31 Muang district of the southern province except the Phi Phi Islands was declared a COVID-19 Watch Zone and some premises were ordered closed for three days.
47 The spokesman of the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration said the governor of Samut Sakhon province contracted COVID-19 and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was thus in home quarantine for 14 days.
37 The Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University delivered 200 “Pinto” robots and about 1,000 “Krajok” robots to some 140 hospitals nationwide to support their operations to cope with the new COVID-19 outbreak.
26 The governor of Rayong put three hospitals on standby to treat COVID-19 patients whose number was soaring in the eastern province.
38 The chief of the Department of Health has confirmed that seafood is safe for consumption but people must wear gloves while buying it and frequently wash hands.
54 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 81 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 including 37 locally infected patients and 35 migrant workers.
18 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.
35 A deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Office admitted that migrant-smuggling networks existed and police were investigating their illicit business.
23 A Myanmar man was arrested for pretending to be a pilot and entering the passenger terminal of Suvarnabhumi airport.
62 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.
32 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.
19 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.
