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  • Infections force temporary closure of Samut Songkhram fish market

    Samut Songkhram’s Mae Klong fish market will be closed from Thursday for three days after more than 40 Covid-19 cases were found via proactive tests among 315 people.

    More than 1,600 other people at the market, including Thais and migrant workers, are currently undergoing tests.

    The market will be disinfected during the three days before it reopens again on Sunday.: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001837

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    • Thailand’s Covid quarantine policy should keep families together, says Unicef

      The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is advising Thai authorities on how to prevent unnecessary separation of families under third-wave quarantine and isolation measures.

      “Separation of child and parent or primary caregiver when either one has tested positive for Covid-19 may worsen the psychological toll on children as well as expose them to greater risks of neglect or violence,” said Kyungsun Kim, Unicef representative for Thailand.

      “No child should be left on their own and families must remain together wherever possible.”

      If a child must be quarantined, isolated or treated at a hospital or hospitel, a parent or caregiver must be allowed to accompany them, the Unicef guideline advises. If not possible, the child must be placed in a facility close to their family and allowing for regular communication. The child and family’s contact details and information must be recorded before any separation takes place.

      “Children’s overall physical and mental wellbeing, in addition to protection, must be a primary consideration in all policies and decisions on Covid-19 measures for health and safety,” Kim said.

      Unicef also advises that if a parent or caregiver must be quarantined, isolated or treated at a hospital or hospitel, children should stay with a relative or responsible guardian in agreement with the parent or caregiver. If a child has been left on their own, neighbours or witnesses must immediately contact the government hotline 1300 to help ensure the child’s safety and the provision of appropriate services and living arrangements.: https://www.nationthailand.com/life/40001838

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      Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

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      • Flout the mask rule for a 3rd time in public and you will be fined up to THB20,000

        People who do not wear masks in public may face up to a THB20,000 fine if they are caught breaking the rule for the third time, according to an announcement by the National Communicable Disease Committee published in the Royal Gazette.

        The move aims to ensure all people wear face masks in public to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19.

        The announcement will be suspended once the Covid-19 crisis is resolved or the state of emergency lifted.

        Under the Communicable Diseases Act BE 2558 (2015), people who do not wear a face mask in public areas may face punishment as follows:

        1. No more than a THB1,000 fine for the first time.

        2. Over THB1,000, but no more than a THB10,000 fine for the second time.

        3. Over THB10,000, but no more than a THB20,000 fine for the third time.

        In case the suspects do not agree with the punishment or fail to pay the fine within 30 days after being charged, communicable disease officers can submit the issue to investigation officers for legal action.

        If there is repeated wrongdoing or wrongdoing by any person that may affect public safety, communicable disease officers can submit this issue too to investigation officers for legal action.: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001828

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        • Private firms allowed to purchase Covid-19 vaccines: CCSA

          Local and private organisations have been allowed to procure Covid-19 vaccines, according to a Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday.

          The move aims to ensure that at least 70 per cent, or 50 million people nationwide, will be vaccinated in a bid to create herd immunity.

          Under Covid-19 vaccine management guidelines, local and private organisations can procure vaccines from government agencies such as the Department of Disease Control, the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation, the National Vaccine Institute, the Thai Red Cross Society and the Chulabhorn Royal Academy.

          However, the procurement must be in line with laws and guidelines issued by the CCSA, the prime minister, provincial governors or provincial communicable disease committees.: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001831

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          • Link between AstraZeneca shot, Bangkok death investigated

            A 46-year-old Bangkok resident reportedly succumbed to complications after getting her Covid-19 jab. Her body has been taken to Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital for an autopsy.

            At 20 minutes after midnight on Wednesday, Bang Khen Police Station received a report that Panyapas Ittithanawong had died at her home in Sinsap Nakhon Village in Bang Khen.

            When police officers and medics arrived, Panyapas’ niece told them that her aunt had received the AstraZeneca jab on Tuesday at Thai Business Administration Technological College.

            Upon returning home, she developed a headache and tiredness, for which she took two paracetamol pills at 6pm. Then at about 10pm she took pills for migraine but went into spasms 15 minutes later.

            Though an ambulance was called, medics did not arrive in time.

