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Moderna delivery brought forward to mid-October

Thailand will receive almost 2 million Moderna vaccine doses next month, after the supplier brought forward the delivery date.

Zuellig Pharma, the distributor and importer of Moderna vaccine, revealed on Wednesday that the manufacturer will be able to deliver the first batch of 1,958,400 doses around mid-October. Thailand will then receive about 300,000 doses per week.

The country has ordered a total of 9 million Moderna doses through two state agencies – 8 million through Chulabhorn Royal Academy and 1 million through the Thai Red Cross Society.

Zuellig Pharma expects to complete delivery of 6 million doses by the end of this year, with the remaining 3 million doses scheduled to arrive no later than March 2022.

Samples from each vaccine batch will be sent to the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for quality checks before the doses are distributed to private hospitals and the Thai Red Cross Society.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation will allocate the Moderna doses according to quotas booked through private hospitals and the Thai Red Cross Society.

Published : September 15, 2021

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Bangkok to accept foreign tourists without quarantine from Oct 15

From October 15, fully vaccinated foreign tourists will be able to visit Bangkok without having to quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday.

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn announced the move after discussions with Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang.

The proportion of people vaccinated in all Bangkok districts is expected to reach the 70 per cent threshold for reopening by the end of this month.

Phiphat said all Bangkok districts will open to foreign travellers at the same time.

He added that four other tourism areas – Hua Hin, Cha-am, Chiang Mai and Pattaya – will open on October 1 if preparations go to plan.

Published : September 15, 2021

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Jab bus rolls out to inject hope for homeless and vulnerable Bangkokians

Bangkok’s vaccination bus brought much-needed Covid protection to homeless and other vulnerable people at three locations on Wednesday.

ABangkok Mobile Vaccination Unit (BMV) visited Ratchadamnoen Road in Phra Nakhon district, Hua Lamphong railway station in Pathum Wan, and Nana Road in Khlong Toei.

On arriving at the mobile vaccination unit, people are screened and asked to sign a vaccination consent form. Their ID card is then verified before they receive a dose of vaccine. They are then monitored for any side effects for 30 minutes before receiving an appointment for their second dose.

City Hall is using vaccination buses to make Covid-19 jabs freely available in the heart of communities, reaching vulnerable citizens who would otherwise be difficult to access.

The BMVs also mean residents don’t have to travel far for jabs, reducing the risk of the virus spreading via public transport. They can also be quickly redeployed to virus hotspots as needed.

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District offices and public health centres are managing vaccination lists and queues to minimise waiting times and prevent crowding at BMVs. The jab buses are also targeting areas with high numbers of homeless people.

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Published : September 15, 2021

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“Bangkok’s ‘taxi graveyard’ now a veggie marvel”

The “taxi graveyard” at the Boworn Taxi Cooperative in Bangkok has been turned into a vegetable garden, staff members planting veg on the vehicles’ roofs.

More than 300 cabbies have returned their cars due to a severe shortage of passengers – another sign of how badly the Covid-19 outbreak has hit the economy.

The cabs now sport veggies like chilli, holy basil, eggplant and spring onions.

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Bangkok’s ‘taxi graveyard’ now a veggie marvelBangkok’s ‘taxi graveyard’ now a veggie marvelMore than 300 cabbies have returned their cars due to a severe shortage of passengersMore than 300 cabbies have returned their cars due to a severe shortage of passengersThe cabs now sport veggies like chilli, holy basil, eggplant and spring onions.The cabs now sport veggies like chilli, holy basil, eggplant and spring onions.The cabs now sport veggies like chilli, holy basil, eggplant and spring onions.

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Phi Phi police, locals expand hunt for missing Austrian hotel manager

Police and villagers on Phi Phi Island in Krabi province have expanded their search for an Austrian hotel manager who has been missing for five days.

Florian Hallermann, 56, general manager of the Zeavola Resort, was last spotted by a resort security camera on Saturday afternoon. He was walking along the beach with a backpack.

Phi Phi police launched a search operation on Monday but failed to find any trace of the Austrian.

On Wednesday, officers and villagers split into three teams to cover forests, hills and caves around Laem Tong Beach, where the luxury Zeavola Resort is located. Local media reported that one of the search teams found the body of a Thai man in mangrove forest, though it is not yet known whether the death is linked with Hallerman’s disappearance. Koh Phi Phi Hospital is reportedly conducting an autopsy on the body.

Meanwhile, marine police have deployed vessels to hunt for the missing man in coastal waters. They have also asked local fishermen to help with the search.

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Phi Phi police, locals expand hunt for missing Austrian hotel managerLocals said Hallermann was a kind person who has lived on the island for almost 20 years. He is well known because he regularly helps out doing charity work in the nearby village, locals added.

Published : September 15, 2021

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Agency pushes for rubber price guarantee scheme to help farmers in Covid fallout

The Natural Rubber Policy Committee has in principle approved a 10.6-billion-baht price guarantee scheme for rubber farmers in a bid to alleviate their burden.

The committee, along with representatives from the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry and the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), met Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha virtually on Wednesday morning.

