British Variant May Have Arrived from Cambodia
A renowned virologist assumed the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand might come from Cambodia where the strain had spread.
A renowned virologist assumed the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand might come from Cambodia where the strain had spread.
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) came up with new measures to handle the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases while the source of the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand remained unknown.
The infectious disease committee of Phuket ordered the closure of local entertainment places from April 9 to 18 to control COVID-19.
There were 405 new COVID-19 cases in the country over the past 24 hours, including 391 local infections linked with entertainment places in 16 provinces.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) cancelled its annual celebrative events at the City Hall’s front court and elsewhere during the Songkran holiday as COVID-19 was spreading fast from entertainment places in Thong Lor area of the capital.
COVID-19 was spreading fast from entertainment venues because it was of the British variant and daily new cases could be four or five digits with poor disease control measures, a well-known virologist has warned.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assured that COVID-19 would be under control and field hospitals could be set up in Bangkok and other provinces to contain the disease.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will open its first amusement and water park in Bang Saray of Chon Buri province, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Rescuers successfully brought an exhausted Buddhist monk out of a flooded cave after being stranded since April 2.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said he was diagnosed with COVID-19 after having a high fever of 38 degrees Celsius.
The cabinet meeting was organized through a video conference today as many ministers started their 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 concerns.
Bangkok city hall is trying to control Covid-19 clusters from entertainment venues as almost 200 entertainment places were ordered to close for two weeks.