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Isolated thundershowers forecast for Bangkok and at least 47 other provinces

The southwesterly and southeasterly winds blow over the lower North, the Northeast, the East and Central regions, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

Hot weather with occasional thundershowers and gusty winds are forecast for some areas of upper Thailand.

The easterly and southerly winds prevail across the Gulf of Thailand and the South, bringing thundershowers and isolated heavy rain to the South.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Hot day; isolated thundershowers with gusty winds mostly in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Phitsanulok, Tak and Phetchabun provinces; minimum temperature 23-28 degrees Celsius, maximum 35-39°C; southwesterly winds 10-20 km/hr.

Northeast: Hot day; scattered thundershowers with gusty winds mostly in Loei, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kalasin, Roi Et, Yasothon, Buri Ram, Surin, Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani provinces; minimum temperature 23-28°C, maximum 34-37°C; southeasterly winds 10-20 km/hr.

Central: Hot day; isolated thundershowers with gusty winds mostly in Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Suphanburi, Ayutthaya, Lopburi and Saraburi provinces; minimum temperature 25-28°C, maximum 36-38°C; southwesterly winds 10-20 km/hr.

East: Hot day; isolated thundershowers with gusty winds mostly in Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaew, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces; minimum temperature 25-28°C, maximum 33-37°C; southeasterly winds 10-30 km/hr; waves below a metre high and above a metre in thundershowers.

South (east coast): Scattered thundershowers mostly in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces; minimum temperature 25-27°C, maximum 33-36°C; southeasterly winds 15-30 km/hr; waves about a metre high and 1-2 metres in thundershowers.

South (west coast): Scattered thundershowers and isolated heavy rains in Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun provinces; minimum temperature 23-27°C, maximum 34-36°C; easterly winds 15-30 km/hr; waves about a metre high and 1-2 metres in thundershowers.

Bangkok and its vicinity: Hot day; isolated thundershowers; minimum temperature 27-29°C, maximum 34-37°C; southeasterly winds 10-20 km/hr.

Published : May 16, 2021

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80 per cent of employees under social security want to be vaccinated

About 80 per cent of people who are insured under the social security scheme want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Saturday.

“The ministry has let employers survey their employees’ need to get Covid-19 vaccine using an online platform on the Social Security Office’s website,” he said. “Out of 11 million people covered by the social security scheme, about 6.5 million have answered the questionnaire, with a majority of them, or 80 per cent, wanting to get a Covid-19 vaccine.”

The Labour Ministry will send this information to the Public Health Ministry to procure the required vaccine doses, as well as consider establishing vaccination units at suitable locations based on employees’ demand.

“We believe that the survey is vital in helping the government set an appropriate vaccination plan to achieve the target of vaccinating at least 70 per cent of the population to create herd immunity against Covid-19,” said Suchart.

The minister added that he had proposed to the Ministry of Public Health to supply the vaccine directly to hospitals under the social security scheme, then those hospitals can set up vaccination units at selected workplaces to inoculate employees who want them.

Published : May 15, 2021

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Chonburi, Chiang Mai set to exit red zone as Covid situation improves

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has proposed removing Chonburi and Chiang Mai from the red zone, or maximum control area, due to an improvement in the Covid-19 situation there, CCSA spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Saturday.

“If this proposal is approved by the prime minister, there would only be four provinces designated as red zone, namely Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan,” he said.

“This could come into effect the earliest at midnight on Saturday or the latest on Sunday.”

Based on the latest infection report, Chonburi, with 33 new cases on Saturday, will be moved to the orange zone, or medium control area, joining 16 other provinces, namely Kanchanaburi, Chachoengsao, Tak, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Prachuab Khiri Khan, Ayutthaya, Phetchaburi, Yala, Ranong, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Samut Sakhon, Songkhla and Surat Thani.

Meanwhile Chiang Mai, which reported only 10 new cases on Saturday, will be moved to yellow zone, or low control area, joining 55 provinces.

Taweesilp said the CCSA is also considering easing restrictions on provinces under strict control as follows:

▪︎ Restaurants

Red zone: A limited number of people (25 per cent of total seats) will be allowed to dine in until 9pm and takeaways will allowed until 11pm.

Orange zone: People can dine in until 11pm.

Yellow zone: Open as usual.

Sale of alcoholic beverages is still not allowed.

▪︎ Schools and tutoring centres

Orange zone: Students allowed to attend class provided the school has received approval from relevant provincial public health offices.

Yellow zone: Classes can be held as normal, but schools must comply with measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.

▪︎ Public assembly

Red zone: Public assembly of less than 20 people is allowed.

Orange and yellow zones: Public assembly of less than 50 people is allowed.

Published : May 15, 2021

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Bryde’s Whales, porpoises, dolphins spotted

Numerous Bryde’s Whales, finless porpoises and Irrawaddy dolphins were found on Thursday in the western area of the Gulf of Thailand, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources reported on Friday.

