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Police set up checkpoints as night curfew begins in Bangkok

The Metropolitan Police Bureau has set up 110 checkpoints throughout Bangkok and perimeter areas to enforce the partial lockdown and curfew orders since early Monday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday ordered a partial 14-day lockdown including night curfew in Bangkok and nine other “Dark Red” provinces from Monday. The provinces are: Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla.

Police set up checkpoints as night curfew begins in Bangkok

During the lockdown, people are prohibited from leaving their homes from 10pm to 4am except for emergencies, while interprovincial travels are discouraged.

Police set up checkpoints as night curfew begins in Bangkok

“All officials at checkpoints have been vaccinated with two doses and are instructed to strictly follow disease control measures,” said Metropolitan Police chief Pol Lt-General Phukphong Phongpetra.

“The checkpoints will not only check for curfew violators but will also help prevent other crimes in the areas.

Police set up checkpoints as night curfew begins in Bangkok

“On the first day of curfew, police will focus on passing on information about curfew regulations,” he added. “We will consider curfew violators’ intention. They will get off with a warning if they are out at night unintentionally.”

Police set up checkpoints as night curfew begins in Bangkok

Published : July 12, 2021

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Thundershowers and heavy rains forecast for most parts of the country

Thundershowers are forecast in all regions with isolated heavy rains in some areas, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Saturday.

Amonsoon trough prevails across the lower Northeast, the Central and the East of Thailand while a rather strong southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand.

People should beware of the severe conditions and flash floods, the department said.

Waves in the upper Andaman Sea are expected to rise 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.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees Celsius, highs of 30-35°C.

Northeast: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 33-35°C.

Central: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 24-25°C, highs of 32-34°C.

East: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-26°C, highs of 32-35°C; waves 1-2 metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-24°C, highs of 31-35°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 21-25°C, highs of 31-35°C; waves 2-3 metres high and over three metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-26°C, highs of 32-34°C.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : July 12, 2021

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Home or community treatment for Covid patients requesting beds under NHSO

Covid-19 patients who request beds in Greater Bangkok via the National Health Security Office (NHSO) hotline 1330 will receive medical treatment at home or at a venue in their community from Monday.

NHSO secretary-general Jadet Thammathat-Aree said community clinics would be responsible for treating Covid-19 patients in the area.

“This move will enable patients to receive medical treatment faster without fear of developing severe symptoms,” he said.

He said home or community isolation was not an abandoning of patients, but instead they will be treated at home, in the temple pavilion, or a school auditorium just as in a hospital.

“Community clinics will send thermometer, pulse oximeter, Fah Talai Jone (​andrographis paniculata) drugs and meals to patients to ensure that they can undergo isolation without the risk of spreading the virus,” he explained.

“Meanwhile, clinics will contact patients via video call to evaluate their symptoms every day.”

He said patients who develop severe symptoms will be sent to the hospital once beds are available.

“Community clinics will send Favipiravir to patients for treating themselves while waiting for available beds,” he said.

He added that the NHSO would cooperate with the Urban Institute for Disease Prevention and Control and Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medical Technology on conducting proactive tests across the capital from Wednesday.

“The office aimed to conduct tests on 10,000 people per day, while those who test positive for Covid-19 will undergo home or community isolation as well,” he added.

Published : July 11, 2021

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Two Myanmar kids travelling under Phuket Sandbox scheme test positive

The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office reported two new Covid-19 cases under the Phuket Sandbox scheme on Sunday.

Kusak Kukiatkul, Phuket’s public health chief, said an eight-year-old and a nine-year-old from Myanmar had tested positive at the end of the first week in Phuket.

He said the two children were being treated at a hospital, adding that five members of their family must be quarantined for 14 days.

“Disease investigation officers are currently looking into the timeline of two new Covid-19 cases during seven days in Phuket,” he said.

He also asked people in Phuket to have faith in disease investigation officers and not panic.

Two Myanmar kids travelling under Phuket Sandbox scheme test positive

Earlier, a United Arab Emirates national on July 7 became the first person travelling under the Phuket Sandbox scheme to test positive for Covid-19.

Two Myanmar kids travelling under Phuket Sandbox scheme test positive

Published : July 11, 2021

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Citizens call for regular checking of factory safety systems: poll

The government should pay more attention to disaster prevention and mitigation, according to Suan Dusit Poll opinion survey on Sunday following last weeks deadly explosion and inferno at a factory in Samut Prakan province.

