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Covid-19 prevention measures implemented for Samut Prakan local election (nationthailand.com)

Covid-19 prevention measures implemented for Samut Prakan local election

NationalDec 20. 2020Photos by Korbphuk Phromrekha 

By The Nation

Preventive measures for Covid-19 have been tightened for the local elections in Samut Prakan province on Sunday.

The elections for local government bodies such as the Provincial Administrative Organisation have applied public health standards to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.

People who arrive at the voting locations have to wear face masks and be screened for body temperature before entering the voting centre.

Thai concerns about the pandemic has risen due to the soaring number of infections in Samut Sakhon province, which has exceeded 500.

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Two Covid-19 cases in Nakhon Pathom linked to Samut Sakhon market (nationthailand.com)

Two Covid-19 cases in Nakhon Pathom linked to Samut Sakhon market

NationalDec 20. 2020

By The Nation

A medical team investigating 158 cases linked to Mahachai Market in Samut Sakhon province found two cases of Covid-19, the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Public Health Office said on Sunday.

The patients had reportedly visited the Mahachai Market in Samut Sakhon province on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Pol Maj-General Surachart Manichak, the commander of the Nakhon Pathom provincial police, ordered the setting up of two Covid-19 control checkpoints.

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Three people test positive for Covid-19 in Samut Prakarn (nationthailand.com)

Three people test positive for Covid-19 in Samut Prakarn

NationalDec 20. 2020

By The Nation

Three people in Samut Prakarn province have tested positive for Covid-19, including a Laotian national with a history of shopping at the Samut Sakhon fish market, which is currently at the centre of a new outbreak.

On Sunday, a Samut Prakarn province official said the Laotian had visited the Samut Sakhon fish market on December 14. Authorities are questioning the two Thais to see if their infections are linked to Samut Sakhon.

Staff tested 22 close contacts — 11 high-risk, and 11 low-risk. The high-risk people have tested negative, while results are awaited for the others.

Meanwhile the Public Health Office of Samut Prakan province has issued a public appeal, asking people who had made a trip to the fish market in Samut Sakhon between December 1-19 to get a Covid-19 test at a hospital or health service location near home without cost.

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Govt brushes off UNHCR concerns, vows to use Section 112 to protect monarchy (nationthailand.com)

Govt brushes off UNHCR concerns, vows to use Section 112 to protect monarchy

NationalDec 20. 2020File Photo 

By The Nation

The Thai government would continue using Section 112, the lèse majesté law in the Criminal Code, to protect the monarchy despite concerns expressed by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR).

Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Saturday that a 16-year-old who has been accused of violating Section 112 would be sent to the juvenile court.

He said the government did not restrict freedom of speech and peaceful protests, but those activities could not be allowed to affect national security.

The government is hoping that the public will accept the reconciliation committee that they claim will bring peace to the country.

The UNHCR, which oversees implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, has expressed dismay at the move by Thai authorities to charge at least 35 protesters, including a child, with lèse majesté under Section 112.

The UN rights body called on the government to stop bringing serious criminal charges against individuals for exercising their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

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Songkhla voters cast ballots in local polls amid Covid-19 scare (nationthailand.com)

Songkhla voters cast ballots in local polls amid Covid-19 scare

NationalDec 20. 2020Photos by Charoon Thongnual 

By The Nation

Songkhla residents went to voting locations for local elections with maximum public health security amid a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

At Wat Ko Tham in Muang district, people who came to vote had to wear face masks and follow public health measures.

The sudden surge in infections with over 500 cases has increased awareness of preventive measures.

Nipon Bunyamanee, the deputy Minister of Interior, asked the public not to panic.

He expressed his gratitude to the people who came to vote and reassured them that the government could handle the situation.

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Woman in Ayutthaya positive for Covid-19 on return from Chiang Mai (nationthailand.com)

Woman in Ayutthaya positive for Covid-19 on return from Chiang Mai

NationalDec 20. 2020

By The Nation

A woman, 29, who returned from Chiang Mai has tested positive for Covid-19, Dr Peera Areerat, Ayutthaya provincial public health officer, revealed on Sunday.

Bang Pa-in Hospital found the woman infected with the coronavirus virus, although she had no symptoms. She had returned from work at a beauty salon in Chiang Mai province on December 16. The patient travelled in a double-decker bus, sitting on the lower deck. In addition, three people were travelling together, with the female patient wearing a mask all the time.