            Her body has been taken in for an autopsy, while her relatives were scheduled to meet police and medics this morning.: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001832

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            • NHSO agrees to provide cover for post-shot clots

              The National Health Security Office (NHSO) board has approved a proposal to include in its health coverage laboratory tests to diagnose and treat blood clots after vaccination against Covid-19.

              NHSO Secretary-General Jadej Thammatacharee said on Tuesday while the chance of jab recipients suffering from "vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia", or VITT, is very low, the NHSO board had decided to expand coverage to build up public confidence in the vaccines.

              According to Dr Jadej, VITT syndrome occurs in between 1: 125,000 and 1: 1,000,000 recipients. Recipients experiencing severe or unusual symptoms four to 30 days after vaccination are advised to seek medical attention.

              Symptoms include severe headaches, weakness in the limbs, slurred speech, breathing difficulty, abdominal pain, leg pain, chest pain and swelling of the legs. He said medical expenses for diagnosis and treatment will be shouldered by the NHSO.

              Meanwhile, health authorities in Rayong said they are looking into the case of a policeman who suffered stroke-like symptoms a few hours after receiving a Sinovac shot on June 2.

              Chakkarin Pramongkhet, an official from NHSO's Zone 6, said the case involving Pol Snr Sgt Maj Sitthichai Khlaipan, was the province's fifth initially found to be linked to vaccination.

              He said compensation will be paid as soon as the office receives a medical report from Rayong Hospital where Pol Snr Sgt Maj Sitthichai was treated.

              He also added that compensation had been paid to recipients in the other four cases.

              The officer from Chamao police station reportedly developed symptoms a few hours after receiving the shot.

              They included vomiting, chest pain and weakness on the left side of his body.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...ost-shot-clots

              Originally posted by Somchai Boonporn View Post
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              • Academy sets Sinopharm vaccine price at B888 per dose

                The Chulabhorn Royal Academy has set the price of Covid-19 vaccine procured from China's state-owned Sinopharm at 888 baht per dose, CRA secretary-general Nithi Mahanonda announced on Wednesday.

                He said the price includes transport, storage and insurance aganst side effects of the vaccine. It does not include service and medical charges.

                In an earlier announcement, Dr Nithi said since the vaccine would be purchased with the academy's own funds it could not be offered free of charge.

                He said in his Facebook post on Wednesday that state or private organisations that want Sinopharm vaccine from the CRA must be capable of providing it to groups of people who want alternative vaccines - including staff, family members and migrant workers.

                But they were not allowed to charge the recipients for the vaccine or for the service. They were also not allowed to use the vaccine for commercial gain.

                Under CRA regulations violators would be liable to a fine of 15 times the price of vaccine bought from the CRA.

                State or private organisations provided with the vaccine by the CRA should also do society a favour by donating 10% of the vaccine to underprivileged groups.

                Buyers were required to find hospitals to administer the vaccine. The hospitals must be properly registered and may collect service charges from such organisations, but definitely not from vaccine recipients, Dr Nithi said.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-b888-per-dose

                Originally posted by Somchai Boonporn View Post
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                Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

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                • Most patients infected by Delta variant in Udon Thani recover

                  Twelve of the 17 people in Thailand’s northeastern province of Udon Thani, who were found to be infected with the Delta, or Indian variant of COVID-19, have fully recovered and returned home, said Mr. Uthen Hakaew, deputy chief of the Udon Thani provincial health office, today (Wednesday).

                  Five are still being treated in hospitals, with two elderly patients on ventilators, two others being given oxygen and the fifth expected to be discharged tomorrow.

                  Those who were in close contact with the infected have been placed in 14-day quarantine, said Mr. Uthen, adding that provincial health officials are confident that the Delta variant infections are under control, as he urged members of the public not to panic.

                  He assured that there have been no new Delta variant infections since 10 cases of the Delta variant were found in a group of people participating in a celebration in Muang district on May 12th.

                  Delta variant infections in the province were linked to four construction workers at a Laksi construction site in Bangkok, who went home to Udon Thani after the closure of their housing camp in May. Three others were thought to have contracted the variant from the families of the returnees from Bangkok.

