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Department of Livestock Development saddles up for AHS vaccination
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/05/2020
» The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) said it is ready to ramp up vaccinations for African Horse Sickness (AHS) in at-risk zones, including parts of Bangkok and neighbouring provinces, to curb the spread of the disease, which has killed 543 horses.
Sex workers left in cold by outbreak
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/05/2020
» Thousands of sex workers have been denied access to relief cash amid the coronavirus outbreak despite their contribution to the once-thriving tourism industry, a forum was told.
Anti-wildlife trafficking groups target viral origin
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/04/2020
» Conservationists are demanding an end to the wildlife trade to stamp out the root cause of zoonotic outbreaks such as the coronavirus pandemic, which likely originated at a wet market in Wuhan, China and has infected more than 2,800 people in Thailand.
Storekeepers see silver lining
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/04/2020
» Many business operators in Bangkok who will be allowed to reopen are jumping for joy as they prepare to start pulling in money, albeit under the shadow of Covid-19.
Virus puts police officers in harm's way
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 30/04/2020
» Although some members of the public can safely work from home, police officers are combating crime at their own risk amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 60 officers and put nearly 1,500 in self-quarantine.
Pandemic is disrupting travel plans
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/05/2020
» When Alexis Luckey and Sam Matthias set foot in Bangkok in March, they never expected their journey would be turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. However, after spending a month at a local quarantine centre in Nonthaburi, the couple decided to put off their plans to return to the United States.
Chulalongkorn to launch 'game changer'
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/03/2020
» Chulalongkorn University's Covid-19 Emergency Operation Centre will launch a strip test on March 30 to ease the burden on overworked medical personnel as the number of coronavirus infections continues to rise.
Safer to stay, say stranded students
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/04/2020
» Several Thai students stranded in the United States have said they would rather stay put than return home and risk contracting or transmitting Covid-19 en route because the US has more than 160,000 Covid-19 cases.
AFS students trickle home
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/04/2020
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assured parents of Thai exchange students stranded in the United States that they will return to Thailand this month, as the US notches up the most confirmed cases globally at 189,000-plus.
KMUTT students launch medical 'shields for heroes' project
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/04/2020
» Students at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) are making face shields from home to help hospitals nationwide combat the coronavirus outbreak as demand for medical supplies continues unabated.