Germany locks down the unvaccinated, weighs vaccine mandate
By CNN and US News & World Report Berlin – Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated people will be banned from accessing all but the most essential businesses, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, to curb the spread […]
Read MoreUpdate: Lockdown in dark red zone extended till August 18
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee this afternoon (August 1) extended the lockdown in the dark red zone for two more weeks from August 3 till August 18, 2021 with the 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew remaining in place, Amarin TV said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Prime […]
Read MorePM expected to extend lockdown at tomorrow’s meeting
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha will preside over a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee via video conference at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow (August 1) to consider extending the 14-day lockdown in the dark red zone that expires on Monday August 2, Siam Rath newspaper said. This step is being considered after […]
Read MoreFarang barflies nabbed In lockdowned Pattaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY A DOZEN FARANG males were arrested for allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages at a Pattaya bar despite a current lockdown last night (July 27), police said. The police from Nong Prue police station raided Fat Boys Bar & Grill in Pattaya and found 11 foreign males and a Thai male drinking […]
Read MoreKiatnakin Bank warns of economic slump as lockdown will likely drag on
KIATNAKIN Bank’s latest analysis projects that the current coronavirus lockdown could last at least three months leading to another year of economic contraction with GDP for 2021 likely to slide from projected 1.5% to only 0.5%, Amarin TV said today (July 27). As the lockdown will likely stretch for three months or more before the […]
Read MoreForeign travellers wonder if they’ve been tricked into visiting country under lockdown
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY FOREIGN VISITORS to Phuket and Koh Samui are wondering if they have been practically tricked into visiting a country where all domestic flights to and from its capital city are currently banned, remarked former finance minister Sommai Pasee yesterday (July 21). Under the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus Model reopening […]
Read MoreBangkok roads almost empty amid stepped up lockdown
TRAFFIC on most of Bangkok’s roads was greatly lighter than usual with some of them almost empty the morning (July 20) the first day of enhanced lockdown with 100 percent work from home in effect but some vendors were still visible as they said they had to trade in order to survive, Sanook.com said. […]
Read MoreCovid count climbs to 11,784 cases as doctor warns lockdown won’t work
THAILAND again saw its single-day tally of coronavirus cases climb to 11,784 with 81 additional deaths this morning (July 19) while a Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor warned that the lockdown this time might not improve the situation like it happened last year, Sanook.com said. The cumulative confirmed total since the start of the pandemic has […]
Read MoreMore lockdown measures in the offing to control Covid crisis
SEVERAL media reports said the Centre for Covid Situation’s Administration’s (CCSA) committee today (July 17) considered imposing more measures to control the health crisis the country is going through that is tending to worsen in discussion with relevant agencies, TV Channel 7 said. Among the new steps are further reducing movement of people and […]
Read MoreMeasures in 10 most strictly controlled provinces to be further escalated
THE Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is planning to elevate Covid-19 prevention measures in the 10 most strictly controlled provinces, after finding current restrictions are not having an impact on the situation, as well as violations of rules, NNT said this afternoon (July 16). Deputy Spokesperson to the CCSA Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan reported that […]
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