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Public warned of false positive Covid tests by private labs

The Department of Medical Services has warned of false positive Covid-19 test results by private laboratories.

Dr Somsak Akksilp, director-general of the department, said on Sunday that currently many factories and organisations were using the services of private laboratories for screening new employees before accepting them for work.

“The department’s 1668 hotline is now overwhelmed with people calling in asking for hospital beds after testing positive for Covid-19 in these private labs,” he said. “In fact, these positive results could be false as these labs usually use rapid test or antigen test method, which is cheaper than the standardised RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) method, and also inferior in terms of accuracy.”

“The department’s 1668 hotline can allot hospital beds only to patients who have a confirmed result by RT-PCR method” he added.

“Patients who do not have one will need to be tested again after already wasting their time and money on the previous test. This eventually delays their hospitalisation, which could affect the overall treatment,” he said.

Somsak urged factories and organisations to use services of private laboratories certified by the department and make sure that they use the RT-PCR method to get an accurate result and to ensure that patients can be hospitalised immediately in case the result comes back positive.

Published : June 21, 2021

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Interior Ministry cancels order to governors calling for vaccination of ThaiBev staff, their families

The top official at the Interior Ministry has rescinded an order issued to provincial governors, asking them to arrange vaccination for the staff of Thai Beverage Pcl (ThaiBev).

Anews source revealed on Sunday that Interior permanent secretary Chatchai Promlert had withdrawn his order issued on June 17 calling for vaccination against Covid-19 for more than 70,000 employees and families of ThaiBev.

The original order was reportedly in response to an urgent appeal by ThaiBev on June 8, requesting vaccination to reduce the risk of spreading the disease to 43,201 employees and their 28,244 family members in 76 provinces and Bangkok.

The new order, however, told the provincial governors to ignore the previous order and adhere to the guidelines provided by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration in procuring and allotting vaccine to the public in each province with focus on comprehensiveness and no discrimination.

The new order also urged the governors to establish awareness and understanding with the private sector and the public regarding the province’s plans to prevent new Covid-19 cluster cases in each area.

Published : June 21, 2021

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Heavy rains forecast for East and South as monsoon gains strength

The southwest monsoon prevailing across the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand is intensifying. More rains are likely across the country with isolated heavy rains in the East and the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Monday.

Waves in the Andaman Sea are 1-2 metres high and over two metres in thundershower areas.

All ships in the Andaman Sea should proceed with caution.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours is as follows:

North: Thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 21-27 degrees Celsius, highs of 33-38°C.

Northeast: Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-27°C, highs of 36-38°C.

Central: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-26°C, highs of 35-39°C.

East: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 33-36°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-26°C, highs of 33-37°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres high during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 21-26°C, highs of 32-33°C; waves 1-2 metres high and over two metres high during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 25-26°C, highs of 33-37°C.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : June 21, 2021

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Wild elephant bulldozes his way into house in Hua Hin

Pictures and a video clip of a wild elephant breaking into a house in Prachuap Khiri Khan province went viral among netizens on Sunday.

Rachadawan Phungprasopporn, the house owner, said on Facebook that the elephant used to come to her house in Hua Hin district every day for food.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and other government agencies in the province are currently holding discussions on compensating the house owner for damage.

“Initially, government agencies will repair the victim’s house as soon as possible,” the department said.

Wild elephant bulldozes his way into house in Hua Hin

The department added that officials have created awareness on ways to prevent dangers to villagers from elephants in the area.

Wild elephant bulldozes his way into house in Hua Hin

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Published : June 20, 2021

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Many businesses return to normal in non-red areas from Monday

Department stores and convenience stores in non-red-zone areas will return to their normal business hours from Monday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has adjusted working hours according to the epidemic situation and relaxed activities and lockdown measures in some areas from June 21.

Yol Phokasub, president of Thai Retailers Association, and Nopporn Witoonchart, president of the Thai Shopping Center Association, said that both associations were aware of the pandemic situation and its impact on association members and network partners across the country. They promised to heed the government’s announcement that relaxes measures according to the area level.

Shopping centres and department stores, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, and restaurants operating in shopping centres located in the dark red zone (Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan provinces) can still allow customers to dine in-store only at 50 per cent of capacity, and sit in until 9pm.

Convenience stores will continue to operate from 4am to 11pm in the dark red areas and red areas (Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Trang, Nakhon Pathom, Pattani, Phetchaburi, Songkhla, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Yala, and Narathiwat provinces).

Apart from the restrictions in these two zones, shopping centres and department stores supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants in shopping centres can open as usual.

The public must wear a mask or cloth mask when going out of the house or in public. In addition, activities with large gatherings of people are still prohibited. Employees are expected to work from home to increase the ability of all agencies to effectively control the spread of the new wave from Monday until further notice.

