The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has warned people in Bangkok to take COVID-19 prevention measures seriously, after group testing in some areas found an average of five in every 100 were infected. CCSA spokesman Dr Thaweesilp Visanuyothin said active case finding in many locations in the capital have...
The 30-year-old COVID-19 patient from 'Love You Zindagi' viral video has died, Dr Monika Langeh who was treating her said. The 30-year-old COVID-19 patient who featured in the 'Love You Zindagi' viral video has lost the battle for life, Dr Monika Langeh who was treating her tweeted. The woman was...
The Corrections Department has reported that 2,835 inmates at two main prisons in Bangkok - the Bangkok Remand Prison and the Central Women’s Correctional Institution - have been found infected with COVID-19. Department Director-General Aryut Sinthoppan said active case finding conducted on prison officials and inmates found that 1,795 detainees...
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that each country has the right to register the COVID-19 vaccines which will be used by their people, without relying on a vaccine list approved by World Health Organization (WHO). FDA Secretary-General Dr Paisarn Dunkum said COVID-19 vaccines, approved under the WHO...
Thailand and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a new tariff rate quota deal, under which a predetermined amount of the country’s goods can be exported to the bloc at pre-Brexit tax rates. Thailand’s permanent representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pimchanok Pitfield, has signed the agreement with...
The Ministry of Commerce has tightened controls on delivery services during the pandemic to prevent operators profiteering, as online orders have surged. Mr Wattanasak Sur-iam, Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade (DIT), said today the Commerce Ministry has been monitoring delivery fees as more people now work from home....
The Private Hospital Association (PHA) has announced that COVID-19 vaccine shots, provided by private hospitals, will be charged at a standard price, including insurance for any side effects. PHA president Dr. Chalerm Harnpanich said the reason the price will be set the same nationwide is to get as many people...
Statement by Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla at the UN Security Council High Level Ministerial Meeting on "Upholding Multilateralism and the UN-centered International System" Thank you, Mr. President. I congratulate you on assuming the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and appreciate your initiative in organising this high-level...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Thais, seeking to get free COVID-19 vaccines as part of tour packages to the United States, to check the regulations in the states they plan visit, since the situation is still fluid. Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said, in general, people aged 16 and...
The Thai embassy in New Delhi is advising Thai people to leave India, due to its escalating COVID-19 crisis. The embassy said Thais who do not need to stay in India should register to return home on repatriation flights, set for Saturday from Chennai and from New Delhi on 15...
