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A new national centre will be set up to solve the face mask crisis after earlier attempts to deal with the severe shortage failed to ensure availability.Surgical masks are medical “weapons” for hospital staff and people against Covid-19, so to make sure they are armed ...

Thailand said it’s mulling an emergency decree to enable the government to borrow more money to support the economy over the next two to three months.There’s no limitation on the size of the potential funding, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said in a briefing Friday ...

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Wednesday agreed to set aside 1 billion baht from its budget to support hospitals and public health agencies in combating the coronavirus outbreak.The sum will be drawn from its fiscal 2020 budget and Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research ...

The government has given its assurance that officials will impose stringent COVID-19 screening measures on people returning to their home provinces from Bangkok and warned that those failing to comply will face both a fine and imprisonment.Keep watching ...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak announced on Tuesday (March 24) that the government has approved financial assistance for those who have become unemployed or affected by closures of business venues where they worked as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.Keep reading ...

The Department of Disease Control has released a list of 23 places it deems high-risk for Covid-19 in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani, Surin and Songkhla provinces. It wants people who had visited these places on the mentioned dates and times to ...

The Covid-19 outbreak is now a medical emergency in many countries across the world. Medical and Science teams are working around the clock to help cure patients. At the same time, protecting medical officers and preventing new infections are no less important. This report tells ...

The Social Security Board (SSB) on Friday decided to offer financial help to workers registered under its social security system who have either lost their jobs or have been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Effective from March 1, workers who have lost their jobs because ...

The government will extend the requirement of medical certificates and health insurance from Sunday to cover all visitors to the country regardless of nationalities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Thailand reported 60 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily jump in the number of cases ...

The COVID-19 pandemic started in the city of Wuhan in China. However, the once epicentre of the virus has closed all of its public facility-turned temporary hospitals on 10 March as the number of infected patients continues to decrease. According to local media in the ...