14 Thailand logged as many as 427 new cases of the novel coronavirus, mostly linked to a shrimp wholesale market in Samut Sakhon province.
9 Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has ordered provincial commerce officials to cap the prices of surgical masks at 2.50 baht apiece.
12 The number of people confirmed with the coronavirus disease 2019 in Samut Sakhon province has exceeded 1,000.
6 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is testing people at 472 markets, focusing on migrant workers, and intends to test 5,000-8,000 people in a week.
30 Health authorities are applying the Singapore Model to control the novel coronavirus disease among Myanmar workers and the early detection of many infected workers shows a positive sign.
12 A family of three tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 in Kaeng Khoi district after buying seafood in Samut Sakhon province.
14 Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul denied that Thailand was facing its second wave of the novel coronavirus, saying officials knew the source of the outbreak and could control it.
8 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) asked people in general to call off plans to organize parties and prayer sessions during the New Year transitional period to help contain the coronavirus disease 2019.
8 The National Security Council (NSC) will punish the officials who let illegal migrants sneak into the country.
22 Saint Gabriel’s College and Saint Joseph Convent School were close for 14 days, from today to Jan 3, to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
5 The Finance Ministry has found about 700 vendors and buyers abused the co-payment subsidy scheme of the government.
15 Three more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 were confirmed in Samut Sakhon province. They are the relatives of the first case who is a shrimp wholesaler at Mahachai market.
