
Thailand Logs 54 Covid Deaths, 6,519 New Cases
Thailand on Wednesday reported 54 more Covid fatalities and 6,519 new cases.
Thailand on Wednesday reported 54 more Covid fatalities and 6,519 new cases.
The first Covid-infected tourist was found in Phuket after its reopening on July 1.
A group of health workers and doctors presented over 200,000 people’s names to back their call for the government to quickly import COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna and use them as main vaccines to combat the disease.
Two German men were arrested on southern islands for allegedly running a drug racket on their homeland.
The burnt factory in Zone 3 at the Lat Krabang Industrial Estate fumed this morning after a fire had damaged the most part of it yesterday evening.
A bomb explosion killed one soldier and injured three others who were on patrol in Chana district last night.
Thailand on Tuesday reported 57 more Covid-19 deaths and 5,420 new cases.
The cabinet approved the procurement of 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer in October or the fourth quarter, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.
The government should impose a national lockdown to limit people’s movements if new COVID-19 cases continue to be considerable in the next 14 days, said a deputy chief advisor to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
Officials warned people living near the burnt foam bead factory on King Kaew Road not to return to their residences for the time being for safety sake although the fire was already contained.
The fire at the foam bead factory which exploded in Bang Phli district early on July 5 was under control as firefighters were hosing smoldering debris with water and firefighting foam to prevent reignition.
Explosions at a plastic and foam bead factory in Samut Prakan province had no impacts on nearby Suvarnabhumi airport yet, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.