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School reopening requires majority vaccinations, frequent tests
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2021
» The ministries of education and public health have agreed that schools in provinces heavily hit by Covid-19 can resume their on-site education when at least 85% of their staff and students have been vaccinated against the disease and all of them undergo regular antigen tests.
Govt mulls coronavirus status cards
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/09/2021
» The Public Health Ministry is mulling over the possibility of issuing coloured cards to signify the status of people who have been vaccinated and those recovered from Covid-19 as people re-engage in social activities.
'Don't panic' about Mu variant, Ministry of Public Health says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2021
» Thailand currently remains free of the Mu coronavirus variant, said the Ministry of Public Health while dispelling concerns over reports it is potentially more resistant to vaccines.
Ministry mulls closing field hospitals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2021
» The Public Health Ministry is going to consider shutting down two field hospitals -- at Impact Muang Thong Thani exhibition centre in Nonthaburi province and the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok -- after seeing a decline in Covid-19 patients occupying medical beds in the capital.
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.
Fewer curbs soon, says PM
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/08/2021
» Some Covid-19 curbs may be eased next month if the lockdown measures prove to be effective in slowing infections, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
Ministry insists all medics will get Pfizer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/08/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health insisted that all medical health staff, along with rescuers and undertakers, will definitely get the Pfizer vaccine, as long as they fit the ministry's guidelines for mRNA-based vaccination.
Public urged to follow the rules
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/08/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health is urging the public to comply with lockdown measures, saying that just a 5% increase in adherence to the government's guidance coupled with the ongoing vaccination of vulnerable groups could see case numbers begin to fall dramatically in the coming weeks.
Study into whether animal drug can treat Covid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/07/2021
» The Department of Medical Sciences will study whether Ivermectin, a drug used to kill parasites in cows and horses, will be able to enhance Favipiravia's efficiency to treat Covid-19.
CCSA airs 7-day lockdown plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2021
» The pros and cons of a proposal that Bangkok be locked down for seven days to contain the soaring number of Covid-19 infections have to be weighed carefully, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) says.