Miscellany

Thailand Logs 111 New Covid Cases, 3 Deaths Wednesday

Navy officers remove garbage at a quarantine facility at the Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri province on Wednesday. (Navy photo) The government on Wednesday reported 111 new local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including 42 returnees from Indonesia, raising the total to 2,369. Three more deaths, all of foreigners, took the accumulated toll…

Thailand Reports Sharp Fall In New COVID-19 Cases

Thailand on Tuesday reported a sharp fall in the number of new coronavirus cases, compared to previous days.   Health officials said there had been 38 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,258.   In addition to 16 new cases, including imported ones, there are 17 patients linked to…

Golf Tournament Postponed Until Further Notice

Thailand Logs 51 New Coronavirus Vases, 3 Deaths Monday

A police officer checks the temperature of a motorcyclist in Bangkok’s Prawet district on Saturday. (Bangkok Post photo) Thailand has recorded 51 new confirmed coronavirus cases and three additional deaths on Monday, a health official said. Total infections in the country now stand at 2,220, with the cumulative death toll at 26. The number of…

Covid-19 Death Rate In Thailand Averages 0.97 Per Cent

  The death rate of Covid-19 in Thailand is quite low at an average of 0.97 per cent of total patients, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Sunday (April 5).   The Ministry of Public Health said that all the 20 people who had died as of Saturday…

Governors Put On Alert For Tougher Measures To Contain Covid-19

  Military joins police to enforce nationwide curfew on Saturday night. Photo taken in Bangkok by Korbphuk Phromrelha, The Nation.   All provincial governors have been told to brace for potential drastic measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.   Interior Ministry permanent secretary Chatchai Phromlert issued on Saturday (April 5 ) an urgent…

Transport Co Suspends Inter-Provincial Bus Services

  In response to the 10pm-4am nationwide curfew, Transport Co has announced that it will stop all inter-provincial bus services as of Friday (April 3) until further notice. The company said lockdowns announced in different provinces and social-distancing measures were making it difficult to operate.   Hence, the company has called on people who have…

Summer Storm Warning In 55 Provinces

  Thailand’s Meteorological Department today (Friday) advised people in 55 northern, north-eastern, central and eastern provinces to brace for strong winds and hail from summer storms, expected today through Sunday.   According to the forecast, the storms are likely due to the convergence of southerly and south-easterly winds, driven by the cold front over Vietnam,…

Police, Soldiers Enforce Nationwide Coronavirus Curfew

Police question people at a checkpoint in Bangkok on Friday after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. (Reuters photo) Police and soldiers wearing protective masks set up hundreds of checkpoints across the country on Friday night to enforce an indefinite nationwide curfew, banning most people from outside in a…

Govt Will Impose 24-Hour Curfew If Covid-19 Situation Does Not Improve

Narumon Pinyosinwat   The government might take recourse to a 24-hour curfew within a week if the number of Covid-19 patients kept rising.   Government Spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said that a curfew from 10pm to 4am was imposed after it was found people were still leaving their houses, leading to a rising trend in Covid-19…