Under the scheme, three types of rubber will be guaranteed. Rubber sheets at 60 baht per kilo, latex with 100 per cent dry rubber content (DRC) at 57 baht per kilo and 50 per cent DRC cup lump at 25 baht per kilogram.

The ministry and RAOT have been tasked with drafting details of the scheme and presenting it to the Cabinet for approval.

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At the meeting, Prayut told RAOT representatives to be extra careful when registering rubber farmers as the government is trying to eliminate products that come from plantations in controversial areas such as land that encroaches on conserved forests or river sources.

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“All rubber products for export must come from legal plantations. Failure to comply may result in a ban from international trade partners,” he said.

The premier also called on the ministry and RAOT to employ necessary measures to prevent corruption and ensure subsidies are put in the hands of actual farmers.

Published : September 15, 2021

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2 Bangkok bus drivers, 2 conductors test positive

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) announced on Tuesday that four of its public bus staff members have tested positive for Covid-19.

Those infected include drivers of bus numbers 505 and 23, and the conductors of bus number 517 and the shuttle that runs between Bangkok’s Bang Pho area and the Bang Sue Grand Station.

The driver of bus number 505 had been worked from August 31 to September 5 and then again on September 9.

The second driver had driven bus number 23 on September 5, 6 and 9. He also drove bus number 2 on September 4 and 7.

The conductor of bus number 517 had worked on September 5 and 6, while the shuttle bus conductor had worked on September 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

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Thai health dept eyes reopening day schools in sandbox setting

The Department of Health is planning to expand its “Sandbox Safety Zone in School” project to day schools after it proved to be successful with boarding schools.

Director-general Dr Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said on Tuesday that the department had launched the campaign for on-site classes at boarding schools.

In line with the project, schools set up a separate screening, quarantine and safe or green zones. This project was deemed successful despite some infections via contact with outsiders.

The department has set up an additional seven measures for schools to follow over and above the six main measures (DMHT-RC) and six side measures (SSET-CQ) that are already in place.

The seven new measures are:
• Schools must assess themselves via the Thai Stop COVID Plus and MOECOVID websites
• Hold activities in small groups and stick within these groups
• Ensure food is nutritious and prepared in a hygienic manner
• Ensure all areas are well ventilated
• Set up an isolation zone if there are patients
• Set up a sealed route for travel
• Create a school pass for students, teachers and staff that carries all risk assessment data such as up-to-date test results, vaccination records and infection history.

In addition, at least 85 per cent of teachers and personnel in schools within the green zone must be inoculated and undergo risk assessment once a week.

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Schools that are in the yellow or high-surveillance zone must conduct tests using antigen test kits (ATK) at least twice a week, as should schools in the orange or controlled zone.

Schools that fall in the red or maximum control zone must assess their risk on the Thai Stop COVID Plus website and apply Covid-free settings. These schools must ensure there are no more than 25 students in a class at any given time, create a school pass, conduct ATK tests among personnel once or twice a week and assess its risk thrice a week. Organisations within 10 metres of the campus are also advised to do the same.

Schools in the dark red or maximum and strict control zone are required to conduct ATK tests on personnel twice a week and assess their risk daily.

Published : September 15, 2021

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13,798 new infections, 144 deaths over past 24 hours in Thailand

Thailand’s daily numbers rose to 13,798 new cases and 144 deaths over the past 24 hours on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 451 were in prisons.

Meanwhile, 14,133 patients have recovered and been discharged over the past 24 hours.

Thailand’s total caseload from Covid-19 stands at 1,420,340 – 1,277,029 of whom have recovered, 128,546 are still in hospitals and 14,765 have died.

Separately, another 228,352 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, 464,749 their second shot and 975 a booster shot, bringing the total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 41,647,101.

According to Worldometer, confirmed cases globally had risen to 226.67 million on Wednesday, 203.38 million of whom have recovered, 18.63 million are active cases (102,529 in severe condition) and 4.66 million have died (up by 8,881).

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Published : September 15, 2021

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Buri Ram street pork ball fest set to hit the road as Lisa says she’d love some

Buri Ram announced it would hold its annual street pork ball festival from September 17 to 23 – just as South Korea-based Thai singer and performer “Lisa”, who has taken the internet by storm with her debut single, said she would love to dig into the tasty snack.

Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban is a member of famous South Korean girl group Blackpink.

During an appearance on the Woody Show on Saturday, she mentioned that she wanted to eat pork balls at the festival in Buriram, which is her hometown.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Buri Ram office, subsequently confirmed that Lisa’s interview came just in time, as TAT was indeed preparing for the festival.

Buri Ram holds the street pork ball festival every year in July, but it was postponed to September this year. More than 100 shops have so far signed up to join the festival.

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It will take place at Buri Ram train station in this “new normal” situation, in which visitors will have to take away whatever food they order.

Lisa is the only Thai member of Blackpink, and the new song is her first solo venture, much to the delight of her fans.

Her music video “Lalisa”, which was released on Friday, has drawn more than 141 million views so far.

Apart from the entertaining song in rich K-pop style, Lalisa incorporates numerous Thai elements that have surprised and impressed Thai and international audiences alike, such as Thai-language signs, costumes and even an iconic background location.

Buri Ram street pork ball fest set to hit the road as Lisa says she’d love some

Published : September 15, 2021