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Domestic flights suspended from Wednesday

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand on Sunday suspended most domestic flights in a bid to prevent inter-provincial travel amid the worsening Covid-19 crisis.

The order will come into effect from Wednesday.

However, airlines are still allowed to operate cargo, international and domestic flights under special schemes, such as Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus Model.

Published : July 18, 2021

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Nearly 8.2 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses delivered since February

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Sunday revealed the timeline for delivery of 8,193,500 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from February 28 to July 16 this year.

The vaccine was approved by the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 20.

The vaccine was delivered as follows:

February 28: 117,300 doses

May 28: 242,100

June 4: 1,787,100

June 16: 610,000

June 18: 970,000

June 23: 593,300

June 25: 323,600

June 30: 846,000

July 3: 590,000

July 9: 555,400

July 12: 1,053,090 (Japan’s donation)

July 16: 505,700

Published : July 18, 2021

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28 arrested for gambling in Phuket hotel room

Twenty-eight people were arrested when the Crime Suppression Division raided a hotel in Phuket on Sunday, after getting a tip-off that a hotel room had been converted into a gambling den.

Seventeen of those arrested were dealer groups and 11 were players, and equipment worth over THB12 million was seized.

The Crime Suppression Division carried out the raids and arrests in coordination with the Phuket Police Investigation Department.

The hotel room was packed with dozens of gamblers without face masks.

28 arrested for gambling in Phuket hotel room28 arrested for gambling in Phuket hotel room

Initially, the authorities charged the arrested dealers, Thai employees, foreign employees, and gamblers for illegal arrangement/abetment to gamble, and for breaking laws on group gatherings amid the ongoing pandemic.

28 arrested for gambling in Phuket hotel room28 arrested for gambling in Phuket hotel room

Published : July 18, 2021

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Anutin pushes for another 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said that he had told Dr Paisan Dankum, secretary-general of the FDA, to invite representatives of vaccine companies for discussions on ways to receive more vaccines, in particular the mRNA one, in view of the public demand.

The representative of Moderna has accepted the invitation for discussions.

Meanwhile, the health official is planning to submit an offer to Pfizer Thailand to order an additional 50 million doses of the vaccine.

Published : July 18, 2021

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Private hospital in Samut Prakan faces probe

A private hospital in Samut Prakans Thepharak district is under scrutiny for allegedly demanding an exorbitant amount of money for booking beds for Covid-19 patients.

The Department of Health Service Support opened an investigation after it received a sound clip from relatives of a Covid-19 patient, claiming that the private hospital had asked for more than THB100,000 for booking a bed, without any medications.

Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong, the department director-general, said the department was jointly looking into the case along with the Samut Prakan Provincial Public Health Office.

He added that the private hospital officials had been summoned to the department next week for questioning.

“If the hospital is found guilty, the hospital operator would face at least two years’ imprisonment, or 40,000 baht fine, or both,” he said.

Meanwhile Arkom Praditsuwan, the department deputy director-general, said Covid-19 patients can receive treatment at government or private hospitals without any charges if they need emergency medication.

He also urged private hospitals to strictly adhere to laws and provide full medical treatment to Covid-19 patients.

“Hospitals have been asked to collect bills related to Covid-19 patients’ medication to claim compensation from the National Health Security Office,” he said.

He added that people can contact the Department of Health Service Support hotline 1426 for information related to private hospitals’ charges.

Published : July 18, 2021

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Nearly 11,400 new Covid-19 cases and 101 deaths reported

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 11,397 new cases and 101 deaths over a 24-hour period.

Of the total, 8,670 were local patients who tested positive in hospitals, 2,400 were found during proactive search, 318 infections were found in prisons, and nine were overseas arrivals.

Meanwhile, 5,726 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.

As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 403,386​.

So far, 283,910 have recovered and been discharged, 116,135 patients are still in hospitals, and 3,341 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 190.79 million (up by 484,359), 173.85 million of whom have recovered, 12.76 million are active cases (80,630 in severe condition) and 4.09 million have died (up by 7,191).

Thailand ranks 54th on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 34.95 million, followed by India 31.1 million, Brazil 19.34 million, Russia 5.93 million, and France 5.86 million.

Meanwhile, another 82,854 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, while 10,419 people were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 14,223,762.

Published : July 18, 2021

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Chulabhorn Academy website crashes as Sinopharm vaccine registration opens

Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA)’s website and smartphone application (CRA SINOP) for Sinopharm vaccine registration went down on Sunday before 8am.

#Sinipharm was trending on Twitter at around 8am on Sunday, as many Twitter users complained about problems during vaccination registration through CRA’s website and CRA SINOP. The registration was fully booked immediately after the website showed error.

