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Omicron HK.3 detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/08/2023
» The new Omicron sub-variant HK.3 has been detected in Thailand for the first time, according to the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS).
Pandemic nearly over: experts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/06/2022
» Thailand is ready to treat Covid-19 as an endemic disease, largely thanks to decreasing daily infections, a falling death rate and better public health security, according to Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
Vaccine safe for pregnant women, dept assures
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/03/2022
» The Department of Health expressed concern yesterday about the number of pregnant woman who have not yet been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 due to fears about the harmful effects they suspect the shots could have on their newborns.
Testing confirms three cases of Omicron
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/12/2021
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) yesterday confirmed three cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant and was monitoring another possible infection involving a Thai United Nations official recently returned from a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Health fears growing for held activist
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/09/2021
» The Save Bang Kloi Coalition yesterday filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission demanding an investigation into how a Karen rights activist contracted Covid-19 while imprisoned.
Health officials keeping close tabs on Delta strains
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/08/2021
» The Department of Medical Science (DMS) is keeping a close watch on the domestically found sub-variants of Delta but has, however, tried to play down public fears over the latest emergence of the mutated virus.
Big day at clinic a concern for all
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/06/2021
» All vaccines available in Thailand now are of sufficient quality and being administered efficiently in the fight against Sars-CoV-2 virus transmission says a virus expert from Bumrungrad International Hospital.
'No evidence' Thai bats to blame for Covid-19 outbreak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/03/2021
» Local researchers attempted to allay public fears by saying the coronavirus found in a horseshoe bat population in Chachoengsao last year is not a strain that is transmissible to humans, after several reports suggested that the Covid-19 pandemic may have originated in Thailand.
FDA vows 'safety first'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/01/2021
» The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that people in four high-risk groups -- including the elderly and frontline medical workers -- will be the first to be inoculated against Covid-19 when Sinovac's vaccine arrives in Thailand next month.
Passengers at 'low risk'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/12/2020
» The Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced that passengers on four flights from Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang International Airport last week are now classified as at "low-risk" of contracting Covid-19.