According to the department’s post on Facebook, five Bryde’s Whales, two finless porpoises and 30 Irrawaddy dolphins were spotted off Samut Sakhon province.

Local fishermen told the department that Bryde’s Whales had been spotted in Samut Prakan and Phetchaburi provinces.

Photo credit: Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

Published : May 15, 2021

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1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine delivered this week

A total of one million doses of Sinovac vaccine has been delivered to Thailand this week, the Chinese Embassy informed on its Facebook page on Saturday.

The embassy said 500,000 doses each had been delivered on Friday and Saturday.

Thailand has received a total of 4.5 million Sinovac doses, in seven instalments.

Photo credit: Chinese Embassy

Published : May 15, 2021

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Over 3,000 new Covid-19 cases while 17 succumb

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Saturday reported 17 deaths and 3,095 new cases.

Eight of the deaths were in Bangkok, four in Ratchaburi, two in Samut Prakan, two in Samut Sakhon, one each in Pathum Thani, Chaiyaphum, Rayong and Ratchaburi provinces.

The ages of those who succumbed to the virus ranged from 41 to 83, and they all reportedly suffered from chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, etc.

Three Thais from Cambodia tested positive in quarantine.

Bangkok again topped the list for new infections with 1,163 new cases, followed by 222 in Pathum Thani, 201 in Samut Prakan and 126 in Nonthaburi.

Over the last 24 hours, 1,351 patients have recovered and been discharged.

As of Saturday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 99,145. Of these, 91,810 infections had been contracted locally, 3,440 were returnees, while 3,895 were detainees.

So far, 63,667 patients have recovered and been discharged, 34,913 are still in hospitals, and 565 have died.

Meanwhile, 28,996 people were given their first Covid-19 vaccine shot in the last 24 hours, while 64,692 were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 2,124,732.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Saturday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 162.52 million (up by 692,023), 140.38 million of whom have recovered, 18.77 million are active cases (103,605 in severe condition) and 3.37 million have died (up by 12,537).

Thailand ranks 93rd on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 33.66 million, followed by India 24.37 million, Brazil 15.52 million, France 5.84 million, and Turkey 5.09 million.

Published : May 15, 2021

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Bangkok Airways resumes Chiang Mai, Phuket flights, more routes from May 15

Bangkok Airways has restarted flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai and Bangkok and Phuket from Saturday.

Flights on the Bangkok–Lampang and Bangkok–Sukhothai routes will start from June 1.

The airline said that three flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai would run three times a week during May 15 to 31, and once a day from June 1.

The flights between Bangkok and Phuket will run once a day.

The airline will fly the Bangkok-Sukhothai route four times a week, and Bangkok–Lampang five times a week – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Published : May 15, 2021

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Farmers urge government support as fish stocks go unsold

Fish farmers in Nakhon Ratchasima province were suffering from loss of income amid the Covid-19 crisis, as no one was buying their fish.

On Saturday, a representative of the fish farmers in the Ban Wang Muang area said that more than 100 tonnes of fish had gone unsold.

“Covid-19 has seriously affected us. We need money to continue our business, and some have even decided to borrow from others. We want a government agency to purchase our fish, in order to help us,” he said.

Published : May 15, 2021

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Government sets the ball rolling for resumption of international flights in November

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Friday told the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to coordinate with related parties and prepare for the opening of the country for international flights in November.

“During a meeting with CAAT executives today, I have ordered them to work with public health offices, airlines and airport operators to prepare for international flights as planned in November,” he said.

“The Airports of Thailand Plc, U-Tapao International Airport and Bangkok Airways Plc, as the private operators of airports in Thailand, were also told to draft measures for international travellers in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration in opening the country.”

The CAAT meeting on Friday also acknowledged the results of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme and the Universal Security Audit Programme of the International Civil Aviation Organization, as well as the International Aviation Safety Assessment of the

Federal Aviation Administration on airlines and airports in Thailand.

Published : May 15, 2021

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GPO procures 5.5 million Favipiravir tablets to cope with rising infections

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has procured 5.5 million tablets of Favipiravir for treatment of Covid-19 patients after a new wave reported in Thailand since late March has quickly spread to several provinces.

“The first lot of 3 million tablets that we had ordered arrived on Friday, while another 2.5 million tablets will be here next Monday,” said Sirikul Matevelungsun, GPO deputy managing director.

“The drugs will be stored at GPO’s warehouse in Samut Prakan province. We will soon start distributing them to hospitals and medical units nationwide, especially in the provinces with high number of infections.”

Sirikul added that currently Thailand is using 50,000 tablets per day on average to treat Covid-19 patients, when each patient requires up to 70 tablets of Favipiravir.

As of Friday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 96,050 with 2,256 new cases and 30 new fatalities. So far, 62,316 have recovered and been discharged, 33,186 are still in hospitals, and 548 have died.

Published : May 15, 2021

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