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'No need to worry' about new coronavirus
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/02/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health yesterday confirmed the discovery of a new coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, by a laboratory in China but said no human infections have been recorded as yet.
Chiang Mai air still the worst
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2023
» Chiang Mai was again listed on Wednesday as the city with the worst air pollution in the world, according to pollution monitoring website IQAir.
Highly contagious new variant detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2022
» The Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital has confirmed a case of a highly contagious, third generation of Covid-19.
5 cases of resistant strain found
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/08/2022
» There are now five confirmed infections in Thailand of the antibody-resistant sub-variant of Covid-19, BA.2.75, and health authorities say they are closely watching its development.
More contagious subvariants on radar
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/06/2022
» Thailand has recorded 49 new cases of the two new Omicron subvariants -- BA.4 and BA.5 -- which are considered more contagious and can potentially bypass immunity, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics of Ramathibodi Hospital.
Team eyes jab combination to defeat Delta
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/06/2021
» The possibility of people receiving Covid-19 shots from different vaccine makers to better boost immunity and maximise safeguards against infection from the rapidly spreading Delta (Indian) variant is being studied, according to the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology of Chulalongkorn University.
Govt defends Chinese vaccine amid social media concern
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday insisted that CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinovac, could protect people against Covid-19, despite a claim on social media that a man who received the jab had not developed any immunity.
Ban moot without diet shift
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/06/2020
» China's recent efforts to protect one of the world's most poached animals from the brink of extinction -- pangolins -- by removing it from the list of traditional Chinese medicines have been welcomed, but wildlife advocates say that trading will continue in illegal wildlife markers if eating behaviours remain unchanged.
Thailand reports 30 new coronavirus cases
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/03/2020
» Thailand reported 30 new coronavirus cases -- including three foreigners -- on Tuesday, raising the total to 177, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health told a news conference.
Thai tour guide 41st virus patient
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/02/2020
» A Thai tour guide who returned recently from South Korea is the latest local novel coronavirus patient, raising the number of local confirmed cases to 41.