25 The country logged 9,489 new COVID-19 cases and 129 new fatalities over the past 24 hours.
79 The communicable disease committee of the southern province extended access restriction to Phi Phi islands for 7 days as there were more COVID-19 cases linked to infections at a local wastewater treatment plant under construction.
8 The Chulabhorn Royal Academy invited schools to register their students aged 10-18 for free COVID-19 vaccinations.
30 The governor of Phuket province discussed treatment solutions for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with local administrators as their rising number raised concern.
12 The Industry Ministry, the Public Health Ministry, the Labour Ministry, the Interior Ministry and the private sector organized a brainstorming session to discuss measures to prevent and contain COVID-19 outbreaks at factories.
23 The Public Health Ministry assured that the mixed administration of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines in series highly stimulates antibodies, is safe and can fight the Delta variant of COVID-19.
14 The government will allow Thai people to go on domestic tours from Oct 1 onwards, according to the tourism and sports minister.
16 The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking revised its forecast on the gross domestic product of the country up by 1% to range between a 0.5% decline and a 1.0% expansion this year as the local COVID-19 situation is improving and the government will be procuring more vaccine doses.
24 The cabinet today discussed measures related to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration’s decision to ease lockdown measures in 29 dark-red provinces as new COVID-19 cases were declining.
378 The Public Health Ministry plans to acquire second-generation vaccines in the first quarter of next year to cope with COVID-19 mutations.
42 The government through its Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration allowed department stores, community malls and restaurants to reopen if staff have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
14 The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) will sign a contract to buy 8.5 million antigen test kits with approved standard on Aug 30.