Published : June 20, 2021

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First batch of Sinopharm vaccine ordered by Chulabhorn academy arrives

The first batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines has arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport from Beijing, importers Chulabhorn Royal Academy said on Sunday.

One million doses of the alternative vaccine will be sent to the Department of Medical Sciences for quality check, the academy added.

Earlier, academy secretary-general Dr Nithi Mahanonda assured on his Facebook page that the vaccines would be delivered gradually to all organisations that had submitted requests so far.

He also warned that the organisation must not resell vaccines to make a profit, or they may face a fine at almost 20 times the vaccine price.

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Published : June 20, 2021

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Over 3,000 new Covid-19 cases for fourth consecutive day and 20 deaths

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 3,104 new cases and 20 deaths over a 24-hour period.

It was fourth consecutive day with over 3,000 cases.

Of the total cases, 1,866 were local patients who tested positive in hospitals, 1,198 were found during proactive testing by state agencies, 578 were found infected in prisons, and 40 were arrivals from abroad.

Bangkok led the list of most cases with 836, followed by Samut Prakan (501), Samut Sakhon (192), Chonburi (175), and Nonthaburi (165).

Meanwhile, 2,401 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.

As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 218,131​.

So far, 156,333 have recovered and been discharged, 32,743 patients are still in hospitals (1,215 in severe condition, 351 of them on ventilators), and 1,629 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 178.96 million (up by 359, 020), 163.409 million of whom have recovered, 11.6 million are active cases (82, 725 in severe condition) and 3.88 million have died (up by 8,152).

Thailand ranks 78th on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 34.4 million, followed by India 29.88 million, Brazil 17.88 million, France 5.76 million, and Turkey 5.37 million.

Meanwhile, another 51,973 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, while 52,122 people were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 7,587,178.

Published : June 20, 2021

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Traffic police fast-track heart delivery to save a life

Bangkok Traffic Police (Royal Initiative Project) on Friday successfully facilitated the delivery of a donated heart from Phitsanulok Hospital to Siriraj Hospital, Metropolitan Police Bureau spokesperson Pol Maj-General Piya Tavichai said on Saturday.

Pol Senior Sgt-Major Araya Pomkhai, Bangkok Traffic Police (Royal Initiative Project) squad leader was informed that the donor, who was declared brain dead, had wanted to donate his heart to make merit.

He revealed that the operation had to be completed within 4-5 hours to save the receiver’s life.

Traffic police fast-track heart delivery to save a life

“I would like to thank His Majesty Late King Rama IX and His Majesty King Rama X for establishing the Bangkok Traffic Police (Royal Initiative Project),” he said.

Published : June 20, 2021

By : The Nation

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Thai film and TV industry gets conditional nod to resume activities

The Ministry of Culture has unveiled relaxation of Covid-19 measures for TV filming and movie crews following approval by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

The prime minister agreed in principle to the CCSA proposal for conditional easing of measures and activities for filming television programmes, movies and videos.

The stipulated measures are:

▪︎There must be no more than 50 filming participants and the density of people while filming must be maintained at at least four square metres per person.

▪︎Only actors who enter the scene are exempted from wearing a mask at certain times.

▪︎If a scene involves hugging, kissing, fighting, use of special techniques and filming in public, all staff members must wear masks at all times.

▪︎ Follow the shooting practices of television programmes, dramas, movies and videos, such as seeking permission to use an area, observe the measures of each level of the pandemic area, prepare screening measures and test for Covid-19 by RT-PCR method within 72 hours, and report vaccination history.

▪︎There must be no close contact and personal belongings must be separated. A timeline must be provided throughout the filming period and 14 days after the filming has been completed.

▪︎Regular cleaning of all common contact surfaces should be carried out. While eating or sitting alone, people must be two metres apart, and food should be arranged as individual sets.

▪︎When a high-risk group is found, they are to be isolated from the risk group for immediate examination. When found infected, the patient must be taken to a cooperative medical facility and the filming area immediately closed.

Published : June 20, 2021

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Interior Ministry calls for vaccination of ThaiBev employees and family members

The top official at the Ministry of Interior has sought cooperation from the Bangkok city authority and provincial governors on June 17, for vaccinating more than 70,000 employees and families of Thai Beverage Pcl.

Chatchai Promlert, permanent secretary at the ministry, sent the two urgent letters to the permanent secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority and all provincial governors in response to an urgent appeal by Thai Beverage Pcl on June 8, requesting assistance for Covid-19 vaccination to reduce the risk of spreading the disease to 43,201 employees and 28,244 family members of its employees in 76 provinces and Bangkok.

The Centre for Disease Control of Covid-19 at the Ministry of Interior told the Ministry of Public Health to consider supporting vaccination after the company’s plea in view of the situation.

Published : June 20, 2021

By : The Nation