20 The State Railway of Thailand suspended its services of 121 trains from April 30 to May 31 to help contain COVID-19.
33 The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration declared six provinces dark red zones for its harshest disease control measures and asked all parties to implement their work-from-home policy to the fullest degree. The measures will take effect on May 1.
18 Unrest on the Myanmar soil opposite the northern province still discourages residents on the Thai side from returning home along the Salween river, which demarcates part of the border.
40 The Corrections Department confirmed that the physical condition of detained rally leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak was normal except for fatigue due to his partial hunger strike.
15 Thailand reported 10 new Covid-19 deaths and 1,871 new cases.
45 Registration for COVID-19 vaccination will start on May 1 for 16 million at-risk people, according to the Public Health Ministry.
17 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the private sector set up 14 locations for COVID-19 vaccination outside hospitals with the inoculation capacity of 20,500 jabs a day.
20 The Erawan emergency medical service center of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration already arranged for hospital beds for the treatment of all untreated COVID-19 patients in the capital.
39 The police’s 191 emergency call centre has launched new service to receive calls from Covid-19 patients and help coordinate with medical agencies for patient transfer to a proper treatment facility.
45 AstraZeneca Co and Siam Bioscience Co are speeding up their COVID-19 vaccine production in Thailand and are confident of delivering it to Thais in June.
281 The first lot of Thai durian fruits pre-ordered online has been delivered to China.
59 The disease control committee of the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the proposal from the Public Health Ministry to continue imposing 14-day quarantine on arrivals on May 1.
