Caitlin Ashworth

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Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.
  • Thailand NewsWednesday Covid Update: Record high of 20,200 new cases and 188 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 09:27, 04 August 2021
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    Wednesday Covid Update: Record high of 20,200 new cases and 188 deaths

    A record high of 20,200 new Covid-19 cases and another high of 188 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand now has 211,076 active Covid-19 cases. In the latest and most severe wave of the virus, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has recorded 643,522 Covid-19 cases. In 24 hours, the CCSA says 17,975 Covid-19 patients were…

  • Covid-19 NewsTuesday Covid Update: 18,901 new cases, provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:36, 03 August 2021
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    Tuesday Covid Update: 18,901 new cases, provincial totals

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 18,901 new Covid-19 cases and 147 coronavirus-related deaths today, raising the total case count since the start of the pandemic to 652,185 and the Covid death toll to 5,315. The latest and most severe wave of Covid-19 in Thailand, which was first recorded on April 1, has accounted for 623,322 infections and 5,221…

  • Covid-19 NewsTuesday Covid Update: 18,901 new cases and 147 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 09:10, 03 August 2021
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    Tuesday Covid Update: 18,901 new cases and 147 deaths

    18,901 new Covid-19 cases and 147 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, raising the total case count in the latest wave, first recorded on April 1, to 623,322 confirmed Covid-19 infections. There are now 209,039 active Covid-19 cases in Thailand. Dozens of isolation centres are being set up in Bangkok, the epicentre of the…

  • Thailand NewsAugust vaccination plan: 80% of Bangkok residents; open to general public, expats
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 17:41, 02 August 2021
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    August vaccination plan: 80% of Bangkok residents; open to general public, expats

    Thailand has opened its mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign to the general public who are at least 18 years old, including foreign residents. Priority is still given to those who are 60 and above, and those who have one of the specified underlying conditions that puts them at risk of severe infection if they were to contract Covid-19. By the end…

  • Covid-19 News‘Dark red’ curfews, interprovincial public transport ban possibly until Aug 31 – CCSA
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 12:35, 02 August 2021
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    ‘Dark red’ curfews, interprovincial public transport ban possibly until Aug 31 – CCSA

    Tight disease control measures including nightly curfews and a ban on interprovincial public transportation from “dark red” provinces are set until August 16, but the measures could be extended until the end of the month, according to a spokesperson during yesterday’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration press briefing. The overall Covid-19 situation and disease control measures are reviewed every two…

  • Covid-19 NewsMonday Covid Update: 17,970 new cases and 178 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 09:47, 02 August 2021
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    Monday Covid Update: 17,970 new cases and 178 deaths

    17,970 new Covid-19 cases and 178 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of infections, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 604,421 confirmed Covid-19 infections. There are now 208,875 active Covid-19 cases in Thailand. Over the past several days, the daily Covid-19 case count has…

  • Covid-19 NewsFriday Covid Update: 17,345 new cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 15:17, 30 July 2021
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    Friday Covid Update: 17,345 new cases; provincial totals

    17,345 new Covid-19 cases and 117 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has reported 578,375 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 4,679 coronavirus-related deaths. Thailand now has 192,526 active Covid-19 cases. In Bangkok, the epicentre of Thailand’s latest wave, the CCSA reported 3,231 new Covid-19 cases…

  • Covid-19 NewsFriday Covid Update: 17,345 new cases and 117 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:39, 30 July 2021
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    Friday Covid Update: 17,345 new cases and 117 deaths

    17,345 new Covid-19 cases and 117 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of the virus in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 549,512 confirmed Covid-19 infections. Out of the new cases reported today, 681 were found in correctional facilities. The latest wave of…

  • Covid-19 NewsThursday Covid Update: Record high of 17,669 cases and 165 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:25, 29 July 2021
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    Thursday Covid Update: Record high of 17,669 cases and 165 deaths

    A new record high of 17,669 new Covid-19 cases and 165 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Since April 1, in the latest and most severe wave of cases, the CCSA has reported a total of 532,167 Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic. The number of daily new cases hit a new…

  • Covid-19 NewsWednesday Covid Update: 16,533 new cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:04, 28 July 2021
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    Wednesday Covid Update: 16,533 new cases; provincial totals

    A record high of 16,533 new Covid-19 cases, including 3,997 in Bangkok, was reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of infections in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 514,498 Covid-19 cases. The latest wave accounts up for the majority of Thailand’s total case count of 543,361…

  • Covid-19 NewsWednesday Covid Update: Record high of 16,533 new cases
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:10, 28 July 2021
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    Wednesday Covid Update: Record high of 16,533 new cases

