The Department of Disease Control signed a contract with Pfizer (Thailand) and BioNTech to buy 20 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine that were set to be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year.
Chiang Mai Communicable Disease Committee ordered the closure of pubs, bars and other entertainment venues, effective today after the number of Covid-19 cases had increased.
The Royal Thai Navy said it withdrew a budget request for the procurement of its second and third submarines to respond to the present COVID-19 situation and help resolve conflicts in the society.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha today started working from home to comply with the Public Health Ministry’s request for all parties to fully implement their work-from-home measure.
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration reported 11,305 new COVID-19 cases and 80 more fatalities over the past 24 hours.
Navy chief Adm Chartchai Srivorakhan took a multi-billion-baht submarine budget request off the agenda of the House committee vetting the 2022 Budget Bill.
Local authorities closed risky places and suspended the activities that may transmit COVID-19, affecting pubs, bars and other entertainment venues, while allowing shopping centers to open until 9pm.
The chief executive officer of Thai AirAsia sees a gloomy future for aviation and will not reconsider it until the middle of next year.
The Free Youth group ended its anti-government protest on July 18 after police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators.
A demonstration leader and 13 followers were arrested after their protest near Government House on July 18, according to police.
Thonburi Healthcare Group PCL (THG) informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that it was really negotiating the procurement of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses but did not give a timeframe for contract signing for the procurement.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of antigen test kits from four suppliers for general people to use to check by themselves if they are infected with COVID-19.
