37 A deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Office admitted that migrant-smuggling networks existed and police were investigating their illicit business.
24 A Myanmar man was arrested for pretending to be a pilot and entering the passenger terminal of Suvarnabhumi airport.
64 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.
31 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Thailand did not need a lockdown as the latest COVID-19 outbreak would be under control.
17 The Department of Fisheries is waiting for an official document from the Lao government on the report that Laos is banning Thai seafood on fear of COVID-19 contamination.
25 The director-general of the Department of Fisheries has confirmed that COVID-19 could not be transmitted through aquatic animals and hygiene standard is strictly implemented with fishing crews and processing plants.
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.
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.
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.
22 Suphan Buri governor has imposed lockdown measures for Song Pee Nong district until Jan 3 after seven coronavirus cases were found there.