    A record high of 16,533 new Covid-19 cases were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of infections in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 514,498 Covid-19 cases. Today, the CCSA also recorded another 133 coronavirus-related deaths. Out of the new cases, 202 were found in correctional…

  • Covid-19 NewsTuesday Covid Update: 14,150 new cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:46, 27 July 2021
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    Tuesday Covid Update: 14,150 new cases; provincial totals

    CAPTION: Bang Sue railway station yesterday, the main vaccination centre in Bangkok. The photographer said that it was “chaos”. PHOTO: Facebook/Akbar Senior Motani 14,150 new Covid-19 cases were reported today by the CCSA this morning, raising the total since the start of the pandemic last year to 526,828. The latest and most severe wave of Covid-19 infections, first recorded in…

  • Covid-19 NewsTuesday Covid Update: 14,150 new cases and 118 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:04, 27 July 2021
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    Tuesday Covid Update: 14,150 new cases and 118 deaths

    Today, Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 14,150 cases and 118 coronavirus-related deaths. In the latest and most severe wave in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has recorded 497,965 Covid-19 cases. Out of the new cases, 245 cases were found in correctional facilities. Over the past several months, more than 40,000 inmates have been infected with…

  • Thailand NewsAnother “monkey war” in Lop Buri, hundreds fight in the street- VIDEO
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:35, 26 July 2021
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    Another “monkey war” in Lop Buri, hundreds fight in the street- VIDEO

    Hundreds of monkeys swarmed the streets in the Lop Buri in a massive fight, disrupting traffic on a busy intersection. It was another battle in what the Thai media dubs a “monkey war” believed to be between two rival groups of monkeys… the street monkeys and the temple monkeys. Back in March of last year, hundreds of monkeys from the…

  • Thailand NewsMonday Covid Update: 15,376 new cases and 87 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:09, 26 July 2021
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    Monday Covid Update: 15,376 new cases and 87 deaths

    Another day of 15,000+ infections announced in Thailand over the past 24 hours. Today, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration logged another 15,376 new Covid-19 infections and 87 coronavirus-related deaths. Since April 1, the latest wave of the virus, the CCSA has reported 483,815 Covid-19 infections. Over the weekend, the CCSA reported 15,335 new infections on Saturday and 14,260 on Sunday Of today’s…

  • Covid-19 NewsBang Sue vaccination centre open for expats 60+, under must wait
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 19:13, 23 July 2021
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    Bang Sue vaccination centre open for expats 60+, under must wait

    Bangkok’s Central Vaccination Centre at Bang Sue Grand Station is open to expats 60 years old and up for their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, a spokesperson for the CCSA reiterated today, adding that some younger foreigners had been showing up to the centre seeking a Covid-19 vaccine. Photos of the vaccination centre show the area packed with people…

  • Covid-19 NewsFriday Covid Update: 14,575 new cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:39, 23 July 2021
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    Friday Covid Update: 14,575 new cases; provincial totals

    A record high of 14,575 new Covid-19 cases was reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, raising the total case count since the start of the pandemic last year to 467,707. The latest and most severe wave of the virus in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, has accounted for 438,844 of those infections. Thailand now has 143,744…

  • Covid-19 NewsFriday Covid Update: 14,575 new cases and 114 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:00, 23 July 2021
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    Friday Covid Update: 14,575 new cases and 114 deaths

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration recorded another 14,575 new Covid-19 cases and 114 coronavirus-related deaths. In the latest and most severe wave of the virus in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported 438,844 confirmed infections. Over the past week, daily infections have exceeded 10,000. The uptick was expected by the CCSA due to the emergence…

  • Bangkok NewsParks, hair salons and other additional closures in Bangkok until August 2
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 15:45, 22 July 2021
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    Parks, hair salons and other additional closures in Bangkok until August 2

    More venues and businesses in Bangkok are ordered to close for the next couple of weeks to curb the spread of Covid-19. Parks, sports fields and courts, museums, hair salons, barbershops, and tattoo studios must close until August 2. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ordered the closures following a recommendation from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The order, in addition…

  • Covid-19 NewsThursday Covid Update: 13,655 new cases and 87 deaths; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:10, 22 July 2021
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    Thursday Covid Update: 13,655 new cases and 87 deaths; provincial totals

    Another record high of 13,655 new Covid-19 cases and 87 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of Covid-19, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported a total of 424,269 infections. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has reported 453,132 Covid-19 infections…

  • Thailand NewsCCSA recommends closure of 10 more places and venues in “dark red” zones
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:45, 21 July 2021
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    CCSA recommends closure of 10 more places and venues in “dark red” zones

