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Over 100,000 evacuated from four provinces
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/07/2025
» More than 100,000 civilians have been evacuated from the northeastern provinces of Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket, Surin and Buri Ram following a sharp escalation in border clashes with Cambodia, the Ministry of Interior announced on Friday.
Cholera alert in Tak after breakout across Myanmar border
Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2024
» The Public Health Ministry has opened an emergency operations centre (EOC) in Tak province in a bid to block cholera, which is spreading in the adjacent city of Shwe Kokko in Myanmar. Two cases so far have been recorded in Tak.
Emergency response to PM2.5 haze takes shape
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/11/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health has set up an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to deal with seasonal haze pollution, which is expected to become severe during the coming dry season.
DDC tackles dengue surge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/05/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has opened an emergency operations centre (EOC) to reduce the number of dengue patients after more than 15,000 people were diagnosed in the first five months of this year alone.
Ministry hails 'return to normal' as variants 'now manageable'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/10/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has eased the Covid-19 alert level as the situation is stabilising and current variants are considered manageable, according to a director at Bangkok Siriroj Hospital.
Govt denies oversupply of vaccine
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/06/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has denied accusations by the Rural Doctor Society (RDS) that it has flooded remote hospitals with Covid-19 vaccines, saying such quantities were justified to expand immunisation coverage.
Govt drops reports of ATK-positive cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/05/2022
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stopped reporting Covid-19 infections using rapid antigen test kits (ATK) and plans to report only cases that require hospitalisation.
No endemic status before EOC's nod
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/04/2022
» About 15 provinces are aiming to be among the first to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease but they can't do so until they are approved by the Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), said Dr Suthep Petchmak, inspector-general of the ministry.
Risky night venues to shut
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/04/2021
» Risky entertainment venues in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to shut their doors for two weeks, as a new surge of Covid-19 cases spawned by the Thong Lor cluster spreads rapidly across the nation.
City bars in three districts shut
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/04/2021
» Entertainment venues in three Bangkok districts have been ordered closed from April 6-19 to contain the spread of Covid-19, city governor Aswin Kwanmuang announced on Monday.