-19 “Dark Red” category.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226331-semi-lockdown-begins-in-16-more-provinces-interprovincial-bus-services-suspended/

 

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Thailand approves additional $909 million in virus relief measures

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kg and pregnant women in Bangkok, Thailand, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 30 billion baht ($909 million) in relief measures for those hit by tougher restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 infections, a government spokesman said.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226332-thailand-approves-additional-909-million-in-virus-relief-measures/

 

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Man arrested for stealing food

 

Photo: Wichit Police

 

PHUKET: A 37-year-old man has been arrested for stealing food and other essential household items from the baskets on motorbikes parked in front of convenience stores as he had no money to buy anything.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226333-man-arrested-for-stealing-food/

 

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Three metre python caught in Srisoonthorn

 

Photo: Nopparit Rungrueng

 

PHUKET: A team of civil defense volunteers were called in to snare a three-metre python that was found near a family’s house in Moo 5, Srisoonthorn yesterday (Aug 1).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226334-three-metre-python-caught-in-srisoonthorn/

 

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PM Donates 1 Ton of Fruits to Anti-COVID Workers

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 3 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha bought one ton of longan, mangosteen and rambutan and donated the fruits to the workers and volunteers who are dealing with COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226335-pm-donates-1-ton-of-fruits-to-anti-covid-workers/

 

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Samui Reports More Covid Cases from Entertainment Place Cluster

 

 

SURAT THANI, Aug 3 (TNA) – The disease control center on Koh Samui of Surat Thani province on Monday reported six new COVID-19 cases on Koh Samui island, which were parts of a cluster from an entertainment place on Hat Chaweng beach in Bor Phut sub-district.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226336-samui-reports-more-covid-cases-from-entertainment-place-cluster/

 

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Phuket Sandbox project moves forward

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Following the launch of the Phuket Sandbox tourism scheme on July 1st, the number of foreign tourists testing positive to COVID-19 in Phuket province is less than one percent, and the situation on the tourist island remains under control.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226338-phuket-sandbox-project-moves-forward/

 

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DIT says no need to stock up on commodities

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - During the last few days, it has become obvious that some shelves in convenient stores are now empty due to a rising demand for food and commodities. The Department of Internal Trade meanwhile, has announced that all retail companies still have plenty of products in stock, adding that members of the public have no need to hoard supplies.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226339-dit-says-no-need-to-stock-up-on-commodities/

 

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AstraZeneca delivers 5.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand during July

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - AstraZeneca today confirmed that it delivered 5.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Public Health in July, as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver 61 million doses to Thailand as soon as possible.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226341-astrazeneca-delivers-53-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-thailand-during-july/