Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...vid-fatalities
Daily Covid deaths soar to record 312
published : 18 Aug 2021 at 07:50
updated: 18 Aug 2021 at 18:56
writer: Online Reporters
Thailand logged a record 312 new Covid-19 fatalities -- substantially more than the previous high of 239 -- and 20,515 new cases over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.
During the 24-hour period, 22,682 Covid-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals
An official said later that 100 of the deaths actually occurred previously.
Dr Chawetsan Namwat, emergency health hazard and disease control director at the Department of Disease Control, said that the 312 new fatalities included 100 previously unconfirmed deaths that had occurred earlier this month and before.
The number of people who died of Covid-19 on Tuesday alone was actually 212, he said.
Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said in the afternoon briefing that the 312 fatalities ranged from 28-102 years old...
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Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...184-fatalities
Record 23,418 new daily Covid cases, 184 fatalities
published : 13 Aug 2021 at 08:22
updated: 13 Aug 2021 at 16:09
writer: Online Reporters
There were a record 23,418 more Covid-19 cases, and 184 deaths, over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.
There were 23,030 cases in the general population and 388 among prison inmates.
Over the previous 24 hours, 20,083 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/thailand...ider-1.1637322
Thailand Braces for New Covid Clusters as Delta Spreads Wider
Randy Thanthong-Knight, Bloomberg News
7h ago
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand is bracing for the emergence of new Covid clusters as the highly infectious delta variant rips through more regions outside of its current epicenter of Bangkok metropolitan region.
About 60% of Thailand’s new coronavirus cases in recent days have been reported from outside the capital region, with low vaccination rates and looser movement curbs, official data showed. The country’s rate of new infections per million population at nearly 300 now dwarfs that of Indonesia or India, with a new daily record 21,379 cases reported on Friday.
The rapid spread of delta may force the government to extend and expand the crippling Covid containment measures that already cover 40% of Thailand’s population and three quarters of the economy. The worsening outbreak may also scuttle plans to reopen borders to fully vaccinated tourists from mid-October and jump-start the tourism reliant economy that’s seen its currency tumble to a three-year low.
Over the past several weeks, delta variant cases have surged in nearly all provinces in Thailand, with nearly 80% of new infections nationwide now caused by the strain first detected in India. While Covid restrictions may not result in a rapid decline in infections, they will help slow the spread and reduce pressure on the health system as the pandemic is likely to ease only from September or October, Thai health officials have said.
Authorities mounted an aggressive vaccination drive in the capital region to quell the outbreak along with lockdown-like restrictions. While nearly 70% of residents in Bangkok have received their first shot, only about 21% of the population nationwide have got their first jabs, Health Ministry data showed...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/...20000-covid-19
Thailand reports daily record of more than 20,000 COVID-19 cases
4 Aug 2021
Thailand has reported 20,200 new coronavirus cases and 188 additional deaths – both records since the start of the pandemic last year – increasing the likelihood that virus-related restrictions will be extended.
The new cases and fatalities reported on Wednesday brought total cases to 672,385 and deaths to 5,503, data from the health ministry’s website showed.
The country recorded its previous high of daily COVID-19 cases at 18,912 and record-high daily fatalities at 178 just last Saturday.
A day later, the government tightened containment measures in the capital of Bangkok and several high-risk provinces, with the rules likely to remain in place until the end of August in a bid to slow an outbreak fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta and Alpha variants.
The restrictions, which took effect on Tuesday, include curbs on travel, mall closures and curfews covering 29 provinces classified as “dark red zones”.
The move will be reviewed on August 18.
Apisamai Srirangsan, a spokeswoman for the government’s COVID-19 task force, has said that if the situation does not improve, the “curbs will be extended to August 31”.
She noted that the number of infections in the provinces was now higher than in Bangkok, so containment measures had to be tightened to curb the spread...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/de...01-p58evf.html
Deaths reach tsunami proportions in Thai COVID surge
By Juarawee Kittisilpa
August 1, 2021 — 5.41pm
Bangkok: A Thai hospital morgue overwhelmed by COVID-19 deaths has begun storing bodies in refrigerated containers, resorting to a measure it last took in a devastating 2004 tsunami, as the country grapples with its biggest coronavirus outbreak.
Thailand on Saturday reported a daily record of 18,912 new cases and a record of 178 new deaths, bringing total accumulated cases to 597,287 and 4857 fatalities.
At Thammasat University Hospital near the capital Bangkok, a 10-freezer morgue usually handles up to seven autopsies a day. But the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic means it now has to deal with more than 10 bodies daily.
“There’s not enough space, so we bought two containers for bodies’ storage,” Pharuhat Tor-udom, a director of the hospital, said, adding the containers cost about 250,000 baht ($10,290) each...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/t...vincial-totals
Thursday Covid Update: Record high of 17,669 new cases; provincial totals
Caitlin Ashworth
Published on Thursday, July 29, 2021 14:40
By Caitlin Ashworth
Record highs of both new Covid-19 infections and coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. 17,669 new Covid-19 cases were recorded today, including 3,963 in Bangkok, the epicentre of the latest and most severe wave of infections. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has recorded a total of 561,030 confirmed Covid-19 cases. The recent wave, which was first recorded on April 1, has accounted for 532,167 of those infections.
A new high of 165 coronavirus-related fatalities was reported today, raising the pandemic’s death toll in Thailand to 4,562. Since April 1, more than 4,300 people infected with Covid-19 have died.
