15 Myanmar ambassador Myo Myint Than visited Myanmar workers in Samut Sakhon province to boost their morale while local officials were speeding up Covid-19 tests.
33 A deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Office admitted that migrant-smuggling networks existed and police were investigating their illicit business.
22 A Myanmar man was arrested for pretending to be a pilot and entering the passenger terminal of Suvarnabhumi airport.
56 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cancelled New Year countdown event in Chiang Mai and CentralWorld shopping complex will livestream the countdown event to avoid mass gatherings.
30 The area at the Central Shrimp Market, closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak has been prepared for setting up a field hospital to treat Covid-19 patients in Samut Sakhon.
16 The lockdown of Samut Sakhon from Dec 19 to Jan 3 due to Covid-19 infections will cause about 16 billion baht in economic damage, says Samut Sakhon Chamber of Commerce.
24 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) ordered 437 schools and 292 nurseries under its administration to close from Dec 24 to Jan to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
21 Suphan Buri governor has imposed lockdown measures for Song Pee Nong district until Jan 3 after seven coronavirus cases were found there.
47 Chai Nat province reported its first coronavirus cases, a seafood vendor linked to the market in Samut Sakhon, a hot spot of current infections.
20 Thailand logged as many as 427 new cases of the novel coronavirus, mostly linked to a shrimp wholesale market in Samut Sakhon province.
18 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.
15 The number of people confirmed with the coronavirus disease 2019 in Samut Sakhon province has exceeded 1,000.
