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Interview with Dr.Tanarak Plipat Deputy Director General, Department of Disease Control
A senior doctor at the Disease Control Department (DCD) has expressed serious concern over the risk of a further spread of COVID-19, due to infections among Thais returning from high-risk countries, such as the United States, France and Spain. Dr. Anupong Suchariyakul, a DCD expert, said today that, in a group of 59 new
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm has again told people to stay at home, practice social distancing and avoid all social activities, or face harsher measures, like mandatory home confinement. Thailand reported 136 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total so far to 1,524, with a likelihood that the
The Jana Community Hospital, in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla, discharged six COVID-19 patients today. All are fit and well and ready to return to their families. The hospital director, Dr. Supat Hasuwankit, said in his Facebook post today that this was a happy moment for the patients and their families, after having been
Thailand’s Land Transport Department has suspended, until further notice, all public transport to Phuket, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, following reports of the rapid spread of COVID-19. The department’s director-general, Mr. Chirut Visarnchit, said the suspension includes cross-border and chartered services. He said that public transport to the other destinations is unaffected, but certain measures have
The tourist island of Phuket is headed for a complete lockdown as its airport will be closed to all traffic starting April 10, according to an order of Governor Pakkapong Thaweepat. The governor had earlier closed all land and sea access to and from the southern province in a bid to curb the ravaging coronavirus.
Three southern provinces of Phuket, Yala and Narathiwat have been placed on lockdown in a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Land traffic in an out of these provinces are banned while Phuket airport will be closed starting April 10. The lockdown will take effect till the end of April. Starting midnight today, the
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Air pollution has decreased in urban areas across Europe during lockdowns to combat the coronavirus, new satellite images showed on Monday, but campaigners warned city-dwellers were still more vulnerable to the epidemic. Cities including Brussels, Paris, Madrid, Milan and Frankfurt showed a reduction in average levels of noxious nitrogen dioxide over
HE Mr. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad the current ambassador of Islamic republic of Pakistan to Thailand is very pleased and happy from being on duty in Bangkok. The ambassador quoted that “Thai people are very nice, pleasant and friendly”. The key mission for him is to work for his community and make relations with local Thai
Five inmates have escaped from a prison, in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Buri Ram, after about 100 prisoners staged a riot and set fire to prison some buildings. One escapee was later recaptured, as police issued a stern warning to anyone sheltering the escaping prisoners. Pol Maj-Gen Akkaradet Pimonsri, deputy commissioner of Third Region Provincial
The parents of about 200 Thai students, currently in the USA under the American Field Service (AFS) exchange program, will meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister tomorrow (Monday) to seek government support to bring their children back to Thailand. Some of the parents told Thai PBS that the children who are abroad for
Speaking at a press conference today (Sunday), Dr. Thaveesilp Wissanuyothing, spokesman for Thailand’s Command Centre for the Management of the COVID Situation, said that everyone is at risk of contracting COVID-19, and 18% of those infected do not exhibit any symptoms, but remain infectious. 143 new COVID-19 cases were reported today, bring total infections in
A senior doctor at Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD), has dismissed as “very unlikely” the grim forecast by some doctors that by April 15th COVID-19 infections in Thailand will reach 350,000, with about 7,000 fatalities. DCD Deputy Director-General Dr. Thanarak Phlipat said on Facebook today that he has received many enquiries about whether forecasts
Citing the worsening COVID-19 situation in Phuket province, Governor Pakkapong Thaveewat has imposed a lockdown of the popular resorting island, prohibiting all land and sea access to and from the province. Access by air will remain open for the time being. The lockdown will be in effect from midnight tonight (Sunday) until April 30th.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India needs at least 38 million masks and 6.2 million pieces of personal protective equipment as it confronts the spread of coronavirus, and has approached hundreds of companies to secure supplies quickly, according to a report by the country’s investment agency seen by Reuters. As cases of the illness have