10 The cabinet approved the third phase of the co-pay scheme to hand out 3,000 baht each to 31 million people to cushion the economic impacts of COVID-19.
46 The COVID-19 vaccine of Pfizer has not arrived in Thailand pending negotiations and its registration, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
13 The Foreign Ministry warned against some travel agents’ invitations for people to buy their COVID-19 vaccination tour packages, saying customers may waste their money.
12 The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has a team monitor a social media group encouraging people to move to other countries after receiving complaints.
28 The Supreme Patriarch has urged the management of Buddhist temples to set up kitchens and field hospitals to help COVID-19 victims.
33 After years of waiting and adjusting power purchase plans, electricity authorities finally accepted bids from investors who want to build community-based power plants and sell electricity to the national grid.
12 The government is ready to accept COVID-19 vaccine registration applications from all producers, said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
20 The State Railway of Thailand suspended its services of 121 trains from April 30 to May 31 to help contain COVID-19.
32 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration declared six provinces dark red zones for its harshest disease control measures and asked all parties to implement their work-from-home policy to the fullest degree. The measures will take effect on May 1.
18 Unrest on the Myanmar soil opposite the northern province still discourages residents on the Thai side from returning home along the Salween river, which demarcates part of the border.
40 The Corrections Department confirmed that the physical condition of detained rally leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak was normal except for fatigue due to his partial hunger strike.
14 Thailand reported 10 new Covid-19 deaths and 1,871 new cases.