CRA’s Sinopharm jabs registration is aimed at 40,000 citizens in 10 red zone provinces.

The registration opened on Sunday at 8am through the website and CRA SINOP.

Meanwhile, Nithi Mahanonda, CRA secretary-general, posted on his Facebook page that another 1 million vaccine doses had been delivered to Thailand. He added that there were some problems with the vaccine registration system, and at 9.30am he had to close the booking system as 60,000 people had already registered.

Chulabhorn Academy website crashes as Sinopharm vaccine registration opens

“I have to apologise to those who were unable to register. The registration system will be improved and open for bookings again next week. But as approximately 400,000 are wait-listed, it would be impossible for everyone to successfully book for the vaccine,” said Nithi.

Chulabhorn Academy website crashes as Sinopharm vaccine registration opens

Published : July 18, 2021

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Government urged to provide more support to firefighting volunteers

The Somdet Chaophraya Emergency Rescue Unit on Saturday asked the government to pay more attention to firefighting volunteers.

Their plea came after Korasit Roaphan, a 19-year-old firefighting volunteer of the emergency rescue unit, died during a fire-fighting operation at the Ming Dih Chemical factory in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province on July 5.

Pongsapat Katakhunwisit, the emergency rescue unit chief, said the government has not discussed providing equipment support for firefighting volunteers after the incident.

He said only the private sector had provided equipment support so far.

“We would like to ask the government to pay more attention to firefighting volunteers, as they are the frontline personnel to tackle disasters,” he said.

Government urged to provide more support to firefighting volunteers

He suggested that leftover equipment with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration could be provided to firefighting volunteers.

He added that the government should amend laws related to firefighting volunteers to enable them to seek equipment from the government.

Published : July 18, 2021

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Royal College of Physicians backs third booster dose for medics

The Royal College of Physicians of Thailand has backed the use of Covid-19 booster vaccine for greater protection against mutations for high-risk healthcare workers.

“Protecting healthcare workers is critical to prevent the collapse of the healthcare system, and to build the morale of frontline medical personnel who have to work hard and continually in caring for Covid-19 patients,” they said in a letter.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has a clear policy that healthcare workers who have received two doses of Sinovac vaccines will receive immunisation boosters, either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine.

The third booster dose is required because it was found that after receiving two doses of the Sinovac vaccine, the efficacy decreases rapidly within 1-2 months after the second dose. The third dose should be more effective, especially in fighting the Delta species, their letter said.

There are reports from a small sample in Thailand showing good immunisation in people who had received two doses of Sinovac vaccine and a third AstraZeneca booster against both the Alpha and Delta strains.

Pfizer booster vaccine has also been reported in a small number of foreign samples to boost immunity.

“It is already used in Turkey but no results have yet been reported. It is also unclear when we will receive the Pfizer vaccine this year. However, there have been no reports of adverse reactions to a third idose of either company’s vaccine,” the Royal College said in the letter.

Published : July 18, 2021

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BMA issues guidelines for disposal of antigen Covid-19 test kits

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Environment Department on Sunday issued guidelines for proper disposal of antigen test kits.

As antigen Covid-19 test kits are approved for home use, the guidelines will be similar to disposal of face masks, said BMA deputy permanent secretary Chatree Wattanakajorn.

“The test kits will be collected by infectious-waste trucks and will be destroyed in the infectious solid-waste incinerator in Onnut and Nong Khaem districts.

He said the BMA would coordinate with district offices to collect and dispose of infectious waste properly. He urged citizens to dispose of infectious wastes separately in order to prevent the spread of the disease and ensure safety of citizens and garbage collectors.

“Used antigen self-test kits can be disposed of with used face masks and should be sanitised with alcohol spray or disinfectant solution, strictly separated from general waste, and properly sealed in a garbage bag labelled ‘face mask waste’ or ‘infectious waste’,” he said.

“These garbage bags can be collected by district office garbage trucks or disposed of in ‘Face Masks Only’ [orange coloured] garbage bins.”

BMA issues guidelines for disposal of antigen Covid-19 test kits

He added that orange garbage bins have been placed in more than 1,000 locations in Bangkok, such as health service centres, hospitals, schools, Bangkok City Hall (Sao Chingcha and Din Daeng district), sport centres, youth centres, fire stations, public parks, and other public locations, markets, temples, communities, department stores and residential buildings.

“The BMA is also considering placing additional bins for infectious wastes around Bangkok,” he added.

BMA issues guidelines for disposal of antigen Covid-19 test kits

BMA issues guidelines for disposal of antigen Covid-19 test kits

Published : July 18, 2021

By : The Nation