The health ministry informed that cumulatively, 14,19,11,223 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered through 20,44,954 sessions of vaccination in India. #CoronaVirusUpdates ? India's Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 14.19 Crore as the Largest Vaccination Drive completes 100 days? Over 2.19 Lakh Recoveries in the last 24 hours@PMOIndia #Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/K9UXk9KyP7— Dr...
People in Bangkok are required to wear face masks at all times when out in public - even if they are in their own car. On Monday, a post on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Facebook page clarified the requirements for wearing a face mask when out in public. The...
The Public Health Ministry has proposed "targeted lockdown" measures and a new color-coding system to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration in response to the severity of the latest wave of Covid-19. Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre agreed at...
The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi, the capital of India, has announced that it will stop allowing foreigners entry permits into Thailand. The move comes as both countries experience renewed waves of coronavirus, reported Daily News. The announcement was that there would be a cancellation and suspension of CoE (certificate...
The 1668 hotline for COVID-19 patients seeking hospital beds has been overwhelmed with more callers than it can handle. The Department of Medical Services has increased the number of available operators, while urging patients to use an official chat account on the LINE messaging application as an alternative contact channel....
Analysts are encouraging the state to step up remedies for the COVID-19 situation, after assessing that the third wave of infections has cost the economy 200-300 billion baht and could cap growth this year at 1.6 percent. President of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, and head of...
The Minister of Public Health has pointed out daily COVID-19 infection rates have begun to stagnate and the situation should begin to normalize in 2-3 weeks while calling on hospitals to bolster protection by dispensing Creat and assuring patients that two million Favipiravir pills are available with more to be...
The government has provided over 25,000 beds nationwide to field hospitals and hospitals, in order to treat the increasing number of Covid-19 patients. Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said 1,250 beds were usable in four field hospitals in Bangkok, where 500 more beds will be added. Meanwhile, the Ministry of...
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has reported that a total of 2,365 road accidents during the seven days from April 10-16 claimed 277 lives and injured 2,357. Speeding was the single biggest cause of accidents, followed by drink driving and cutting lanes. Motorcycles were involved in 86 per...
Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang has advised people who visited their hometowns during the Songkran holidays and were now returning to Bangkok to perform Covid-19 self-evaluation via the website: http://bkkcovid19.bangkok.go.th/. He said this platform has been set up to help prevent the spread of the outbreak by providing necessary information for disease...