The explosion at a foam factory in the Bang Phli district on July 5 forced the evacuation of residents in a 5km radius of the blast site.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that at least 70 houses and 15 vehicles were damaged in the explosion. One firefighting volunteer died and 20 people were injured.

The online survey was conducted between June 6 and 9 on 1,266 respondents nationwide.

Folllwing were the public’s responses to key poll questions:

▪︎ Views about the Bang Phli chemical inferno (multiple choice):

– 88.54 per cent said the incident had caused enormous damage;

– 83.87 per cent said firefighters took too much time to put out the flames due to lack of equipment;

– 82.13 per cent said the process to tackle the incident was slow.

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▪︎ Cause of the explosion (multiple choice):

– 67.02 per cent said chemical leakage;

– 63.95 per cent blamed errors in the security system;

– 51.66 per cent said fire.

▪︎ What the government should do (multiple choice):

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– 92.00 per cent said security systems of factories must be checked periodically;

– 89.78 per cent called for checking victims’ health and relieving their sufferings;

– 78.45 per cent sought evacuation guidelines.

▪︎ Lessons from the incident (multiple choice):

– 69.99 per cent said paying more attention to disaster prevention and mitigation;

– 68.96 per cent said issuing plans to deal with emergency cases;

– 62.23 per cent said issuing guidelines to manage residue systematically.

▪︎ Level of satisfaction with government agencies’ efforts to tackle the incident:

– 39.38 per cent were somehow dissatisfied;

– 30.71 per cent were somehow satisfied;

– 27.13 per cent were dissatisfied;

– 2.78 per cent were satisfied.

Suan Dusit Poll analyst Pornphan Buathong said fires and explosions at Thai factories so far prove the failure in urban planning, security systems and regulations.

“Therefore, the government should improve the disaster prevention and mitigation to be more effective, otherwise similar incidents will occur in the future,” she said.

Dr Pornthida Thepprasit, director of the Environment Centre at Suan Dusit University’s Faculty of Science and Technology, advised the government to improve urban planning laws and emergency plans, as well as make a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register database system, to facilitate the operation of related agencies and reduce loss of lives and properties.

“Most importantly, the government should create awareness related to environment and pollution among villagers and workers, as well as enhance the potential of rescuers and firefighters to be ready to deal with emergency issues,” she said.

Published : July 11, 2021

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Over 9,000 new Covid-19 cases reported for second consecutive day

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 9,539 new cases and 86 deaths over a 24-hour period.

Of the total, 7,113 were local patients who went to hospitals for check-up, 2,305 were found during proactive testing, 108 infections were found in prisons, and 18 were travellers from abroad, some of them arrested while crossing natural channels on the Cambodia, Myanmar borders.

Bangkok led the list of most cases with 2,741, followed by Pathum Thani (1,108), Samut Prakarn (642), Samut Sakhon (593), and Chonburi (381).

With 61 deaths, Bangkok recorded the most number of fatalities caused by Covid, followed by Samut Prakan (16) and Pattani (4). Three Myanmar nationals and a Chinese were foreigners who succumbed to the virus.

Meanwhile, 4,053 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.

As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 336,371​.

So far, 247,971 have recovered and been discharged, 85,689 patients are still in hospitals, and 2,711 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 187.28 million (up by 424,997), 171.25 million of whom have recovered, 11.98 million are active cases (78,382 in severe condition) and 4.04 million have died (up by 7,499).

Thailand ranks 61st on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 34.73 million, followed by India 30.83 million, Brazil 19 million, France 5.8 million, and Russia 5.76 million.

Meanwhile, another 83,072 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, while 10,212 people were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 12,469,188.

Published : July 11, 2021

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Field hospitals at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang airports to provide 7,000 beds

Unused areas of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports will be utilised for setting up field hospitals, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Sunday.

He said the arrangement of another 7,000 beds was being made due to the current Covid-19 situation causing a large number of patients to wait for treatment.

He said the government has finalised with Airports of Thailand (AOT) for temporary lease. Also, the lease for Bussarakham Hospital at Impact Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province will expire in August.

He said the AOT was ready to offer the area of ​​the airports that were currently not in operation to support the field hospitals.

