Month: August 2021

  • Thailand NewsCovid UPDATE: 18,027 infections, provincial totals

    Covid UPDATE: 18,027 infections, provincial totals

    Today the public health department has announced an additional 18,027 infections and 133 Covid-related deaths from the past 24 hours. 374 of the new cases were found in Thai prisons. 13,402 patients have been released from hospital. Yesterday there were 18,912 new infections announced, a record high. 4,691 patients are still under care in ICU with 1,012 people on ventilators. Vaccines……

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  • World NewsMore violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds

    More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds

    The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Heba Mordaa’s life upside down. “Ever since the lockdowns started in March 2020, my work has been deteriorating,” the 29-year-old manicurist and mother of three in Beirut says. “At first, the shop owner deducted our salaries because we had no customers coming in. Then, in July 2020, the owner decided that we will start offering…

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  • Thailand NewsCovid UPDATE Sunday: 18,027 infections, expat vaccine registration

    Covid UPDATE Sunday: 18,027 infections, expat vaccine registration

    Today the public health department has announced an additional 18,027 infections and 133 Covid-related deaths from the past 24 hours. 374 of the new cases were found in Thai prisons. 13,402 patients have been released from hospital. Yesterday there were 18,912 new infections announced, a record high. 4,691 patients are still under care in ICU with 1,012 people on ventilators. Thai…

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  • Transport NewsAugust flight plans: Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion

    August flight plans: Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion

    With lockdowns, sealed provinces, travel restrictions and ever-changing updates due to the continuously growing Covid-19 infections around the country, struggling airlines are scrambling to keep up. AirAsia was the first earlier this month to cancel all domestic flights, and other local airlines quickly followed suit. Yesterday Bangkok Airways cut nearly all of their domestic flights, extending their flight suspension until…

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  • Covid-19 NewsNew site for foreigner vaccine; Mor Prom deletes appointments

    New site for foreigner vaccine; Mor Prom deletes appointments

    In life – as in vaccine registration processes – if at first you don’t succeed, try a few dozen more times. Following on the myriad plans to register people, local and foreigners for vaccines, many of which started and ended within days and suffered data leaks, site crashes, glitches (see the second half of this article) and near-constant confusion, a…

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