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Police crack down on Hat Yai pub for Covid-19 prevention measures

NationalJan 09. 2021

By THE NATION

The owner of a pub in Songkhla province has been arrested for violating regulations to control the spread of Covid-19.

On Friday night, police from Kor Hong station in Hat Yai district, along with district administration officials, investigated the “Acoustic Plus” entertainment venue on Khlong Rian 1 Road in Hat Yai district after receiving complaints that the venue violated the opening hours curfew imposed to control the outbreak.

Songkhla’s communicable disease committee had earlier announced that entertainment venues including pubs, bars, and karaoke joints in the province can be open only until midnight till further notice.

Police found the pub open after 2am and over 100 people drinking and dancing in a crowded space without any Covid-19 preventive measures being employed.

Officials arrested Nopphadol Waraheman, aged 41 years, the owner and manager of the pub. He reportedly confessed that he had received warning letters from provincial authorities but chose to ignore them. He was charged with operating an entertainment venue without licence and violating the order of the provincial communicable disease committee.

The pub was ordered to shut down effective immediately.

As of Friday, Songkhla had two confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the province since the new wave was been reported in Thailand in December.

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Cooler weather with strong winds forecast for upper Thailand, warning on waves for South’s east coast

NationalJan 09. 2021

By THE NATION

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Saturday that the strong high-pressure area from China covers upper Thailand, resulting in cool to cold weather and strong winds.

Temperature is expected to fall by 2-6 degrees Celsius. Mountaintops are cold to very cold with frost in some areas.

Meanwhile, a strong northeast monsoon prevails over the Gulf and the South, triggering strong wind waves in the Gulf up to 2-4 metres high. People on the east coast of the South should beware of waves breaking on the shore. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats should keep ashore until January 13, the department said.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Cold weather; minimum temperature 16-19°C, maximum 26-28°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 5-14°C with frost in some areas.

Northeast: Cold weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 8-15°C, maximum 23-26°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 7-13°C.

Central: Cool weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 17-20°C, maximum 27-29°C.

East: Cool weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 18-23°C, maximum 27-33°C; waves 1-2 metres high and two metres offshore.

South (east coast): Partly cloudy with thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 21-25°C, maximum 27-30°C; waves 2-4 metres high and over four metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Partly cloudy with thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 22-25°C, maximum 30-32°C; waves 1-2 metres high and two metres offshore.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cool weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 18-22°C, maximum 27-29°C.

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New Skytrain station opens between Chong Nonsi and Surasak next month

NationalJan 08. 2021

By The Nation

Suksa Witthaya BTS station will open in February, filling the gap on the Silom line (Green line) between Chong Nonsi and Surasak, the Skytrain operator said on Friday. 

Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) expects 5,000 more passengers per day when the Green line’s 60th station opens in the busy Sathorn area. The infill station should also cut traffic and pollution problems in Sathorn while reducing crowding at Chong Nonsi and Surasak stations, said BTSC president Surapong Laohha-Anya. 

Also expected to benefit from the new station are the Life@Sathorn 10 condominium, the AIA Sathorn Tower, UOB headquarters, Sathorn Robot Building, SAthorn Square and Empire Tower.

Suksa Witthaya station is located in front of Sathorn Soi 12 near the UOB headquarters.

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Vaccination to kick off next month in 5 ‘red zone’ provinces

NationalJan 08. 2021

By THE NATION

Nationwide Covid-19 vaccination will begin in February and target the five “red zone” provinces now under lockdown, the government announced on Friday.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said residents of Samut Sakhon, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat would be inoculated from February to April. Most people in Thailand would get Covid-19 shots by the end of this year, it added.

DDC director general Opas Karnkawinpong said the vaccination timeline had been set after health agencies passed the vaccine as safe and effective. He did not mention the name of the vaccine, but Thailand has so far secured 63 million doses from AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech.

Opas said Thailand’s vaccination programme will be divided into three phases.

The first phase of 2 million doses will be rolled out in the red-zone provinces from February to April.

The second phase of 26 million doses will target at-risk people – medical personnel and seniors – from May to June.

The third phase will roll out vaccination for the general population by the end of this year.
At-risk people can register for vaccination from the end of January to the beginning of next month, said Opas.

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20 provinces still free of infections in new Covid wave

NationalJan 08. 2021

By THE NATION

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Friday that 20 provinces were still free of Covid-19 patients in the new wave of infections.

