Coronavirus (Covid-19)
19 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

19 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand’s total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is raised to 3,961 with 3,790 recoveries and 60 deaths. 111 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus.
- 4 Thai nationals travelling from Saudi Arabia, including a 40 year old teacher and 3 students ages 5, 10 and 12, tested positive for Covid-19.
- 3 people travelling from the United States, including a 61 year old American and 2 Thais, ages 30 and 75, tested positive for Covid-19.
- 2 Indian nationals, ages 32 and 40, travelling from India tested positive for Covid-19.
- 2 Thai nationals, ages 26 and 52, travelling from Germany tested positive for Covid-19.
- 2 Thai nationals, ages 30 and 37, travelling from the Republic of Georgia tested positive for Covid-19.
- A 27 year old Thai national travelling from the United Kingdom tested positive for Covid-19.
- A 30 year old Thai national travelling from Luxembourg tested positive for Covid-19.
- A 31 year old Thai national travelling from Sweden tested positive for Covid-19.
- A 42 year old Italian national travelling from Italy tested positive for Covid-19.
- A 69 year old Omani national travelling from Oman tested positive for Covid-19.
- A 41 year old Thai national travelling from Poland tested positive for Covid-19.
SOURCE: Bangkok Post
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)
CCSA Update: 59 new Covid-19 cases and 1 death

The new wave of cases has been on a downward slope in recent weeks. Today’s count of 59 new Covid-19 cases is the lowest daily count since mid-December. A coronavirus-related death was also reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing.
A 48 year old Thai woman died after testing positive for Covid-19. The woman worked as a driver for migrant workers. No other information was released about her in the CCSA’s English-language report. It’s unclear if she had pre-existing conditions.
Out of the 59 new Covid-19 cases, 28 are local transmissions, 23 cases were detected in proactive testing and 8 cases detected in quarantine for those entering Thailand from abroad.
Since the start of the pandemic, Thailand has reported a total of 12,653 Covid-19 cases and 71 deaths. The new wave of Covid-19 cases has spread to 62 of Thailand’s 77 provinces.

Active Covid-19 cases in Thailand as of January 19, according to Worldometers.
SOURCE:CCSA
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Economy
Shoppers disgruntled as registration for co-payment scheme fills up in 10 minutes

Social media users are up in arms after registration for the government’s Kon La Khreung (“Let’s Go Halves”) co-payment scheme filled up within 10 minutes. The scheme, first introduced as an economic stimulus measure in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, gives shoppers 50% off the purchase of everyday items, up to 150 baht a day and capped at 3,500 baht for the duration of the scheme.
The third phase of registration had a quota of 1.34 million users, but interested parties had to be quick. Having lost their chance to register, many disgruntled people took to social media to complain, with the hashtag #คนละครึ่งเฟส3 (#Let’s Go Halves3) trending on Twitter.
Several netizens say they filled out the online registration form at exactly 6.01am but were then forced to wait for the one-time password to be delivered to their phones before they could complete the process. In many instances, by the time they received the OTP code, registration was full. Some say they had to wait over 5 minutes to receive the password, which caused them to miss the small window for registration.
According to a Nation Thailand report, one person has described the scheme as nothing more than a government PR stunt, pointing out that, despite being funded by taxpayers’ money, only some people can avail of it.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)
AstraZeneca vaccine could be approved for emergency use in Thailand this week

Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration is likely to approve a Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University as early as this week. The vaccine, already given the go-ahead in the US and UK, would be approved for emergency use, with administration likely to begin next month. Healthcare workers and those with underlying conditions will be prioritised.
Opas Karnkawinpong from the Disease Control Department says the FDA’s review of the vaccine’s efficacy and safety is going well. Thailand has fallen behind its neighbours in terms of vaccine administration, with a number of countries in the region already starting their roll-out. Indonesia kicked things off last week, with President Joko Widodo the first to receive China’s Sinovac jab.
Thailand is expected to take delivery of 200,000 doses of the Chinese vaccine next month, but questions linger over its efficacy, which was recently revised downwards by researchers in Brazil. The vaccine has not yet completed phase 3 trials and Thailand’s health officials say it may not gain FDA approval until February 14, as the manufacturer has no representation in the Kingdom.
Thailand has signed a technology-transfer agreement with AstraZeneca to produce that vaccine locally. The jab will be manufactured by Siam Bioscience, a pharmaceutical company owned by the Monarchy. Surachok Tangwiwat from the FDA says the doses currently subject to approval have been produced by other countries, but did not specify which ones, how many doses have been imported, or at what cost.
The AstraZeneca vaccine has completed phase 3 trials and has been shown to be 70% effective, less than the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. However, the World Health Organisation has previously stated that a vaccine only needs to be over 50% effective to meet the global threshold for regulatory approval.
SOURCE: Coconuts
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Happy Tourist
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 2:23 pm
wtf do Thai people do in Poland or Georgia? ?
Toby Andrews
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 10:04 am
Thai restaurants.
Don R
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 5:21 pm
I think you can stop reporting this nonsense now.
Today’s starvation death count: 14,000
AI
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 7:24 pm
VERY good point, Don! Straight to the point 😉
Around according to sources, 25,000 poor souls are born into and departing this realm all due to the sin of not having something to eat…..EVERY DAY.
Now, THAT is something which should be all over the world’s mainscream media….
PS – Of all these around 4,000 people who have been tested “positive” have gone on to die from con-vid?
But yeah, right, that’s a nice little earner for the owners who own where they have to stay….
David
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 9:42 pm
This is why Thailand should never ever consider lifting the quarantine until covid-19 has disappeared.
marvin
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 6:08 am
19 imported cases of Covid-19.
Explain to me the “fit to fly certificate” needed to get on a plane to fly to Thailand.
Issan John
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 12:40 pm
The numbers seem to be going up.
76Ssur
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 5:18 pm
How many of the 19 new cases had a covid test before they departed from their destination, doesn’t everyone have to undertake this procedure before entering Thailand. If they were clear to leave their destination, how did they get infected by the time they landed in Thailand.
Ian
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 5:59 pm
The numbers are already up just never published if you don’t test people how can thier be any numbers it’s a farce Thailand has covid 19 just not as bad as the west yet I do say yet hope the vaccines will work and we can all try and get back to a new normal life
Steve
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 8:04 pm
How is it possible to detect a virus with a “test” that isn’t of any value to detect a virus?! This whole covid scam has gone beyond a joke! This is the same farcical test that stated that a papaya and a goat were positive for covid!! Even Elon Musk was “tested 4 times in the same day and the results were two positives and two negatives!
I’d bet on there being Thai officials getting paid off by the owners of the sleazy hotels where “cases” are being sent for “quarantine”!!
Patrick Kelly
Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 1:37 am
If you don’t test millions you don’t know how much COVID you have in the country. Many cases are mild and people don’t even know they had it….