47 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration reported 819 new COVID-19 cases and one more death who was a bed-ridden man.
16 The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) expects 2 million workers in tourism to lose jobs due to the new wave of COVID-19.
23 The seventh field hospital of the province opened and more of such facilities will be set up as active case finding is detecting more COVID-19 patients.
17 The Office of the Basic Education Commission has confirmed that schools can reopen on Feb 1 but those in COVID-plagued provinces can remain closed, depending on the decisions of local authorities.
11 A group of workers rallied at Government House to demand the government hand out 5,000 baht to all workers during a period of three months.
27 Thailand on Tuesday reported 959 new coronavirus cases, comprising 937 local infections and 22 quarantined arrivals. Most of the new cases were detected by active case finding in Samut Sakhon.
42 A Taiwanese man known as “Lupin Taiwan” was arrested for allegedly producing the illicit drug cocktail known as “k-powdered milk”.
17 Voluntary enlistment goes online this year to prevent crowd gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
10 Samut Sakhon province yesterday reported 914 new cases, mostly detected in active case finding.
45 The Finance Ministry issued “Rao Chana” (We Win) saving bonds worth 60 billion with a 2% annual interest in the 2021 fiscal year.
20 The opposition filed a censure motion backed with 208 MPs targeting 10 ministers.
47 Thailand recorded two more Covid-19 deaths and 187 new cases on Monday.
