Thailand recorded 12,583 Covid-19 cases and 132 deaths on Monday.
Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday (September 13) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 12,583 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 163 of whom have been found in prisons.
Death toll increased by 132, while 16,304 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.
Cumulative cases in the country are at 1,394,756 with 14,485 total deaths.
The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Monday that a strong southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand, while an active monsoon trough lies across the North and the Northeast regions.
Thundershowers are forecast for many parts of the country with isolated heavy rains in the North, the Northeast, the East and the South’s west coast.
People should beware of flash floods, the department said.
Waves in the Andaman Sea are 2-3 metres high and above three metres in thundershowers.
All ships should proceed with caution and small boats should keep ashore, the department said.
Meanwhile tropical depression “Conson” over the coast of Quang Ngai, Vietnam is expected to downgrade to an active low-pressure cell. The storm is expected to bring isolated heavy to very heavy rain to Thailand’s Northeast region, the department said
The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:
North: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees Celsius, highs of 32-35°C.
Northeast: Thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy to very heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 27-33°C.
Central: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-26°C, highs of 34-36°C.
East: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 25-27°C, highs of 30-34°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.
South (east coast): Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 32-34°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.
South (west coast): Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 20-26°C, highs of 29-31°C; waves 2-3 metres high and over three metres during thundershowers.
Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 25-27°C, highs of 33-35°C.
Another 4 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday, and will be distributed to organisations and hospitals as per their request, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) said.
At around 2pm on Sunday, the Facebook page of the CRA’s vaccine information centre announced the arrival of 4 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine.
The vaccine was flown by Thai Airways with cooperation from the government of China. It is the ninth lot of Sinopharm vaccine to arrive, totalling 15 million doses since June 20.
How to prevent snakes from infiltrating your toilet
The image of a cobra emerging from a toilet bowl during the rainy season has gone viral on social media, prompting warnings to carefully check the toilet before using it.
AFacebook page “Yark Dung Diew Jud Hai (I can make you famous), Return Part 1” shared a post on Saturday. The post urged people to beware of snakes emerging from a flush toilet during the rainy season, with images of the real incident attached. The post went viral immediately among terrified netizens.
The post also made suggestions on how to prevent snakes from appearing out of a toilet bowl, which are as follows:
1. Attach a net or grate to the drain to prevent snakes and other animals such as rats, frogs, centipedes from entering;
2. Install a ventilation shaft on the roof, which will help prevent snakes or other animals from slithering in from above;
3. Regularly inspect and examine lids, leaks and holes among the sewers, walls and areas around the house;
4. Get rid of small animals such as rats or lizards, to eliminate the snakes’ food source.
The new value-added tax for electronic services from abroad (e- service) levied by the Revenue Department became effective on September 1.
Operators who provide electronic services abroad that are not registered for VAT in Thailand and have service income exceeding 1.8 million baht must register for VAT through the VAT for Electronic Service (VES) system on the Revenue Department’s website.
Legal entities or natural persons, both VAT-registered and non-VAT-registered, are included.
Merchants who sell online, using Facebook advertising tools, will also be affected, and are to pay 7 per cent VAT when shooting advertisements via the website after September 1.
The VAT-registered group, which are natural or juristic persons with income from sales of goods or services in excess of 1.8 million baht per year, will not be charged an additional 7 per cent VAT at the time of advertisement. But VAT must be filed later by notifying Facebook that the VAT has been registered. For example, if the system charges 1,000 baht (excluding VAT) for advertisement, 70 baht VAT must be filed and the amount will be refunded later.
The registration steps are as follows:
1. Go to payment system
2. Select company and business information
3. Enter your taxpayer identification number.
4. Click Save Changes.
After completing the above information, the system will not include VAT when shooting an advertisement. The P.P. 36 tax form will need to be submitted to the Revenue Department not later than the seventh day of the following month.
For the non-VAT-registered group, or non-VAT individuals or juristic persons, the Facebook system will automatically deduct the 7 per cent VAT, which is nonrefundable. Facebook will remit VAT to the person. For example, if an advertisement shoot costs 1,000 baht, the person will be charged 1,070 baht and no further procedure is required.
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Phuket tightens Covid prevention measures after cluster found in supermarket
Measures to contain Covid-19 have been tightened in Phuket province after a new cluster emerged on Saturday. The provincial governor has announced elevated measures including business closures and activity prohibition orders.
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew on Saturday ordered the temporary closure of the main branch of Super Cheap department store from September 12-18 for sanitising after cases of Covid-19 infection were found among both Thai and foreign workers, in the warehouse and sales departments of the store. The owner of the department store has also been told to purchase antigen test kits for all staff.
The tighter preventive measures, effective from September 15-28, also include the prohibition of activities with more than 100 participants and alcohol consumption in public areas. Department stores, malls, community malls and similar types of businesses can resume business, except for game zones and theme parks. Alcohol sales and consumption in restaurants are banned, while markets are limited with social distancing of four square metres per person. Convenient stores can be open from 4am to 11pm. Parks, sport fields or any open-air activity spaces, and fitness centres can be open until 9pm within the prescribed capacity. Social activities are also prohibited unless necessary.
The authorities and private offices in Phuket are urged to resume work-from-home arrangements, while entertainment businesses can conduct shooting and production with no audience and not more than 100 staff in total.
Phuket province reported 230 new cases on Saturday with 6,859 cumulative cases, 3,197 are receiving hospital treatment and 39 have died.
