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New surge 'could see 10,000 daily cases'
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/04/2023
» The number of daily Covid-19 cases is likely to reach 5,000-10,000 during a new wave but numbers probably will drop quite quickly after that.
Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/02/2023
» The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by some vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, the Department of Medical Sciences said.
Covid-19 becoming a seasonal bug
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/12/2022
» Covid-19 is becoming a seasonal virus in Thailand, primarily active during two periods of the year, experts said.
Ministry recommends boosters every 4 months
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/06/2022
» The Public Health Ministry has approved additional booster jabs against Covid-19 every four months for those who have already received three doses.
Govt finds 'infectious' sub-variants
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/05/2022
» At least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant that could cause severe infections, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Herd immunity against virus at 50%
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/04/2022
» About half the population has now acquired immunity against Covid-19 but this remains well short of the government's 80% target, according to the Department of Disease Control (DoDC).
New HK strain found in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/03/2022
» The Public Health Ministry on Monday reported four cases of coronavirus infections which it suspects may be caused by a new strain responsible for the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.
14,900 new Covid cases, 26 deaths Monday
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/02/2022
» The country registered 26 more Covid-19 fatalities and 14,900 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Monday morning.
Booster mix proves useful for Omicron
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/01/2022
» The Department of Medical Sciences has found that giving an mRNA-based vaccine as a booster after doses of old-technology vaccines like Sinovac and/or AstraZeneca produces a high level of immunity against both the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants.
Staff urged to WFH for 2 weeks
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/01/2022
» The government has asked state agencies and private companies to allow staff to work from home for at least 14 days as Omicron infections soared to more than 1,500 cases nationwide as of Jan 1.