Mpox cases rose last month with majority being in Bangkok
THE GOVERNMENT issued a warning for people to protect themselves by avoiding risky behaviour as the number of mpox (monkeypox) cases jumped to 48 last month with 38 patients being in Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (July 5). Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister and acting government spokesman, said the 48 […]
Read MoreCash crunch forces Korat foundation to scale down ambulance service
A CHARITY FOUNDATION in Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) said today (July 3) it has stopped ambulance service at four to five stations because the National Institute for Emergency Medicine has not given any compensation for eight months, Amarin TV said. Mr. Phisit Pongsirisuphakul, vice-president of Putthamhook Foundation 31, said not only his organisation but […]
Read MorePita catches Covid for the third time, coalition talks put off
MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat has caught Covid-19 for the third time and as he is now self-isolating a meeting of the eight-partner coalition government scheduled for Thursday June 22 has been put off to next week, Matichon newspaper said this evening (June 20). Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon, Move Forward’s secretary-general, said […]
Read MoreThailand hit by worst dengue fever outbreak in three years
THE government issued a warning today (June 12) for people to protect themselves and their children as the country is now going through the worst dengue fever outbreak in three years, Sanook.com said. Ms. Trisulee Trisoranakul, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the Public Health Ministry urged the public to beware of […]
Read MoreDiarrhoea outbreak spreads across Phuket
PHUKET Governor Narong Woonciew issued a health alert today (June 8) that a diarrhoea outbreak has spread across the island with the suspected cause being contaminated drinking water and ice, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Accompanied by Dr. Kusak Kukiatkul, the provincial public health doctor, and other officials Narong said Phuket has a […]
Read MoreSufficient hospital beds amid Covid spike
WITH THE number of Covid cases having increased as expected the government reassured that there are sufficient hospital beds nationwide for new patients with occupancy rate currently being 22%, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 31). Moreover it is Bangkok and its adjacent provinces that have the highest number of Covid cases. Mr. Anucha […]
Read MoreSiriraj says all beds for critical Covid patients full
SIRIRAJ Piyamaharajkarun Hospital posted a message on its Facebook page yesterday (May 26) that all beds for critical Covid patients are now fully occupied with the emergency department also overflowing thus it cannot accept any more patients, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this morning. The hospital’s emergency department is still awaiting referral […]
Read MoreOver 10,000 Covid cases in Chonburi last week
CHONBURI’S Public Health Office said today (May 22) that there were 10,648 new Covid cases and 12 deaths last week (May 14-20) with the majority being the elderly, Sanook.com said. Of this total 13 were being treated for pneumonia while 19 require oxygen. People in this province adjacent to Bangkok were urged to strictly […]
Read MoreBMA: Thousands catching Covid in Bangkok everyday
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said today (Apr. 22) that a post-Songkran festival Covid spike has led to the number of in-patients in the capital jumping from around 300-400 cases day to maximum 700 and if those who are infected but have not reported their condition to the monitoring system are added it is likely […]
Read MoreMyanmar man found dead, likely infected with new Omicron strain
A MYANMAR man was found dead in his room in the Sathorn area after celebrating Songkran with his friends and it is suspected that he was infected with the new Omicron subvariant XBB. 1.16, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 17). At 1 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Saranyapong Thongpan, an investigator at Wat […]
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