24 million vaccine doses to be procured in October
The Department of Disease Control on Saturday unveiled its plan to procure and allocate 24 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in October this year.
They will comprise 6 million doses of Sinovac, 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and 8 million doses of Pfizer, department director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said.
“Separately, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy will procure approximately 6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine in October,” he added.
He explained that the 24 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be allocated as follows:
– 16.8 million will be administered to people aged 18 years and above.
– 4.8 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to children aged between 12-17 years
– 0.8 million doses to workers under the social security system.
– 1.1 million doses to people in agencies, such as state enterprises and prisons.
– 0.5 million doses to people who had already received two Sinovac jabs.
“According to the vaccination plan approved by the Cabinet, 50-70 per cent of people in all provinces would be vaccinated in October, covering the elderly, people with chronic diseases, pregnant women and other groups of people,” he said.
He said the vaccination drive on children aged 12 years and above will kick off in October as preparation for the opening of a new semester.
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He added that people who had already received two Sinovac jabs will receive a booster shot in October as they would be at risk of Covid-19 infection due to a decline in immunity.
“We believe that the situation will gradually improve, so we would like to ask people to follow universal prevention methods and receive their Covid-19 jab,” he added.
A 44-year-old Myanmar national allegedly involved in the abduction of a Chiang Mai toddler was charged on Saturday with kidnapping and detaining the child, as well as sneaking into the country.
Pol Colonel Kriengsak Wonguthai, superintendent at Bo Luang Provincial Police Station, said the police will enforce immigration laws to detain the Myanmar man for investigation until the case is closed.
The toddler, Ponsiri “Gina” Wongsilaroongruang, went missing from her residence in the remote village of Ban Huay Fak Dab in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on August 5.
Three days later, a Myanmar national – who was a friend of the toddler’s father – confessed to police that he had kidnapped the child and left her at a cave some three kilometres away.
The missing Gina on the same day was found safe in a hut near her neighbourhood at around noon.
Police suspect that there are other persons connected to the alleged abduction. The arrested Myanmar man has told police that relatives of Gina’s mother had lured him with drugs to abduct the child.
On Saturday, police officers questioned villagers and collected evidence from the village for forensic testing in order to find the others involved in the case.
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However, they could not find the red pants that Gina had worn on the day she disappeared.
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Thailand sees slight improvement in Covid situation
Thailand logged 14,029 new Covid-19 cases and 180 deaths on Sunday over a 24-hour period. Of the new cases, 276 were in prisons.
On Saturday, 15,191 cases were reported with 253 deaths.
Meanwhile, 15,742 patients have recovered and been discharged over the past 24 hours.
Thailand’s total caseload from Covid-19 stands at 1,382,173 – 1,231,854 of whom have recovered, 135,966 are still in hospitals and 14,259 have died.
Separately, another 239,941 people were given their first Covid-19 shot on Saturday, 187,368 their second shot, and 1,296 a booster shot, bringing the total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 40,060,467.
According to Worldometer, confirmed cases globally had risen to 225.10 million on Sunday, 201.63 million of whom have recovered, 23.47 million are active cases (103,437 in severe condition) and 4.64 million have died (up by 7,709).
Thailand ranks 29th on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 41.82 million, followed by India with 33.23 million, Brazil with 20.99 million, the UK with 7.20 million and Russia with 7.12 million.
DDC reveals data on fatalities, adverse effects from vaccination
There have been more than 600 fatalities after administering over 35 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said.
On Saturday, the DDC’s division of epidemiology also revealed data collected until September 5 of the symptoms after cocktail or booster vaccination.
A total of 35,912,894 Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered until September 5. A total of 628 deaths were reported, of which 416 were determined by experts as irrelevant to the vaccination and 249 cases were concomitant events from other conditions. Meanwhile reports are awaited of 122 deaths.
Out of 791 people who received Sinovac as the first shot and AstraZeneca as the second shot, a total of 38 fatality cases was reported. Three of the cases were irrelevant to the vaccines, three cases were inconclusive while information is still being gathered in 32 cases. Symptoms that can be found after completing the cocktail vaccination are fever, headaches, vomiting, dizziness, nausea and muscle ache.
Among people who received AstraZeneca as a booster shot after two shots of Sinovac, three out of 293 people died. Two cases were reportedly irrelevant and information was being collected about one fatality. Symptoms that can be found are similar to the cocktail vaccination.
As for the Pfizer booster dose after two Sinovac doses, there were three fatalities. One case is inconclusive, while two cases are being investigated. Most of the symptoms that were found after the third shot were similar to other booster shots, but with rashes.
A total of 15,292,644 Sinovac shots had been administered with 24 cases of severe allergic reaction. Vaccine-induced immune thrambotic thrambocytopenia (VITT) was found in five people after receiving AstraZeneca, and six cases of severe allergy out of 15,419,603 doses. From 4,330,836 doses of Sinopharm vaccination, some adverse effects were reported, but with no severe symptoms.
The DDC’s division of epidemiology said that symptoms of myocarditis in children and VITT were rarely found, and could be cured after immediate medical treatment. The division also said that the mRNA vaccines, namely Pfizer and Moderna, could cause myocarditis and pericarditis.
“People in high risk groups, especially the elderly, patients with seven major diseases and pregnant women, are urged to be vaccinated as the benefits still outweigh the side-effects,” the DDC’s division of epidemiology said.
4 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine delivered
4 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine delivered
