COVID Affects GDP Growth
Spreading COVID-19 is affecting the gross domestic product target of Thailand.
Spreading COVID-19 is affecting the gross domestic product target of Thailand.
Rajvithi Hospital announced it found 10 more COVID-19 cases among its personnel.
A renowned virologist assumed the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand might come from Cambodia where the strain had spread.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assured that COVID-19 would be under control and field hospitals could be set up in Bangkok and other provinces to contain the disease.
Bangkok city hall is trying to control Covid-19 clusters from entertainment venues as almost 200 entertainment places were ordered to close for two weeks.
A government committee has proposed different COVID-19 quarantine periods for arrivals for implementation from April 1 onwards.
Thai exports grew by 2.87% year-on-year in February, rising for the third consecutive month, as COVID-19 vaccination was easing global concerns on the pandemic, according to the Commerce Ministry.
The cabinet approved assistance worth 350 billion baht to help businesses affected by COVID-19 and it comprised soft loans and asset warehousing.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers put off their inoculation of COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who had been vaccinated in other countries.
The first 35,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were distributed to 13 provinces and no severe side effects have been reported among recipients so far, said the spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Thailand on Friday reported 130 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total cases to 25,241. One additional death was confirmed, taking the death toll to 83.
The first Thai doctor who died of COVID-19 was in Maha Sarakham province and he had earlier examined patients from a COVID-19 cluster in the northeastern province.