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Faces of courage
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/05/2024
» Si Leeya knew he had fallen prey to leprosy at the age of 15. Overwhelmed by fear of social stigma, he decided to run away from home.
How much is too much?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/01/2022
» After the government approved the resumption of the Test & Go programme starting next week signalling a strong desire to restore the country's tourism and overall economy, the Ministry of Public Health also proposed a vaccination programme, focusing on the 10 tourism and high-risk provinces where a fourth Covid-19 jab is strongly encouraged.
Better bitter truth than sweet lies
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/01/2022
» The Year of the Tiger has not been kind to Thais so far with the quick spread of the Omicron variant, vaccine confusion, ATK scarcity, pork shortages, rampant inflation and PM2.5 pollution.
Breaking down Covid-19 tests
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/11/2021
» An entire school in Mukdahan province was in shock earlier this month following results of antigen test kits (ATKs) which showed many students, teachers and officers were positive for Covid-19 after the school's reopening. More than 1,000 students were left with no choice but to self-quarantine.
An unnecessary fear
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/06/2021
» It's been almost a month since Covid-19 cases were found in an ice factory in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan. But Mook* still feels paranoid every time she orders iced beverages from outside.
Covid's attack on the senses
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021
» The bottom line: Covid-19 patients can experience loss of smell and taste.
Staying healthy at home
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/05/2021
» Besides her fear of the novel coronavirus that has infected over 70,000 Thais so far, Ploy* feels anxious every time she steps onto a weight scale.
Covid confusion is the new normal
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/01/2021
» With this new surge of Covid-19 cases hitting the country, Thais know that the disease is not new. Certain buzzwords like coronavirus and the new normal are familiar narratives and protective face masks and alcohol-based sanitisers have become common household items.
Tracking the path of the virus
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/12/2020
» From an animal market in Wuhan, to the spread of the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess, to Seoul's nightclub scene, the virus has still not stopped wreaking havoc on the world's population. Just last week, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Antarctica at a Chilean research station.
It never rains, but instead it pours
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/11/2020
» As the rainy season comes to an end, the population of Bangkok and its neighbouring provinces are readying to brave the return of PM2.5 dust particles that have been clouding the sky as reported recently by the Department of Pollution Control. A new working team has been set up to alert people of the situation and apparently, it will function just like the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).