Thailand now has 185,876 active Covid-19 cases. With hospitals in Bangkok at capacity, authorities are setting up dozens of isolations facilities to house those waiting for hospital beds to become available. Sleeper trains at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station are even being converted into temporary isolation facilities...Leave a comment:
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Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...ew-covid-cases
Record 13,002 new Covid cases
published : 21 Jul 2021 at 14:30
updated: 21 Jul 2021 at 16:33
There were a record 13,002 new Covid-19 cases, and 108 more fatalities, over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.
There were 11,953 cases in the general population and 1,049 among prison inmates.
Over the past 24 hours, 8,248 Covid-19 patients were diagnosed recovered and were discharged from hospitals...
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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...t-day-15247526
Thailand reports record number of COVID-19 cases for fourth day
Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 in Bangkok
19 Jul 2021 10:12AM
BANGKOK: Thailand reported on Monday (Jul 19) 11,784 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth consecutive day of record infections, as the country struggles to tackle its worst outbreak to date.
The Southeast Asian nation's COVID-19 task force also announced 81 new deaths, bringing total fatalities to 3,422 and with 415,170 cases registered.
On Sunday, the government announced an expansion of COVID-19 restrictions that included travel curbs and a night-time curfew to three more provinces.
Shopping malls will also be closed and a 9pm to 4am curfew will be imposed from Tuesday in Chonburi, Ayutthaya and Chachoengsao provinces, an announcement on the official Royal Gazette showed.
It has also imposed a nationwide ban on public gatherings, with a maximum penalty of a two-year jail term or a fine of up to 40,000 baht (US$1,219.88) or both. ..Leave a comment:
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Workers catch two variants
PUBLISHED : 13 JUL 2021 AT 04:00
Seven construction workers are suspected to have been infected with two variants of coronavirus at the same time, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Tests conducted at a large Bangkok construction site showed they were infected with the Alpha and Delta variants, first found in England and India respectively, Dr Supakit Sirilak, chief of the Department of Medical Sciences, said during the ministry's daily briefing yesterday.
As of now, they remain fit and have not developed any worrisome symptoms, said Dr Supakit. He further added that co-infection does not mean a patient's symptoms are more serious than those suffering from a single strain.
"However, more cases of mixed infections could lead to a hybrid and eventually, a new variant, something we don't want to see," he said.
Of the 1,737 workers at the construction site, 1,327 tested positive. Among them, 23.3% were infected with the Alpha variant and 73.7% with Delta.
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Thailand struggles to contain a new coronavirus wave
Issued on: 13/06/2021 - 11:55
Modified: 13/06/2021 - 11:56
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Thailand is currently contending with a third wave of the coronavirus that began in April. This wave has accounted for more than 80 percent of the country's total 193,105 confirmed cases and 90 percent of 1,431 related deaths.
Bangkok, the epicentre of this new wave, has more than 70 clusters including a large number in workers’ camps and prisons.
With only 2 percent of the Thai population fully vaccinated, the government is facing growing criticism for its pandemic management.
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COVID-19: epidemic exploded in factories threatens Thailand's exports
A series of new outbreaks recently detected in factories in Thailand has raised concerns that the export sector in that country is seriously affected.
monday, june 14, 2021 15:30
Hanoi (VNA) - A series of new outbreaks recently detected in factories in Thailand have raised concerns that the export sector of this country is seriously affected, negatively impacting its economy as the South Asian country -Is strives to straighten up.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to more than 130 factories, including factories supplying international brands, with more than 7,100 infections in 11 provinces, making the manufacturing sector one of the most serious sources of infections, next to construction sites and prisons.
The Thailand currently has 63,000 plants with 3.4 million employees, but authorities fear the negative impact on exports significantly affect industry on the struggling economy after tourism industry collapse due to the COVID-19 epidemic .
To date, some production sites affected by the epidemic have been forced to reduce their operations.
Thailand has recorded a total of 199,264 COVID-19 cases and 1,466 deaths.
The Ministry of Industry has set a deadline for factories until the end of June to improve conditions for preventing epidemics, including providing masks and checking workers' body temperatures. -VNA
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Thailand - Media: COVID-19 Delta variant has spread to 11 provinces - June 11+, 2021
The mutated virus reported by India has spread to 11 provinces in Thailand
June 11, 2021 01:14 CCTV
Original title: The mutated virus reported by India has spread to 11 provinces in Thailand
Source: CCTV News Client
The Department of Medicine of the Ministry of Health of Thailand reported on the 10th that the Department of Medicine found 4185 cases of new coronavirus infections in Thailand from April to June this year and found that 3708 cases (88.48%) were infected with the mutant virus (Alpha ), followed by the first mutant strain (Delta) found in India, with a total of 348 cases, accounting for 8.32%.
Currently, 11 of Thailand’s 77 prefectures have the first infection with the mutant virus found in India, of which 318 cases (91%) are in the capital Bangkok, followed by Udon Thani with 17 cases, Saraburi, Nonthaburi, Kong There are 2 cases each in Jingfu and Chaiyaphum provinces, and 1 case each in Phitsanulok, Roi Yat, Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram and Samut Sakon.
The Director of the Department of Medicine Supaji pointed out that the mutated virus reported in India that was discovered in Thailand may replace the mutated virus reported in the UK because the former spreads at least 40% faster than the latter. (Headquarters reporter Li Min)
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