The 20 provinces are Si Sa Ket, Yasothon, Nong Bua Lamphu, Bueng Kan, Roi Et, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Phrae, Phayao, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Uthai Thani, Phitsanulok, Phang Nga, Chumphon, Phatthalung, Pattani and Yala.

CCSA also said that no new confirmed cases had been reported over the past seven days in 16 provinces, namely Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Sa Kaew, Ubon Ratchathani, Chaiyaphum, Nong Khai, Mahasarakham, Nakhon Sawan, Sukhothai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong, Songkhla, Satun, Trang, Narathiwat and Uttaradit.

Meanwhile, there have been no new patients for the past two weeks in Phetchabun, Kamphaeng Phet, Phuket and Udon Thani.

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Hygiene tightened at seafood factories after Samut Sakhon outbreak

NationalJan 08. 2021Dr Vicharn Ingsrisawang

By The Nation

The Fisheries Department has tightened hygiene rules at seafood factories in a bid to gain confidence from consumers and exporters after the Samut Sakhon Covid-19 outbreak.

The outbreak has triggered worries over the safety of Thai fishery products, explained department deputy director general Vicharn Ingsrisawang.

Seafood processing factories have been ordered to frequently disinfect all surfaces at risk of contamination. They must also disinfect containers before loading products and adhere strictly to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards.

Meanwhile all workers must be screened and made aware of Covid-19 prevention measures, as per Health Ministry guidelines.

Vicharn said Thai fishery products can be consumed without fear of Covid-19 because there is no evidence that aquatic animals can transmit the virus.

He also advised consumers to buy fishery products with certified production standards, clean them before cooking and use utensils while eating.

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Samut Sakhon governor feeling much better: Siriraj doctor

NationalJan 08. 2021Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa

By The Nation

The condition of Samut Sakhon governor Verasak Vichitsangsri, who was admitted to Siriraj Hospital on December 28, has improved greatly in the past 24 hours, said Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

He said the patient can lie on his back without pain, has no fever and the oxygen level in his bloodstream is stable.

The doctor added that the patient will be closely monitored for another day before the respirator is removed.

Meanwhile, Verasak’s wife Chutiphon, who also contracted the virus, has mostly recovered but must stay in hospital to complete her 14-day quarantine.

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Hundreds evacuated as flash floods sweep deep South

NationalJan 08. 2021

By THE NATION

Nearly 40,000 households in the deep South have been hit by flash flooding after five days of heavy rain, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday (January 8).

Songkhla, Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani have been lashed by floods and mudslides since Monday, with 37,317 households affected in 27 districts.

Eight districts in Yala province were declared disaster zones on Friday after the Bang Lang Dam in Bannang Sata district overflowed. Some areas, such as Tha Sab subdistrict in Muang district, have reported flood levels of over 1 metre.

The department said it has evacuated 391 flood victims into seven temporary shelters – three in Narathiwat, and two each in Yala and Songkhla. No injuries or deaths have been reported so far.

Flooded communities have been given water pumps survival kits, while local officials are gauging the damage to public infrastructure and people’s houses.

Flood victims can contact the Disaster Hotline on 1784 or via Line ID @1784DDPM.

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BMA getting field hospitals ready to deal with new Covid wave

NationalJan 08. 2021Silapasuai Rawisaengsun

By THE NATION

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said on Friday that field hospitals in the capital can serve up to 1,700 patients, provided they are set up as planned.

Silapasuai Rawisaengsun, BMA’s permanent secretary, said now that the new wave of Covid-19 infections has intensified, the city authorities are preparing medical personnel to deal with the crisis.

She added that BMA has set up a field hospital at the geriatric hospital in Bang Khuntien to deal with asymptomatic patients or those with mild symptoms.

“This field hospital can serve 500 to 600 persons. BMA is surveying other areas that have the potential to be turned into field hospitals,” she added.

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King Power closes Rangnam store for ‘big clean’ after Jurlique staff tests positive

NationalJan 08. 2021

By THE NATION

King Power will keep its store on Bangkok’s Rangnam Road closed from Friday to Sunday after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.

In a Facebook announcement, King Power said a sales staff at the Jurlique counter had tested positive and the entire store will be closed until Sunday for sterilisation.

Other people at the Jurlique counter have been told to go quarantine themselves for 14 days after undergoing a check-up.