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Lucky escape for two as their car nosedives into hole in Bangkok road

NationalApr 09. 2021

By THE NATION

A woman, 70, and her 25-year-old son escaped with minor injuries when their car plunged into a hole prepared for installing underground cables in Bangkok’s Thonburi district.

The accident happened at around 8.30pm on Thursday on Ratchada-Thaphra Road Soi 17 in Talad Plu subdistrict of Thonburi district.

Police from Talad Plu Station rushed to the scene and found a white Toyota Yaris had nosedived into a hole 4 metres wide, 50 metres long and 10 metres deep, which had been dug by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to move overhead power cables underground.

Officials rescued the driver Khemakorn Kongthanon, aged 70 years, and her son Warat, 25, from the car. Both suffered minor injuries.

Khemakorn said that she was driving from the Talad Plu market back to her home in the Tha Phra area on the left lane and saw no sign or lighting to indicate a construction was underway until her car plunged into the hole.

“Thanks to the seatbelts that we were wearing, otherwise my son and I could have been killed,” she said.

After the victims were rescued, a crane was brought in to extricate the car from the hole.

Officials have contacted the agency responsible for the construction to discuss compensation for damage to the victims.

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Numbers of persons fleeing from disturbance/fighting in Myanmar on April 8

NationalApr 09. 2021(File Photo)

By THE NATION

Numbers of persons fleeing from disturbance/fighting in Myanmar on April 8, 2021 at 1800 hrs.

Previous number: 151 persons

From Ban Unu, Mae Sariang Dist. returned voluntarily to Myanmar: 7 persons

Remaining: 144 persons

Source: Ministry of Defense

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Hot and hazy in upper Thailand with thundershowers in some areas

NationalApr 09. 2021

By THE NATION

Upper Thailand is likely to experience a hot to very hot day with haze due to the heat low pressure cell covering the area, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the southerly and southeasterly winds bring moisture from the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand to the lower North, the Northeast and the Central including Bangkok and its vicinity, and the East regions. Isolated thundershowers are likely in the areas.

A weak easterly wind prevails over the South and the Gulf bringng less rain to the region, the department said.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Hot to very hot day with haze and thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-26 degrees Celsius, highs of 36-40°C.

Northeast: Hot day with haze and thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-26°C, highs of 36-38°C.

Central: Hot day with haze and thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-26°C, highs of 36-39°C.

East: Hot day with haze and thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-25°C, highs of 30-36°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 32-35°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-25°C, highs of 32-35°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Hot day with haze and thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-25°C, highs of 33-37°C.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

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JICA, NHSO extend Partnership on UHC and Global Health

NationalApr 09. 2021

By THE NATION

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) have expanded their collaboration on universal health coverage (UHC) and global health.

This cooperation is a part of the Partnership Project for Global Health and Universal Health Coverage Phase 2, aiming to strengthen health financing, the health workforce and the global health of Thailand and Japan as well as other countries.Under this partnership, the JICA, NHSO and the Public Health Ministry will work together to achieve three goals:1. Share experience on UHC between Thailand and Japan to improve health coverage in both countries;2. Organise capacity development for UHC implementation and global health in other countries;3. Share and promote practices and lessons learned in UHC implementation and global health, mainly from Japan and Thailand, at the national, regional and international levels.

From today until 2023, the partnership will deliver a series of capacity-building workshops, lectures, policy recommendations and study visits to Japan to learn about that country’s successful UHC system. In addition, Thailand and Japan will share lessons learned and good practices of UHC implementation with other countries, for instance, Asian and African countries which are striving for UHC, at international conferences such as the Prince Mahidol Award Conference. This is also a good opportunity to form a network for further international collaboration.The presence of Thailand and Japan in the global health arena was enhanced as both countries collaborated at a high-level meeting on UHC, drafting a political declaration, and south-south technical collaboration in essential areas of health coverage.

The Partnership Project for Global Health and Universal Health Coverage was launched four years ago and had achieved fruitful outcomes. Through a wide range of activities, Thai organisations and health officials have improved capacity on many aspects of UHC implementation, for example, healthcare finance, health information system, health workforce and UHC for children and mothers.Japan achieved UHC by expanding the public insurance to farmers in 1961, and Thailand achieved UHC in 2002 by launching its Universal Coverage Scheme.Both countries have gained a remarkable health outcome and faced similar challenges, including the increase of healthcare costs and rapid aging.

