Favipiravir to be distributed to hospitals around Thailand
Even though there is still no vaccine nor official treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, doctors in many countries have reported successful treatments using existing drugs, one of which is Favipiravir. Thailand has already received 100,000 Favipiravir tablets which will be distributed to hospitals. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization…
COVID-19: 38 new cases, one more death
The Spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said today that Thailand now has an accumulated total of 2,258 confirmed cases in 66 provinces. The total number of recovered patients is 824, while the death toll has risen to 27. The country has reported fewer…
Health ministry advises elders on preventive measures against COVID-19
The Department of Health Director General Panpimol Wipulakorn said today that most COVID-19 patients in Thailand are of working age, however they could carry and unknowingly transmit the virus to elderly family members at home. She said almost half of the people who have died from coronavirus disease complications are…
Thai Muslim pilgrims from Indonesia enter quarantine program
Officials have reported that a group of eight pilgrims returning from Indonesia have arrived in Yala Province and will be subject to a 14-day home quarantine program, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. The pilgrims recently attended religious events on the Southeast Asian nation’s Sulawesi island which has already confirmed…
COVID-19: Death toll in Thailand reaches 19
The Spokesman for the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration, Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said today that there were four more deaths and 103 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Thailand, as of Friday morning (Apr 3). Dr. Taweesin said Thailand now has an accumulated total of 1,978…
Thai people from Malaysia & Qatar arrive in Thailand, enter state quarantine
A group of Thai people from Malaysia and Qatar arrived in Thailand yesterday and have entered the quarantine system at a place provided by the government. Last night, a group of 51 Thais from Malaysia arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on a Malaysia Airlines’ special flight organized by the Malaysian government….
‘April 5, 9 pm’: PM Modi urges people to fight Covid-19 darkness with light
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people to display their collective resolve to fight the coronavirus disease by lighting a candle, lamp or flashlight of a mobile phone on Sunday evening. He also hailed the efforts put in by the people and authorities to make the 21-day…
COVID-19 prevention campaign nationwide
In addition to law enforcement, social measures, particularly social distancing, must be practiced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In Thailand, many public and private agencies are working together to encourage social distancing. The Social Security Office in Lopburi province is following guidelines to help prevent…
Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit
An Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit was convened on 26 March 2020 to discuss the challenges posed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and to forge a global coordinated response. Earlier, PM had a telephonic conversation with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on this subject. The extraordinary G20…
India Airlifts Aid Materials To Italy As The European Nation Goes All-Out To Contain Spread Of COVID-19
In a bid to aid Italy, the second worst-hit nation by Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), India sent aboard a special Air India flight aid materials to assist the authorities and the people of the European nation to fight the pandemic, reports WION. Acknowledging the friendly and humanitarian gesture, the Foreign Ministry of Italy…