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is recommending the closure of 10 more places and venues in “dark red” zones as additional measures to combat the spread of Covid-19. Provincial authorities in each of the 13 “dark red” zones, including Bangkok, can decide whether to follow the CCSA’s recommendation. The measures in “dark red” zones currently in place include a…

  • Covid-19 NewsWednesday Covid Update: Record high of 13,002 new cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:51, 21 July 2021
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    Wednesday Covid Update: Record high of 13,002 new cases; provincial totals

    A record high of 13,002 new Covid-19 cases was reported today by the Centre of Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand now has 131,411 active Covid-19 cases. Another 108 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today, raising the pandemic’s death toll in Thailand to 3,610. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has reported a total of 439,477 Covid-19 infections. The latest…

  • Covid-19 News39 year old dies after AstraZeneca vaccine, a second dose following Sinovac
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:12, 21 July 2021
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    39 year old dies after AstraZeneca vaccine, a second dose following Sinovac

    A 39 year old teacher died the day after she was injected with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, according to reports in Thai media. Her first dose was the Sinovac vaccine. She also had pre-existing health conditions. Under the Thai government’s new so-called “mix-and-match” Covid-19 vaccine policy, the AstraZeneca shot is being used as a second dose for those who had…

  • Covid-19 NewsTuesday Covid Update: 11,305 new cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:30, 20 July 2021
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    Tuesday Covid Update: 11,305 new cases; provincial totals

    11,305 new cases and 80 deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. In the latest and most severe wave of Covid-19 in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, the CCSA has reported a total of 397,612 infections. Out of the new cases recorded today, 595 were detected in correctional facilities. The latest wave of infections spread to…

  • Covid-19 NewsMonday Covid Update: 122,097 active cases; provincial totals
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:06, 19 July 2021
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    Monday Covid Update: 122,097 active cases; provincial totals

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported a record high of 11,784 new Covid-19 cases and 81 coronavirus-related deaths. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has recorded a total of 415,170 confirmed Covid-19 infections and 3,422 virus-related deaths. There are now 122,097 active Covid-19 cases in Thailand. With the emergence of the highly transmissible Delta variant in…

  • Covid-19 NewsMonday Covid Update: Record high of 11,784 new cases and 81 deaths
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 08:02, 19 July 2021
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    Monday Covid Update: Record high of 11,784 new cases and 81 deaths

    A record high of 11,784 new Covid-19 cases were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The CCSA also recorded another 81 coronavirus-related deaths. Since April 1, the latest and most severe wave of the virus in Thailand, the CCSA has reported 386,307 confirmed infections. The CCSA has said the expected uptick in cases is due to the emergence…

  • Thailand News7 more provinces classified by the CCSA as “dark red” zones under maximum control
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 17:20, 16 July 2021
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    7 more provinces classified by the CCSA as “dark red” zones under maximum control

    7 more provinces are classified as “dark red” provinces under maximum control, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced today. Tight restrictions in dark red zones were imposed on Monday restricting interprovincial travel, limiting gatherings to no more than 5 people and ordering residents to stay at home from 9pm to 4am. Despite the new restrictions this week, the Covid-19…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 situation has not improved, stricter rules being discussed – CCSA
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 16:18, 16 July 2021
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    Covid-19 situation has not improved, stricter rules being discussed – CCSA

    More stringent measures may need to be in place to control the spread of Covid-19 as the situation in Thailand has not improved, despite tight measures in “dark red” provinces which include nightly curfews and travel restrictions, a spokesperson representing the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said today. In addition to talk of tightening restrictions, 7 more provinces were classified…

  • Covid-19 NewsThursday Covid Update: Provincial totals; 2,224 new cases in Bangkok
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:13, 15 July 2021
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    Thursday Covid Update: Provincial totals; 2,224 new cases in Bangkok

    All of Thailand’s 77 provinces recorded new Covid-19 infections today. A total of 9,186 new Covid-19 cases and a record daily high of 98 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA recorded a total of 372,215 confirmed Covid-19 infections and 3,032 Covid-related fatalities. Out of…

  • Thailand NewsThursday Covid Update: Record high of 98 deaths; 9,186 new cases
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:04, 15 July 2021
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    Thursday Covid Update: Record high of 98 deaths; 9,186 new cases

    A record daily high of 98 coronavirus-related deaths was reported today by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The CCSA also logged 9,186 new Covid-19 infections, continuing on the trend of daily infections hitting the 8,000s and 9,000s. In the latest and most severe wave of the virus in Thailand, first recorded on April 1, there have been 343,352 confirmed…