                  Mr. Uthen also said that there have been no new COVID-19 cases in the province in the past two days.: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/most-pa...thani-recover/

                  Originally posted by Somchai Boonporn View Post
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                  Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

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                  • VIPs slammed for jumping queues at vaccine centres

                    Thai social media has been buzzing this week with complaints and comments about VIPs skipping queues to get a Covid-19 jab first.

                    In fact, clips showing these “important persons” responding to questions like “why do you get the vaccine before us?” with a blank face are being widely shared.

                    Twitter user @kerncle posted a similar clip with the comment: “There’s a lot of VIPs showing up for shots. The general public has been queuing for three hours and it’s still not our turn, but they grab a VIP queue ticket and off they go.”

                    Another clip posted on Wednesday showed a VIP blatantly skipping the queue and the crowd applauding and shouting “super VIP”. This clip also went viral, sparking furious comments.

                    None of the posts indicated where the incidents took place.: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001846

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                    • Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district receives only one bottle of vaccine

                      The Sangkhla Buri district of Thailand’s western border province of Kanchanaburi has received one bottle of COVID-19 vaccine, enough to vaccinate just ten people, because only ten people have applied via the Mor Prom app to receive it, Governor Jirakiat Phumsawat explained today (Wednesday).

                      To dispel widespread criticism of inequitable allocation of vaccines, under the government’s management, he said that the province has been allocated a first lot of 7,500 doses for the launch of the mass vaccination project on June 7th.

                      He said that the vaccines have been distributed to all the districts in the province for inoculation of people who have registered, adding that he expects more doses will be sent to the province, but admitting that he is not sure that they will arrive in time for the appointments.

                      The governor also said, however, that he is relieved that local administration organizations will be able to procure vaccines themselves, under the new guidelines issued by the CCSA.

                      A health official in Sangkhla Buri district said they have been campaigning for elderly people in the district to enlist for vaccination, but only a handful responded positively, because most of them were unsure of the safety of the vaccines.: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/kanchan...le-of-vaccine/

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                      • Delta (Indian) COVID-19 strain in 11 Thai provinces – Medical Sciences Department

                        The Delta (Indian) variant of COVID-19 has spread to 11 provinces in Thailand, with 348 people found to be infected to date, including 318 cases in Bangkok alone, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Thai Medical Sciences Department.

                        He said today (Thursday) that random tests on 4,185 samples from infected people, taken between April and yesterday, found 3,703 cases of the Alpha (UK) variant (88.48%) and 348 Delta cases (8.32%).

                        The Delta variant cases include 318 in Bangkok, 17 in Udon Thani, 2 each in Saraburi, Nonthaburi, Khon Kaen and Chaiyaphum and 1 each in Phitsanuloke, Roi-et, Ubon Ratchathani, Buri Ram and Samut Sakhon.

                        The tests were jointly undertaken by the Medical Sciences Department and a network of laboratories at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi hospital and Prince of Songkhla University.

                        The tests also found 98 cases of the original B.1 (dade G), B.1 (dade GH), B.1.1.1 (dade GR) strains, accounting for 2.34%, 26 cases of the Beta (South African) variant, accounting for 0.62%and 10 cases of B.1.524 variant, accounting for 0.24%.

                        Citing reports from Public Health England and the World Health Organization, Dr. Supakit said that the Alpha variant is easily transmissible and has caused more infections and deaths than the original strains, but the available vaccines are effective against it.

                        He said the Delta variant can spread faster than the Alpha strain, but there have been no confirmations that the latter is more dangerous, while the Beta (South African) strain, though spreading much slower, causes more sickness and deaths than the original strains adding, however, that the vaccines available are effective on the Alpha and Delta strains.

                        Dr. Supakit said that the stringent surveillance of the spread of different variants of COVID-19 by laboratories will be helpful in the containment of the contagion.: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/delta-i...es-department/

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                        • Thailand - 27 Covid deaths, 2,290 new cases

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                          There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,290 new cases in the country over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

                          There were 1,996 cases in the general population and 294 among prison inmates.

                          Over the past 24 hours, 5,711 Covid-19 patients were diagnosed recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

                          Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 160,965 Covid-19 patients, 117,572 of whom have recovered.

                          Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 189,828 Covid-19 cases.

                          The death toll was at 1,308 in the third wave and 1,402 from the beginning of the pandemic early last year.

