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A secondary school in Nikhom Khamsoi district of Mukdahan province was ordered shut by provincial public health office on Thursday after 40 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

Mukdahan public health officers launched a school-wide testing on Thursday and found that at least 40 people tested positive for the new coronavirus. The school was ordered shut later that day, with no one was allowed in except for authorized persons.

Public health officers revealed that infected patients include teachers, staffers and students who have been going to the school since earlier this month. The school reportedly has a total of 1,200 students and over 70 faculty members and staffers.

Mukdahan school shut down after 40 people infected with Covid-19

Udom Wetchkama, aged 45, a parent of a Mattayom 2 student said that he had come to the school to pick up his 16-year-old son but was not allowed in. “I’m really concerned that there could be more infected patients found in the school,” he said. “I already brought clothes and foods for my son in case he has to stay overnight.”

Officials said that after testing is complete, infected patients will be transported to Nikhom Khamsoi Field Hospital for treatment. “So far we still have no confirmed number of infections from this cluster cases, but it could be more than 60 people,” one of the officers said.
 

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Published : November 05, 2021

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will start vaccinating employees of businesses and establishments who have direct contact with customers with Sinovac-AstraZeneca vaccine cocktail from November 9 onward.

“The move aims to increase employees’ immunity and make the businesses and establishments safe for tourists after the province has been reopened to vaccinated visitors since November 1,” said Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Thursday.

Under the reopening plan, visitors travelling by air from 63 countries that have a low level of Covid-19 infections will not have to quarantine, but they must prove they have received both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine for at least 14 days as well as produce a negative RT-PCR test result taken no more than 72 hours before flying.

To complement the reopening, the government has lifted nighttime curfew in Bangkok and other 16 tourist provinces, as well as allowed more businesses to open with disease control measures employed.
 

“Each district office will survey establishments in their area to get the number of employees who have yet to be vaccinated,” said Aswin. “Then, the office will set up a vaccination unit and notify the establishments to have their staffers get the jabs at the scheduled date and venue.”

Aswin also added that since November 1 BMA has inspected 1,493 establishments in the province and found that most of them comply with the disease control measures. “Only 175 businesses were found to violate the measures. Officials have already issued warning as well as suggestions to comply with the regulations.”
 

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Published : November 05, 2021

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Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday (November 5) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 8,148 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 605 of whom have been found in prisons.

Death toll increased by 80, while 8,238 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.

The country’s total caseload from Covid-19 stands at 1,951,572 – 1,834,730 of whom have recovered, 97,300 are still in hospitals and 19,542 have died.

Separately, another 290,603 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, 502,554 their second shot and 31,493 a booster, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 77,656,124.

According to Worldometer, confirmed cases globally had risen to 249.34 million on Friday, 225.84 million of whom have recovered, 18.45 million are active cases (76,165 in severe condition) and 5.05 million have died (up by 7,413).

Thailand ranks 24th in the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 47.17 million, followed by India with 34.33 million, Brazil with 21.85 million, the UK with 9.21 million and Russia with 8.67 million.

Published : November 05, 2021

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The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday (November 5) that the low-pressure cell covers Malaysia while the Northeast monsoon and the easterly wind prevail over the Gulf of Thailand and the South. Less rains are likely over upper Thailand with isolated heavy rains in the lower South. People in the South should beware of the severe condition and rain accumulation that may cause flash floods and overflows.

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

North: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-23 degrees and highs of 30-34 degrees Celsius. 

Northeast: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 21-24 degrees and highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius. 

Central: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees, highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius.

East: Thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-25 degrees, highs of 33-35 degrees Celsius; waves less than a meter high.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves a meter high and 1-2 meters during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 21-24 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves less than a meter high and 1-2 meters during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 25-27 degrees, highs of 33-35 degrees Celsius.
 

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : November 05, 2021

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The Cabinet has approved a budget of THB2.3 billion for phase 3 clinical testing and production of the ChulaCov19 mRNA vaccine, deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said on Thursday.

In a meeting, the Cabinet also approved in principle a budget of not more than THB1.3 billion for research and development of the Baiya vaccine.

The main goal is to enable Thailand to produce a vaccine by itself so it can have at least 60 million doses on hand each year to provide immunity to Thais against Covid-19.

