Burmese Who Prompted Kanchanaburi School Closure Test Negative for Covid-19
A Burmese man captured in Kanchanaburi this week and a toddler he encountered tested negative for the coronavirus, the province’s governor said. Jirakiat Phumsawat said...
100 Days: Thailand’s Pandemic Report Card
Thailand’s people may be healthy, but its economy is in critical condition. We look at the state of affairs after 100 days of no local Covid-19 cases.
Cabinet OKs Another ฿883 Million for Covid-19 State Quarantine System
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional 883 million baht to fund state coronavirus-quarantine facilities for repatriating Thais. Government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisaranakul said the third...
Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi Schools Shut As Panic Spreads Over Myanmar Coronavirus...
Even seeing a Burmese now reason for knee-jerk shutdowns as 5 farangs in quarantine test positive for Covid-19
Actions Speaking Louder Than Words About Reopening Thailand’s Borders
As tourism officials blather on about long-stay visitors, army locking down borders tighter than ever amid Burmese outbreak.
Thailand Battens Down Myanmar Border As Coronavirus Surges in Rakhine
Health officials in areas bordering Myanmar have been ordered to watch out for illegal migrants as the coronavirus spreads in the neighboring country. Dr. Sophon...
Expat Bringing Covid-19 Back to Thailand as Health Minister Frets Over...
With Thailand allowing more expats to return, the number of foreigners infected with the coronavirus continues to rise. This weekend saw American and Ethiopian nationals...
Despite Labor Shortage, Disease-Control Chief Wants Myanmar Workers Banned After Rakhine...
Even as construction projects shut down and fishing fleets drop anchor amid an acute labor shortage, Thailand’s Bureau of General Communicable Diseases is proposing...
Citing Stadium, Pub Easings, Musicians Demand Rules to Resume Concerts
Pubs have live music. Football stadiums soon will have fans. And Thailand has three months without a local coronavirus case. So musicians are demanding...
Thailand OKs ฿1 Billion for Covid-19 Vaccine, Then Delays Human Trials...
A day after approving a billion baht for development and manufacturing of its own Covid-19 vaccine Thailand postponed for months human trials set to...
Probe Opened In Suicide Leap at Pattaya Quarantine Hotel as Thailand...
Authorities have opened an investigation into a Thai returnee who jumped to his death from the top of a Pattaya hotel where he was...
Thailand Logs 5 Coronavirus Cases in Quarantine
Thailand logged five new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, raising its total caseload to 3,402. According to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, one new case...
Thailand Sees 91 Days Free of Local Coronavirus Cases, Savings Deposits...
Lockdown saw people earning less, but also spending less, saving more
5 Coronavirus Cases Found in Thailand Quarantine
Thailand on Sunday reported five new coronavirus cases, all among returnees already in quarantine. The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration said two female hotel employees,...
Thailand Reports 0 New Coronavirus Cases
Thailand reported no new coronavirus cases on Saturday, leaving the country’s tally at 3,390. The total cases comprised 2,444 people contracting the disease locally and...
CCSA OKs Fans for Stadium Sports, Rubber-Stamps Emergency Decree Extension
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration endorsed extension of the state of emergency for another month and a proposal to allow fans to watch...
So Close, Yet So Far: 19 Thais Stranded in Laos Finally...
Nineteen Thai workers have returned home after being stranded in Laos for five months by the coronavirus lockdown. The workers arrived at the border crossing...
After Coronavirus False Alarm, Thailand Resumes Reporting 7 Covid-19 Cases in...
A day after a coronavirus false alarm, Thailand went back to reporting a handful of new Covid-19 cases in quarantine. The Center for Covid-19 Situation...
Emergency Decree Extended Another Month
The National Security Council today approved further extension of Thailand’s state of emergency clamiing it is necessary to maintain 14-day quarantine rules, which it...
Antibodies, Not Coronavirus, Found in 2 Local Cases, Leaving Thailand’s Covid-Free...
UPDATE: Wildly off-base government report that infected Thais found outside quarantine sets off virus panic
Thailand Reports 3 New Cases as Malay Man’s Thai Girlfriend Tests...
Thailand on Tuesday reported three new coronavirus cases, two of whom returned from Russia, and another from India. The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported...
For 2nd Time in a Week, Foreigner Tests Positive After Returning...
For the second time in as many weeks, a foreign government reported that one of their citizens were infected with the coronavirus when they...
Cabinet to Consider ฿600 Million Budget for Covid-19 Vaccine Tuesday
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said has requested 600 million baht for Thailand’s joint efforts with other countries to produce a vaccine for the...
12 Weeks of 0 Local Infections Doesn’t Mean Thailand Will Escape...
Eighty-three days without local transmission of Covid-19 does not guarantee that Thailand will remain free of the coronavirus, said the director-general of the Disease...
Japanese Flyer From Bangkok Who Tested Positive Cleared of Covid-19 in...
A Japanese national who tested positive for the coronavirus at a Tokyo airport after returning from Thailand tested negative on a more-thorough second test,...