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Thailand braced for infections spike after detecting UK COVID-19 variant

 

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People receive Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine after hundreds of residents in the district tested positive for the coronavirus disease in Bangkok, Thailand, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has detected at least 24 cases of the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 first identified in Britain, a government health expert said on Wednesday, its first known domestic transmission of the highly contagious variant.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212948-thailand-braced-for-infections-spike-after-detecting-uk-covid-19-variant/

 

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BMA considers field hospitals as health officials warn COVID-19 infections may increase exponentially

 

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Interior and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to arrange space for the setting up of a field hospital in Bangkok, in case COVID-19 infections increase beyond the capacity of the capital’s regular hospitals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212990-bma-considers-field-hospitals-as-health-officials-warn-covid-19-infections-may-increase-exponentially/

 

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New COVID-19 wave further threatens Pattaya’s devastated tourism industry

 

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Sophon Cable TV painted a grim picture of how the latest wave of COVID-19 infections will impact the resort’s tourism industry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212995-new-covid-19-wave-further-threatens-pattaya’s-devastated-tourism-industry/

 

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Proposals to build bridge over three way intersection at Tha Yang, Phetchaburi

 

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77kaoded reported that a meeting was held on Monday at the Tha Yang municipal offices, in Phetchaburi province, in which the public voiced their opinions about plans to change the three way intersection on the highway at Tha Yang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212996-proposals-to-build-bridge-over-three-way-intersection-at-tha-yang-phetchaburi/

 

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Thai woman found with fake Certificate of Entry at Bangkok airport

 

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Thailand's immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and officers from Region 2 announced that a Thai woman arriving from Germany had been found in possession of a fake Certificate of Entry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213002-thai-woman-found-with-fake-certificate-of-entry-at-bangkok-airport/

 

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French gang selling marijuana arrested in Bangkok
 
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Thailand's chief of immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang gave details of the arrest of some French people and an English woman mixed up in the possession and selling of marijuana.
 
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New COVID-19 measures to be announced today, PM rules out lockdown

 

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Daily News reported from Government House as the latest outbreak of Covid-19 - now being referred to as the third wave - continued to spread.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213012-new-covid-19-measures-to-be-announced-today-pm-rules-out-lockdown/

 

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Thailand’s leading virologist 'scary assessment' of new COVID wave

 

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Top Thai virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan painted a grim picture of the potential for harm from Thailand's Covid-19 response coupled with the emergence of the UK variant of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213013-thailand’s-leading-virologist-scary-assessment of-new-covid-wave/

 

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Sick of polarised politics, Bangkok voters favour ‘independent’ as governor election looms

 

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While opinion polls show Bangkok voters favour independent candidates in the upcoming governor election, observers say the “swing vote” in the capital makes it difficult to predict a winner. Many voters remain undecided up until a few days before polling stations open.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213024-sick-of-polarised-politics-bangkok-voters-favour-‘independent’-as-governor-election-looms/

 

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Thais advised to stay home for Songkran to limit spread of COVID-19 UK strain

 

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Thailand’s top virologist, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, has expressed his concern that the UK strain of COVID-19, which is now linked to the Thonglor cluster and is spreading through Bangkok and several other provinces, will spread more rapidly during the Songkran festival and may mutate into a local strain that is difficult to eliminate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213036-thais-advised-to-stay-home-for-songkran-to-limit-spread-of-covid-19-uk-strain/

 

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Chonburi records 40 more COVID-19 infections related to entertainment cluster

 

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Chonburi province has reported 40 new COVID-19 cases, all related to entertainment venues in various cities, including Bangkok, according to the provincial health department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213038-chonburi-records-40-more-covid-19-infections-related-to-entertainment-cluster/

 

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Thailand eyes nightlife curbs to arrest third coronavirus wave

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

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Healthcare workers take nasal swab samples from local residents for a COVID-19 test after hundreds of residents of Watthana district and the trendy Thonglor neighborhood tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is considering closing entertainment venues in Bangkok and 40 provinces, its COVID-19 taskforce said on Thursday, as authorities rushed to tackle a new wave of coronavirus cases and the arrival of a highly contagious variant.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213040-thailand-set-to-close-all-bars-pubs-massage-parlours-in-41-provinces-for-14-days/?do=findComment&comment=16373713

 

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Source of British Variant Still Unknown

 

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BANGKOK, April 8 (TNA) – The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) came up with new measures to handle the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases while the source of the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand remained unknown.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213057-source-of-british-variant-still-unknown/

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Farmers subjected to water fees for second farming cycle in year

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of National Water Resources has explained water fee collection from farmers, as mandated by the Water Resources Act, saying this fee will only apply to the second crop cycle or beyond, to discourage excessive water use.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213060-farmers-subjected-to-water-fees-for-second-farming-cycle-in-year/

 

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FDA inspects confiscated drugs ahead of incineration

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Food and Drugs Administration has inspected the some 40 tons of illegal narcotics confiscated by the court, which are heading for incineration later this month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213061-fda-inspects-confiscated-drugs-ahead-of-incineration/

 

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Thai consumer spending may fall $3.2 billion on new COVID-19 outbreak

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's consumer spending may drop up to 100 billion baht ($3.2 billion) if a new coronavirus outbreak lasts for two months, possibly sinking the economy in the current quarter, a commerce university said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213063-thai-consumer-spending-may-fall-32-billion-on-new-covid-19-outbreak/

 

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