
Committee Agrees to Reduce Travel Quarantine
The National Communicable Disease Committee agreed to reduce travel quarantine to 10 days from 14 days in Thursday’s meeting, said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Ministry Anutin Charnvirakul.
The National Communicable Disease Committee agreed to reduce travel quarantine to 10 days from 14 days in Thursday’s meeting, said Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Ministry Anutin Charnvirakul.
The tropical storm Molave has been downgraded into the Category 2 Tropical depression over Ubon Ratchathani , said the Meteorological Department.
Tokyu, Japan’s department store at the MBK Centre shopping mall in Bangkok will close in January in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
The permanent secretary for agriculture and cooperatives has ordered relevant organizations to prepare to cope with the possible impacts of Typhoon Molave, especially in flood-prone areas.
The Thai Cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle to reopen for travellers aboard yachts from low- mid risk countries for spreading the coronavirus and they are required to quarantine on board for 14 days, said Deputy government spokeswoman Trisulee Trisaranakul.
The Center for Economic and Business Forecasting (CEBF) of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce expects people to spend only 9.4 billion baht in this Loy Krathong festival, the lowest amount in nine years.
Thailand on Wednesday reported 13 new cases of Covid -19 in state quarantine, raising the total cases to 3,759.
The Thai Ministry of Finance and the United States Department of Treasury signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation to raise funds for infrastructures in Thailand.
As the novel coronavirus has mostly stalled aviation, Thai Airways International (THAI) is generating revenue by making bags from old life vests and slide rafts under the theme “Life Vest x Lifestyle”.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he would not resign while the country was in a crisis and he agreed with a proposal to form a working group to discuss solutions with demonstrators.
Phuket will seek three billion baht from the government to revive the province’s economy and to build a health tourism center in wake of Covid-19 pandemic as the Cabinet retreat will be held there next week, said Deputy Phuket governor Pichet Panapong.
Bangkok has prepared for PM2.5 air pollution, expected to return from December to February, said Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang.