Leading Thai doctors calling for mask mandate to be reinstated, Covid center to consider...
Thailand-
Several leading Thai doctors and medical associations are asking the Ministry of Public Health and Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration or CCSA to reinstate mask mandates due to concerns of rising Covid19...
Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin recovers from Covid-19 Coronavirus
Bangkok -
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced his recovery from the Covid-19 infection after posting a picture of his two negative results of the Covid-19 ATK test today, July 2nd.
Anutin, who tested positive...
Thai pulmonologist suggests government to delay its Covid-19 announcement as endemic as daily infections...
Bangkok -
Thailand's prominent doctor Manoon Leechawengwongs suggested the government to postpone its Covid-19 announcement as endemic from July 1st, stating that the number of daily infections is still increasing.
The pulmonologist wrote his statement online...
Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tests positive for Covid-19 Coronavirus
National -
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tested positive for Covid-19 Coronavirus after returning from Paris, France for the 170th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE 170th General Assembly), the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry...
Thai PM urges public not to panic over Covid-19 Omicron’s BA.4/BA.5 strain
National -
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O'Cha urges the public not to panic over Covid-19 Omicron's BA.4/BA.5 strain, insisting that the Ministry of Public Health has been monitoring the spreading situation closely.
Government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana spoke...
Thai PM feels satisfied, knowing most Thais still voluntarily want to wear masks, government...
National —
Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha felt very satisfied to know that the majority of Thai citizens still voluntarily wanted to wear a facial mask, the government spokesperson said.
According to the government spokesperson Thanakorn...
Thailand discovers 200 cases of Covid-19’s newest subspecies strains of BA.4 and BA.5
National -
The Thai Department of Medical Sciences today, June 24th, reported the rapid spread of BA.4 and BA.5 strain of Covid-19 which has now reached 200 cases in Thailand.
The Department's Director General Supakit Sirilak...
Thailand officially drops mask mandate in late night Royal Gazette order
Thailand-
The Thai Government, in a late-night order released around 10:00 P.M. on June 23rd, 2022, has dropped a divisive mask mandate in all public areas.
The mandate previously required one to wear masks in...
Pattaya is possibly set to lift mask mandate in outdoor/open spaces within the next...
Pattaya —
Pattaya mayor Poramese Ngampiches updated on the easing of the mask mandate in outdoor/open spaces, saying almost everyone would be able to freely take off their mask possibly on July 1st, pending final...
Emergency Decree to remain in place to solve Covid-19 situation, not related to protests,...
Bangkok -
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O'Cha insisted on Monday, June 21st, that the government still needed to extend the emergency decree as its law is still mandatory to solve the potential renewed spread of Covid-19.
He...