Published : November 04, 2021

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has given its approval to vaccinate entrepreneurs and employees of establishments that operate in 50 districts from November 9 at the Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Centre in Din Daeng district.

The decision was made with the country having reopened.

Officials will visit different areas to see if any staff of establishments operating in the areas have not been vaccinated.

Those who have not been inoculated will be given Sinovac as the first dose and AstraZeneca as the second.

The Joint Operations Inspectorate conducted a field visit on November 1 and 2, inspecting 1,493 establishments. Of these, 175 were found to be non-compliant over Covid-19 preventive measures.

Published : November 04, 2021

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The Cabinet decided to make December 28, Phraya Taksin Day, a holiday for the Eastern region, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam announced on Thursday.

The region comprises eight provinces: Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Sa Kaeo and Trat.

The governors of all eight provinces suggested the holiday.

Back when Phraya Taksin left Ayutthaya to Chanthaburi during the Burmese–Siamese War of 1765–1767, he travelled through all eight provinces to gather people and find army bases.

The holiday is however only for this year.

The Cabinet also agreed to set additional public holidays as a special case in 2022, amounting to four days: July 15, July 29, October 14 and December 30.

This was decided upon so people could have long holidays, which are expected to stimulate travel and the overall economy of the country.

Published : November 04, 2021

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Even though 57-year-old Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe bid farewell to Thailand on October 26, his heart is still very much here.

“Imiss Thailand,” he tweeted on Thursday, including a picture taken at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok.

Crowe blew up the Thai Twitter scene with complimentary comments since his arrival in Phuket on September 18. He was here to film the Vietnam War-era blockbuster, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”.

Russell Crowe: I miss Thailand

Crowe’s tweets, such as his capture of the capital’s messy wires tagged “Bangkok Dreaming” and a snap with his “buddy” the monitor lizard, went viral among netizens in Thailand.

The Australian actor was also handed flowers and gifts by Culture Minister Ittipol Khunpluem as a gesture of appreciation for helping promote Thailand.

Many Thai netizens were touched by Crowe’s continued support, and some even dubbed him “Mr Tourism Ambassador for Thailand”.

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Published : November 04, 2021

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A 42-year-old wife of a police officer tragically shot her 14-year-old daughter in the head before jumping to her death from the fourth storey of police flats in Rayongs Klaeng district on Thursday morning.

Klaeng Police Station officers found the body of Phipapon (last name not provided) on the ground in front of the flats.

Police subsequently called in Phipapon’s husband Pol Captain Pradit (last name not provided), a sub-inspector (suppression) at Klaeng Police Station, to take them to his room inside the police flats.

Officers then found the body of Apinhapon (last name not provided), Pradit and Phipapon’s daughter, on the bed.

Police, who initially acknowledged that Phipapon shot her daughter dead before jumping from the fourth-floor room, are carrying out an in-depth investigation into the murder-suicide.

Published : November 04, 2021

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The Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) and Metropolitan Police arrested a handful of people after raiding a house with fake bill-printing machines and seizing 50,000 counterfeit US dollar bills.

National Police deputy chief and PCT director Pol General Damrongsak Kittiprapas said on Wednesday that members of the US dollar counterfeit ring were arrested and police seized 36,000 hundred-dollar bills.

The gang were responsible for producing 50,000 fake dollar bills worth $5 million (THB166 million).

Damrongsak said the PCT had investigated Facebook user “fact eing”, whose real name is Jirapat (surname not revealed) or Fah.

The user posted on Facebook that fake dollar bills were on sale, leading the PCT and Metropolitan Police to investigate.

Arrest warrants were subsequently issued for the suspects.

Suspected dollar counterfeiting ring nabbed

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The police arrested a suspect named Pachara or Petch, then Orathai or Hong, and Sirinrat or Eed.

Pachara and Orathai confessed that they were hired by Sirinrat to sell the fake bills. Sirinrat herself confessed, but claimed that Facebook user Jirapat was the manufacturer, who had a “factory” in Nakhon Pathom.

On Wednesday, police armed with a warrant searched a house in Nakhon Pathom’s Bang Len district. They found Jirapat there and seized three fake bill-printing machines and 50,000 counterfeit US dollar bills.

All were charged with counterfeiting foreign currency.

The suspects also admitted that they had other accomplices. The police are conducting further investigations.

Suspected dollar counterfeiting ring nabbed

Published : November 04, 2021

By : THE NATION