Social development

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 ...

Top official says more than 470,000 new workers will be needed in the next five years to work in 10 key Eastern Economic Corridor industries, “so we must speedily produce such manpower and reduce losses from outdated teaching methods that no longer cater to the ...

Widespread transmission will slow down until the number of infected cases per week peaks between January and February next year. At least 400,000 people will be diagnosed with Covid-19 this year and next, with the peak period expected to be during the next cool season, ...

Thai researchers have developed a rapid test kit for Covid-19 and plan to launch clinical trials next month.According to the research team led by Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), the new kit will deliver results in 30 to 45 minutes, compared to the ...

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang today invoked the Infectious Diseases Act to order the closure of boxing stadia, bars, pubs, massage parlours, saunas, cinemas and fitness clubs, effective tomorrow (Wednesday) for 14 days.The Governor’s order follows today’s cabinet decision to close entertainment venues in and around ...

Education Minister Natthaphon Teepsuwan has ordered all schools nationwide to closed from March 18 onwards, in order to tackle the spread of Covid-19, said the ministry’s permanent secretary Prasert Boonrueng today (March 17).“Taking into consideration the well being of students, we urge all educational institutions ...

The prospect of the Covid-19 outbreak turning into a “Stage 3” full-blown epidemic in Thailand is deepening worries over the dire shortage of face masks.Though the Commerce Ministry’s Internal Trade Department (ITD) has placed controls on domestic mask manufacturing and distribution to prevent hoarding and ...

Tanarak Plipat, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, has recently become a household name because of his daily updates on the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand.In his briefings, he always stresses the need to maintain personal hygiene as a protection against the novel coronavirus, in ...

A majority of people are concerned about the spread of Covid-19, the disease spread by the novel coronavirus, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.The poll was conducted on March 11-12 on 1,260 people aged 15 and ...

Local technological innovations are helping with the fight against Covid-19 and also fake news surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.One of the most popular is covidtracker.5lab.co, an online map that provides information on the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand. The website features an interactive map with updates ...