“Now it has been concluded that the area is suitable for development. There will be the main area, which is the main secondary concourse 1 or SAT1, Suvarnabhumi Airport. An area of ​​approximately 100,000 square metres will be used to accommodate at least 5,000 beds in the first phase,” said Saksayam.

The Suvarnabhumi Airport field hospital will be developed into areas on the second floor as offices of doctors, with ICU rooms, while the third and fourth floors will be areas for green and yellow category patients. It will open for service around August, which will coincide with the expiry of the lease of Bussarakham Impact Muang Thong Thani Hospital.

The hospital at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be able to accommodate more than three times the number of patients at Bussarakham Hospital.

In addition, Don Mueang Airport is in the process of preparing warehouse building area 4 to set up a field hospital that can accommodate approximately 2,000 beds for patients with mild symptoms (green category).

Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president of AOT, revealed that AOT is preparing to open a warehouse building to be established as a field hospital to support Covid-19 patients according to government policy. The warehouse building is approximately 16,000-18,000 square metres and can accommodate approximately 2,000 beds.

The building is currently undergoing internal cleaning as it has been closed since 2006. Once cleaning is complete, there must be an inspection of the electrical and water systems, and additional lighting including making a barrier and preparing mobile toilets and beds. The preliminary work is expected to be completed and ready to open for service on July 12.

Published : July 11, 2021

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Oxygen distributor offers free supplies to rescue foundations for Covid patients

Lotus Oxygen 1992, an oxygen distributor, is offering free oxygen to rescue foundations in a bid to tackle the Covid-19 crisis.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, the company said rescue foundations could fill up their oxygen tanks at its three branches — Udomsuk 60, Bang Phli and Ban Bueng — without any charges.

The company’s Facebook post later went viral among netizens, while some netizens wanted to offer donations to the company.

The company, however, said it does not accept any donations right now.

Meanwhile, the company added that it had limited the purchase of oxygen tanks to three tanks per household in order to prevent hoarding.

Published : July 11, 2021

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Chula student club opposes honorary degree for tycoon Dhanin

The Student Government of Chulalongkorn University (SGCU) has posted an open letter, requesting a review of the decision to grant an honorary doctorate of science degree to business tycoon Dhanin Chearavanont.

The student club said the university’s regulations on granting an honorary doctorate degree, BE 2555 (2012) should be adhered to.

The rule states that “such a degree shall be to honour qualified and virtuous individuals who have served the common good through their academic competence”.

When considering the qualifications of Dhanin, he may be seen as successful in doing business at the national and international level, but it is still doubtful that Dhanin has served society as a whole based on social justice, they argued.

They said that Thai society is suffering heavily from shortage of vaccines that are effective in preventing this epidemic because CP Pharmaceutical Group, one of Dhanin’s CP Group companies, is related to the company Sino Biopharmaceutical, a company that owns a more than $515-million, or 15.03 per cent stake in Sinovac Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Sinovac Co. They argued that the tycoon not only held shares in related companies, but also has a relationship with the founder of Sino Biopharmaceutical, which is the founder of CP Pharmaceutical Group as well.

In addition, all businesses in Dhanin’s subsidiaries are businesses that affect small and medium enterprises, including small farmers, service workers and labourers who are the majority of the people of the country. The awarding of an honorary doctorate of science degree to Dhanin without considering the aforementioned circumstances may not be consistent with the objectives of awarding an honorary doctorate in accordance with the regulations, the SGCU argued.

On Saturday, Charoen Pokphand Group pointed to a statement it had already issued on May 25, that it had nothing to do with the government’s direct or indirect purchase of the Sinovac vaccine, saying the Sinovac vaccine procurement is a government-to-government transaction, and CP Group was not directly or indirectly associated with it.

Published : July 11, 2021

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Newborn dies after Caesarean performed due to mothers Covid infection

A child delivered prematurely in its 28th week, as its mother was infected with the Covid-19 virus, died in Phrae province.

The mother is safe and the body of the child has been sent to the family.

The Phrae Provincial Rescue Volunteer Association was requested to immediately bring the baby’s body for the cremation ceremony.

In Phrae, there are 168 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the new wave, 67 of them are still in treatment, and three have died.

Published : July 11, 2021

By : The Nation