Tag: Samut Sakhon
Samut Sakhon Reports 914 New Coronavirus Cases as Testing Drive Begins
British expat among 2 new Covid-19 deaths reported earlier Monday, along with 61 local cases
Pressure Mounts to End Shutdowns as Local Covid-19 Cases Drop to Handfuls in...
A steady and significant drop in locally transmitted coronavirus cases across Thailand is fueling expectations that restrictions on travel and businesses will be lifted...
Samut Sakhon Stadium Field Hospital to Close Jan. 14 as Province’s Covid-19 Outbreak Ebbs
Nearly 200 Burmese migrants confined to a field hospital in Samut Sakhon were discharged Tuesday after being cleared of their coronavirus infections. The 180 patients...
1,300 Coronavirus Field Hospital Beds Readied in Samut Sakhon, Pathum Thani
Ye Yan Aung, labor attaché for the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, on Monday visited a field hospital under construction at the Wattana Factory Project...
Thailand’s Coronavirus Outbreak Shows No Sign of Decline with 249 Cases
Thailand on Monday recorded 249 new Covid-19 cases, raising its cumulative total to 10,547, including 6,090 cases since Dec. 15 when the second coronavirus...
Samut Sakhon Canneries Comprise Third of Thailand’s 305 New Coronavirus Cases
Migrant workers in Samut Sakhon’s canneries continue to fuel Thailand’s daily increases in coronavirus cases with the country reporting 305 confirmed infections on Thursday,...
914 or 69? Tuna Giant Thai Union Distorts Massive Coronavirus Outbreak at Samut Sakhon...
UPDATE: Provincial health officials contradict world's largest tuna canner, which claimed only 69 workers contracted coronavirus
Prayut Puts Kibosh on Hard Lockdown for 5 Provinces After Blowhard Minister’s FB Post
PM, CCSA, NNT all deny travel restrictions for Pattaya, Chonburi, Rayong and other provinces approved
Morning Briefing: 470 New Samut Sakhon Cases; Children’s Day Canceled
Plus: New rapid antibody test, national parks to limit admissions, royal palaces close, emergency decree extended
Samut Sakhon Seafood Market at Epicenter of Coronavirus Outbreak Reopens
Talay Thai, the Samut Sakhon market that sparked Thailand’s second-wave of coronavirus cases, reopened Monday. The country’s largest market of aquatic products, the market on...
Samut Sakhon Reports 541 New Coronavirus Cases as Field Hospitals Fill
Coronavirus cases in Samut Sakhon exploded again Sunday in Samut Sakhon, the province where Thailand’s Covid-19 second wave began, reporting 541 new cases days...
Over Locals’ Protests, Samut Sakhon Opens Covid-19 Field Hospital
A Covid-19 field hospital for migrant workers from Samut Sakhon’s central seafood market is now ready for service. The field hospital was set up in...
Myanmar Ambassador Visits Confined Burmese Workers in Samut Sakhon
Myanmar Ambassador Myo Myint Than visited Burmese workers restricted to Samut Sakhon Province to boost their morale as they await Covid-19 tests. The ambassador and...
Nearly Half of Thailand’s Provinces Now Reporting Covid-19 Cases
CCSA reports 81 new cases Friday, including 37 local transmissions
With 39 New Local Cases, Covid-19 Outbreak Creeps Across Thailand
Samut Sakhon, North spread infections across 17 provinces
Prayut Warns of ‘Additional Measures’ if Covid-19 Outbreak Spins Out of Control
In national address, PM calls foreigners, both legal and not, greatest threat to Thailand's health, economic security
Samut Sakhon Covid-19 Cases Hit 1,063 as Thailand Reports 427 New Cases
16 local infections found in other provinces
Samut Sakhon Lockdown Costing ฿1 Billion a Day in Economic Damage – FTI
in EThe near-lockdown of Samut Sakhon Province due to a recent surge in Covid-19 infections is estimated to be causing a billion baht a...
Prayut Orders Plans for New Thailand Lockdown as Covid-19 Cases Jump by 382
Coronavirus cases linked to a Samut Sakhon shrimp market soared beyond 800 Monday as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the Public Health Ministry draw...
Bangkok Cancels New Year’s as Coronavirus Cases Rise to 688 in Samut Sakhon
Thailand’s public-health leaders are downplaying the risk of a coronavirus second wave, but Bangkok officials apparently don’t believe it, canceling all official New Year’s...
Thailand Stares Down 2nd Wave, Hoping Coronavirus Can Be Contained to Samut Sakhon
From 1 to 13 to 548 cases, Covid-19 is back in Thailand. Will it be a Singapore-style outbreak or mass spread and lockdowns?
Thailand Again Scapegoats Burmese, with Razor Wire, Calls for Reporting of ‘Illegals’
It's not the first, nor will be the last, time Thais blame Myanmar neighbors for own failings
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WATCH: Metal Sheet Flies Off Truck, Bombing Vehicle Behind
It must have felt like life was flashing before his eyes as a meter-long metal sheet tumbled toward his truck. But a Thai driver...