                          The Covid-19 Information Centre at first announced the number of new fatalities at 43 before 8am, and about 20 minutes later reduced it to 27.

                          The daily death toll was down from the 43 reported on Thursday and 35 on Wednesday.

                          Apisamai Srirangson, spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said later during the afternoon briefing that the 27 fatalities were aged from 48-94 years.

                          She said 17 were in Bangkok, two each in Pathum Thani and Samut Sakhon, and one each in Samut Prakan, Kanchanaburi, Kamphaeng Phet, Chai Nat, Ratchaburi and Saraburi.

                          The 2,290 new cases over the past 24 hours included 1,966 community infections and 30 imported cases. Bangkok had the most cases at 942.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-290-new-cases

                          Originally posted by Somchai Boonporn View Post
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                          • One million doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive in Thailand this morning

                            Another lot of a million doses of Sinovac vaccine from China arrived in Bangkok today and is now being examined by the Thai Medical Sciences Department for certification.

                            Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrachit said today that, once the vaccines are approved, they will be quickly distributed to various provinces and Bangkok.

                            The Medical Sciences Department will start examining the vaccines at 6pm today and expects to complete the task in one or two days, as the batch must be accompanied with its production protocol summary and lot release documentation.

                            After this batch, Dr. Kiattiphum admitted that it is not yet known when the next lot will arrive, saying that the Chinese supplier normally gives short notice before the arrival of its vaccine in Thailand.

                            As for the next batch of locally-produced AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, from Thai pharmaceutical firm Siam Bioscience, Dr. Kiattiphum said he has been informed, by the Disease Control Department, that it will be delivered two days later than the June 14th schedule, for reasons yet to be explained.

                            He assured, however, that the six million doses of AZ vaccine, promised for delivery in June by AstraZeneca Thailand, remains on track.: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/one-mil...-this-morning/

                            Originally posted by Somchai Boonporn View Post
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                            • Parliament gives go-ahead to 500bn-baht loan to tackle Covid crisis

                              Lawmakers on Thursday approved the government’s plan to borrow an additional 500 billion baht to deal with the Covid-19 crisis in Thailand.

                              Of the 469 lawmakers present, 270 voted yay, 196 vetoed and three abstained.

                              The Royal Gazette website said last week that the emergency decree stipulates that no more than 500 billion baht will be borrowed to provide necessary aid and compensation to people in all occupations who have been affected by the new wave.

                              A source said the 500 billion baht will be divided as follows:

                              • 30 billion baht for buying drugs, vaccines, medical equipment as well as for research and development of manufacturing vaccines locally and other medical-related expenses.

                              • 300 billion baht on cash handouts to ease people’s financial burden.

                              • 170 billion baht on stimulating the economy, generating jobs and launching investment promotion campaigns to boost the economy once the pandemic is resolved.: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001870

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                              • More supplies needed: Anutin

                                More Covid-19 vaccine supplies will be sought for Bangkok to catch up with rising demand for the vaccine while the capital's outbreak situation remains critical, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.

                                Bangkok is a large, densely populated area and the centre of everything, he said during a visit to a vaccination unit at a shopping mall in Bang Khae.

                                It is actually capable of injecting at most 3,000 people with a Covid-19 vaccine per day but is currently supplied with only 500 doses each day.

                                He didn't explain how the shortfall came about. It comes amid reports some people are being kept waiting for hours for a jab.

                                The lower-than-expected amount of vaccine supplies came despite the fact that about 2 million doses of the vaccine were allocated to Bangkok last week for the mass vaccination drive which kicked off on Monday.

                                "If the outbreak situation in Bangkok is fully contained, the situation in all other parts of the country should improve dramatically too," he said.

                                Bangkok has been designated a dark red zone or maximum- and strict-control zone by the Public Health Ministry since the new wave of infections began.

                                As of Wednesday, 70 major clusters of Covid-19 infections have been detected in 35 districts of Bangkok, said Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokeswoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

                                Among them was a new infection cluster identified at Prayuk Sport Supply Co, where 54 out of all 120 employees have tested positive for Covid-19, she said.

                                The company was ordered shut until June 18 while local health authorities continue testing people living in communities nearby, she said, adding that all infected employees are now being treated in hospital.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-needed-anutin

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