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Death of Bangkok doctor on zebra crossing highlights danger of Thai roads – again
In the last World Health Organisation report into road deaths…
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WHO says Europe could be heading for end of pandemic following Omicron surge
The World Health Organisation’s Europe director says the region could…
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Pandemic creates labour shortages in Thailand
The Covid-19 pandemic, in addition to an ageing population and…
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Thai virologist echoes WHO, other experts, in dismissing claims of “Deltacron variant”
Following recent media reports in Cyprus that a new “Deltacron”…
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WHO warns of surge in hospitalisations, particularly among the unvaccinated
The World Health Organisation has warned that even if the…
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WHO urges wealthy nations not to hoard vaccines as Omicron spreads
The World Health Organisation has appealed to wealthy nations not…
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WHO encourages vigilance, vaccinating in the face of Omicron
The need to vaccinate and stay vigilant against Covid-19 as…
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Omicron unlikely to be more severe or to fully evade vaccines: WHO
It’s early days, but the World Health Organisation has sounded…
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Hospital warns not all PCR tests properly detect Omicron variant
Ramathibodi Hospital Centre for Medical Genomics has warned that some…
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Omicron causing concern, Thai authorities ban travellers from 8 countries
Countries around the world are pushing back against the latest…
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“Omicron” – a new Covid variant triggers travel alarms as flights disrupted
A reminder today that there is still more steam left…
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Europe the only region in the world where Covid deaths are rising
Covid-19 deaths in Europe rose by 5% last week, making…
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Sinovac to be added to UK’s approved vaccine list for inbound travel
Brits residing in Thailand, and vaccinated with the Sinovac Covid-19…
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Signs Delta surge is easing globally despite rising infections in Europe
The world has now recorded over 250 million Covid-19 infections…
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WHO: Global pandemic exposed unpreparedness and inequality
A new report by the World Health Organisation Global Preparedness…
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WHO approves Siam Bioscience’s AstraZeneca for emergency use
Today brought good news for Thai vaccines as the World…
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Amnesty says vaccine makers putting profits before lives amid global inequity
Amnesty International has accused the manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines of…
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Health Ministry says don’t panic, no cases of Mu variant found in Thailand
Thailand’s Health Ministry says there have been no cases of…
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Mu variant as a Covid-19 “variant of interest” by WHO
By now, news of the Delta variant, a much more…
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Vaccine inequality may see poorer countries lose $2.3 trillion
A new study found that the global economy will lose…
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Australia and New Zealand consider just living with Covid-19
With Covid-19 on the rise in Australia and New Zealand,…
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Army pursues those claiming they brought Covid-19 to Thailand
The Royal Thai Army is fighting on a very different…
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WHO condemns countries administering Covid booster shots during global shortage
The World Health Organisation has slammed the concept of booster…
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GPO pauses antigen test kits deal after skimping accusations
After a scathing letter from the Rural Doctors Society accusing…
- Thailand News
Sinovac/AstraZeneca highly effective, according to Thai research
Today, Thailand’s Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology from the…
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Confusion and cancelled appointments over new vaccine mix-and-match policy
With contradicting statements over the mixing of Covid-19 vaccine brands,…
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Concerns raised as Health Ministry appears to ignore WHO warning on mixing vaccines
The public is questioning the Thai government’s proposal to combine…
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World Health Organisation warns against “dangerous trend” of mixing Covid vaccines
A chief scientist at the World Health Organisation has warned…
- Tourism News
Reopening guidelines for Phuket and Samui
In a press release, the Tourism Authority of Thailand recently…
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Around 900,000 doses administered since yesterday’s launch of the mass vaccination campaign
Around 900,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered…