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Virologist believes British strain of Covid-19 brought in from Cambodia

NationalApr 09. 2021

By The Nation

Judging by the fact that the UK strain of the Covid-19 virus has affected more than 1,500 people in Cambodia since February 20, expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan believes it may have been brought into Thailand by people crossing the border.

The UK strain was recently found among the recent cluster of cases that emerged in entertainment venues in Thonglor.

Dr Yong said it is unlikely that the strain had been brought in by people coming via official channels because everybody is tested and quarantined for 14 days.

He said Cambodia is still struggling with infections, and it is likely that migrant workers or Thais sneaking across the border may have been carriers of this strain, which is 1.7 times more infectious.

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Chiang Mai closes nightspots for 7 days, clamps down on travellers from red-zone provinces

NationalApr 09. 2021

By The Nation

Chiang Mai’s Committee of Communicable Diseases decided on Wednesday that everybody travelling from the five red-zone provinces, namely Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom, must register on the CMChana application and isolate themselves for 14 days.

After Covid-19 clusters emerged from several entertainment venues in Bangkok and its vicinity, Chiang Mai has also decided to close clubs, pubs, karaoke bars and other entertainment establishments for seven days from Friday. Venues that were open on Thursday are required to provide the committee with the names and phone numbers of all patrons.

The province has also decided to prohibit the serving of alcohol at all kinds of restaurants for seven days from Friday.

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Thai Army readies 3,000-bed field hospital ahead of possible third wave

NationalApr 09. 2021File Photo

By The Nation

Now that Thailand faces a third wave of Covid-19 infections and many hospitals announced on Thursday that they were running out of beds, the premier instructed the Defence Ministry to set up field hospitals for more than 3,000 patients in Bangkok and its vicinity.

Defence Ministry spokesman Lt-General Kongcheep Tantrawanich said 10 military units have been provided with medical personnel to support the field hospitals.

The Army is looking into turning a military camp into a field hospital in case the situation worsens and infections expand.

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Thai quarantine cut for recipients of 8 vaccine brands

NationalApr 09. 2021

By The Nation

The Foreign Ministry has added China’s Sinopharm jab to its list of vaccines whose recipients qualify for a reduced quarantine period of seven days in Thailand.

The ministry has also updated the application process for certificates of entry (COE) to Thailand at the website coethailand.mfa.go.th.

Thais and foreigners travelling to Thailand must apply for a COE by filling in the application form and uploading their vaccine certificate documents at the website.

The Sinopharm vaccine becomes the eighth jab accepted under the seven-day quarantine measure. All eight vaccines have been registered by Thailand or certified by the World Health Organisation.

They are:

1. Sinovac vaccine (CoronaVac)

2. AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine (AZD 1222)

3. AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine manufactured by SK Bioscience (S Korea)

4. Johnson & Johnson vaccine (Ad26.COV2.S)

5. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (Tozinameran)

6. Indian Serum Institute vaccine (Covishield)

7. Moderna vaccine (mRNA-1273)

8. Sinopharm vaccine (Beijing Institute of Biological Products)

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Hospitals cancel Covid tests as beds run out

NationalApr 08. 2021

By THE NATION

Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng Hospital stopped offering Covid-19 tests because it does not have enough beds for patients.

The hospital’s Facebook page said the service was no longer provided for either walk in patients or for those who have made appointments.

Meanwhile, the “Mor Vain” (Doctor on Duty) Facebook page posted that Vibharam Hospital does not have beds for Covid patients, and that it along with other hospitals, was also planning to stop testing for the virus.

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Plan to extend Chatuchak Market opening hours suspended

NationalApr 08. 2021

By The Nation

Plans to ease restrictions at Chatuchak Market have been postponed in response to the latest outbreak of Covid-19 in Bangkok.

As a result, Chatuchak vendors will not be allowed to sell goods on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday without permission, said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Plans to allow vendors to stay open late until 10pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday have also been suspended. Meanwhile, the ban on activities in the clocktower area remains in place.

“Since the number of Covid-19 cases has increased quickly, the BMA has to postpone the abovementioned measures until the situation is resolved,” said BMA deputy permanent secretary Wallaya Wattanarat.

She added that Chatuchak Market is still operating as usual.

The flower and plant market is open from Tuesday to Thursday, while the weekend market is operating from Friday to Sunday.

“To contain the spread of Covid-19, retailers and customers are required to wear face masks, maintain distance, wash hands regularly with soap or alcohol gel and use the ThaiChana app to check in,” Wallaya added.