Ko Samet Closed for 14 Days
Authorities in the eastern province closed Ko Samet for 14 days from April 27 to control COVID-19 after 10 people were infected with the disease on the island.
Authorities in the eastern province closed Ko Samet for 14 days from April 27 to control COVID-19 after 10 people were infected with the disease on the island.
Tourism-related operators will ask the prime minister on April 28 for permission on their part to import COVID-19 vaccines.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) decided to impose its harsh COVID-19 control measures until May 9, including the closure of 31 kinds of premises.
Forty-eight provinces including Bangkok and Chiang Mai ordered to wear masks when going outside and violators will be fined.
The Nimibutr stadium in Bangkok has been turned into a reception center for new COVID-19 patients, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Two million pills of favipiravir antiviral medicine have arrived and 1 million more pills will follow next month, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand insisted that there was not a chartered flight from India to Thailand.
ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in Bangkok may become unavailable in 6-8 days, said the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
COVID-19 concerns are rising in the northern province where a new cluster of 20 patients was detected at a local child day care center.
Thailand on Friday reported 2,070 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic started.
Pfizer is likely to deliver 10 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine but the arrival has yet to be scheduled, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Russia promised to deliver its COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, to Thailand and the Public Health Ministry is about to discuss the procurement.