Dengue fever cases soar over 43,000 during current rainy season
NATIONWIDE cases of dengue fever from the beginning of the year to Sep. 11 have climbed over 43,000 with 36 patients having died and it is children and adolescents who are at most risk of getting infected, Amarin TV said today (Sep. 22). Dr. Thaweechai Visanuyothin, director of the Disease Control Office 9 in […]
Read MoreSenatorial vote-rigging cases against 229 suspects forwarded
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE of the Election Commission today (July 17) put forward historic cases of vote-buying, bloc-voting allegations over last year’s senatorial elections involving as many as 229 law-breaking suspects and the Bhumjaithai under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob as a whole. The ad hoc committee has concluded its […]
Read MoreMinistry keeping eye on spread of Mpox in Africa with most patients being children
THE Public Health Ministry has stepped up surveillance and screening measures for Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) as the World Health Organization is now preparing to raise the highest alert level over an outbreak sweeping through several African countries, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 11). Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said 70% […]
Read MoreLabour network petitions prosecutors to drop 774 protest-linked cases
REPRESENTATIVES of a labour network accompanied by other social activists today (Feb. 9) rallied in front of the building housing the Office of the Attorney-General to demand that charges in 774 protest-linked political cases that arose from July 18, 2020 to January 31, 2024 be dropped, Matichon newspaper said. Participants in this gathering, led […]
Read MoreMpox surges with 24 infected, one more death in just a week
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said this morning (Oct. 30) mpox (monkeypox) cases increased over the past week with 24 getting injected while one patient who was HIV positive died with two having succumbed to this disease so far, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Thongchai Keeratihatthayakorn, acting director-general of the Disease Control Department, revealed that […]
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 MorePolice probing vote buying in 8 provinces while 20 ballot papers torn nationwide
WITH police having mounted tight security during the general election today (May 14) they came across eight cases of vote buying in an equal number of provinces while 20 ballot papers were torn nationwide as of 4 p.m., an hour before polling ended, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Archayaon Kraithong, spokesman of the […]
Read More11th monkeypox case emerges in Thailand
A THAI MAN who worked as a masseur in Qatar and fell ill there was confirmed to have contracted monkeypox upon returning home and is now country’s 11th case, Naewna newspaper said today (Oct. 17) Dr. Thares Krasanairawiwong, acting head of the Disease Control Department, said the 40-year-old unidentified man developed symptoms on Oct. […]
Read More3 Thais found infected with new Covid strain XBB in Hong Kong
HONG KONG has found 29 people from overseas infected with the new Covid variant XBB and while the majority came from Singapore, three are from Thailand, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 13). Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana, director of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology’s Veterinary Health Innovation and Management Research Group, said […]
Read More7th monkeypox case emerges in Thailand, 3 others exposed
THE Public Health Ministry said today (August 28) that a Thai woman who had a close relationship with a foreign man was confirmed to have contracted monkeypox becoming the country’s seventh case of this disease to date, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, said the unnamed 37-year-old patient […]
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