On December 17, the bus arrived at Ayutthaya at 5am. The woman got off at the Bang Pa-in intersection, Asian road, then took a motorcycle ride back to her house in Bang Pa-in district.

The following morning, at 10.30am, the woman sat on the back of a pickup truck and went to Bang Pa-in Hospital to test for Covid-19.

On December 19, at 8am she went for a walk to the Si Thong Village Market. The same day, the hospital report showed her positive for Covid-19 but without symptoms. She was admitted immediately to the hospital.

Dr Peera urged people who had been to locations the patient had visited to quickly test themselves for the virus. The doctor also urged the public to follow hygiene practices and social distancing

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Anutin calls urgent meeting after surge in Covid-19 cases (nationthailand.com)

Anutin calls urgent meeting after surge in Covid-19 cases

NationalDec 20. 2020

By The Nation

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday that he had called a meeting of the Medical Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Covid-19 at the Ministry of Public Health at 11am.

Anutin’s move comes in response to a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases after over 500 people tested positive in Samut Sakhon province on Saturday.

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Samut Sakhon vendors rush to sell perishable goods as lockdown kicks in (nationthailand.com)

Samut Sakhon vendors rush to sell perishable goods as lockdown kicks in

NationalDec 20. 2020Photos by Korbphuk Phromrekha 

By The Nation

Despite the soaring number of Covid-19 cases, some vendors in Samut Sakhon province still came out to open their street stalls on Sunday morning.

Public health officials have announced a curfew from 10pm to 5am but the vendors had already prepared products before they were notified.

The local vendors did not want to lose fresh products that might get rotten if they did not sell them quickly.

It is the second time that Samut Sakhon has become quiet since the Covid-19 outbreak in the province at the beginning of this year.

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With 576 new Covid-19 cases, Thailand sees highest single-day spike (nationthailand.com)

With 576 new Covid-19 cases, Thailand sees highest single-day spike

NationalDec 20. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Sunday reported 576 new cases over a 24-hour period.

Most cases are migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province (516), Thais and foreigners who have come from abroad (41), and domestic cases in Samut Sakhon and Bangkok (19)

Positive cases in quarantine facility include 30 people who had returned from Bahrain, one from Qatar, two from the Netherlands, one from Germany, one from United Arab Emirates, one from Ghana, two from the United Kingdom, one from Switzerland, and two from Myanmar.

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, the spokesperson for the CCSA, revealed that 19 domestic cases found in Samut Sakhon and Bangkok included six Thai men, 12 Thai women, and one Burmese man. 42. One of the patients, a 78-year-old woman, is serious as she has difficulty breathing and needs a respirator.

Officials have screened 1,678 people in Talay Thai market and the central shimp market. Of the 1,191 results received, 519 were found positive.

Meanwhile, another 1,453 people including drivers and merchants are waiting to be tested.

Public health authorities aim to test 10,300 people in the market and risk areas linked to migrant workers and customers of the seafood market in Samut Sakhon, including markets and seafood vendors.

Dr Taweesin revealed that health officers and virus experts have discussed and identified the current situation as a new outbreak, not a second wave, as the source of the virus wasn’t the same.

He assured that reserves of PPE kits and medical supplies were enough to deal with the situation.

He sought cooperation from all sectors to keep clean, follow social distancing, and check-in with the Thai Chana Application.

Meanwhile, 17 patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 4,907 (1,365 in state quarantine), of whom 806 are in hospital and 4,041 have recovered and been discharged, while 60 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 76.62 million (up by 612,802), 53.74 million have recovered, 21.18 million are active cases (106,507 in severe condition) and 1.69 million have died (up by 10,771).

Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 18 million, followed by India 10 million, Brazil 7.21 million, Russia 2.81 million and France 2.46 million.

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Bangsaen calls off New Year countdown event due to Covid-19 threat (nationthailand.com)

Bangsaen calls off New Year countdown event due to Covid-19 threat

NationalDec 20. 2020

By The Nation

Bangsaen has cancelled the planned “Countdown 2021” event to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

A Saen Suk Municipality official in Bang Saen, Chon Buri province, announced the cancellation of New Year’s Eve activities at the Laem Thian area where concerts and various activities, including a New Year’s Eve fireworks display, had been planned.

The budget allocated for the celebrations would be transferred to other essential projects, the official said.

Tourists can still travel to the beach or relax at the end of the year as usual, the official said, while asking for cooperation by wearing a mask, washing the hands regularly and strictly following social distancing.