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Both doses of Sinovac vaccine essential to protect against Covid-19
The Sinovac vaccine will help protect people from Covid-19 after receiving the second jab, the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital said on Saturday.Earlier, a Covid-infected medical staffer at the hospital’s Kanchanaphisek Medical Centre had said on social media that the Sinovac vaccine could not ...
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Vaccination registration for public via Mor Phrom starts today
The Ministry of Public Health will allow the general public to register for Covid-19 vaccination via the ministry’s official group “Mor Phrom V.2” (doctors ready) from May 1.The ministry has been providing Covid-19 vaccination to medical professionals and volunteers at high risk of infection from ...
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Government restores 14-day quarantine for overseas arrivals, even for vaccinated people
Foreigners wishing to enter Thailand from May 6 onwards will need to undergo 14 days quarantine no matter when their COEs (Certificates of Entry) were issued, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Friday.“The measure was approved by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration in order ...
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Over 80% Thai businesses struggling due to pandemic: PwC report
More than 80 per cent of Thai organisations surveyed by PwC recently said they were hit adversely by the Covid-19 pandemic, while the report indicated that successful crisis recovery hinges on improving resiliency.The Thailand part of PwC’s “Global Crisis Survey 2021” – a global survey ...
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Kasikorn Research slashes growth forecast for Thai economy
Kasikorn Research Centre has slashed its growth forecast for the Thai economy in this 2021 from 2.6 per cent to 1.8 per cent following the latest outbreak of Covid-19 in the country.The research centre said the downgrade came despite positive factors such as the upswing ...
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2.4 million more people to be eligible for RaoChana cash-handout scheme
The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to allow another 2.4 million people to register for the government’s cash-handout “RaoChana” (We Win) scheme and agreed to give beneficiaries until June 30 to use up their subsidy, a source said.The proposal had been put forward by the Fiscal ...
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Prayut lists Thailand’s vaccine procurement plan
Another 500,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine will be delivered to Thailand on Saturday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on Tuesday after the weekly Cabinet meeting.He added that an additional 1 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine will be delivered in May, though that depends ...
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Latest ASEAN cooperation to elevated Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in global scale.
Digital technology has positive impact on many aspects of our everyday lives, yet not without posing threats in elusive crime issues. Experts were agreed upon the transnational nature of crime and how preventative measures had to take into account to solve these cross-cutting and complex ...
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No domestic flights from 11pm to 4am to contain Covid-19 surge
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has told agencies related to air transportation to refrain from operating domestic flights from 11pm to 4am in a bid to tackle the new wave of Covid-19.According to the announcement issued by CAAT chairman Suttipong Kongpool on Saturday, ...
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More restrictions to be enforced in Bangkok from April 18
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Friday announced additional measures in a bid to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, in line with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s decision to place Bangkok and 17 other provinces in red zone, or highest control area.“In the red zone ...
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