35 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.
20 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.
14 Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the COVID-19 outbreak that was spreading from Samut Sakhon to many other provinces would be controlled finally as the government was implementing effective measures to do so during the New Year transitional period.
8 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered serious suppression of migrant-smuggling networks including corrupt officials and wanted a 1,000-bed field hospital in Samut Sakhon province.
27 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.
23 Suphan Buri governor has imposed lockdown measures for Song Pee Nong district until Jan 3 after seven coronavirus cases were found there.
12 Thailand recorded 46 new COVID-19 cases, eight of whom were not linked to the outbreak in Samut Sakhon province.
50 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a smart map giving details of tourist attractions in several parts of Bangkok and users can access the data conveniently via mobile phones and tablet computers.
53 Chai Nat province reported its first coronavirus cases, a seafood vendor linked to the market in Samut Sakhon, a hot spot of current infections.
21 Thailand logged as many as 427 new cases of the novel coronavirus, mostly linked to a shrimp wholesale market in Samut Sakhon province.
29 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.
19 The number of people confirmed with the coronavirus disease 2019 in Samut Sakhon province has exceeded 1,000.
