Thai doctor says too early to drop guard against COVID

Acrylic shields installed to prevent the spreading of coronavirus and to keep social distance between nurses and patients at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital, a public hospital in Thailand
Acrylic shields installed to prevent the spreading of coronavirus and to keep social distance between nurses and patients at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital, a public hospital in Thailand. Photo: © ILO/Alin Sirisaksopit / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

A leading pulmonary disease specialist has called on the Ministry of Public Health to postpone its plan to declare Thailand in the post-pandemic stage from [Read More…]

Policeman who killed doctor on zebra crossing gets sentenced to just over one year

Girls wearing masks on a crosswalk in Bangkok during the COVID-19 pandemic
Girls wearing masks on a crosswalk in Bangkok. Photo: © ILO/Alin Sirisaksopit / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Thailand’s Criminal Court sentenced a non-commissioned police officer to one year and 15 days in prison and fined him 4,000 baht today (Monday) after finding [Read More…]

Siriraj Hospital dean predicts end to pandemic

Thailand's universal healthcare system. Nurse monitoring a suspected COVID-19 coronavirus patient at Non Sung District Hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat)
Thailand's universal healthcare system. Nurse monitoring a suspected COVID-19 coronavirus patient at Non Sung District Hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat). Photo: Public Services International / flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0.

The world could be approaching the end of the Covid-19 pandemic later this year, as evidenced by the rapid-spreading but less-severe Omicron variant, according to [Read More…]

Policeman charged with reckless driving, causing female doctor’s death in Bangkok

Victory Monument in Bangkok.
Victory Monument in Bangkok. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

A crowd control policeman has surrendered to police and admitted to driving a big bike that hit and killed a female doctor in Bangkok on [Read More…]

Government concerned over increasing COVID-19 infections among medics

A nurse at the hospital during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in April 2020
A nurse at the hospital during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has expressed its concern over rising infections among Thai medical personnel and has urged them to receive a [Read More…]

Fourth COVID vaccine shots to be administered to medics, people with chronic diseases

COVID-19 Vaccination Site at The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok
COVID-19 Vaccination Site at The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok. Photo: The Mall Group.

Thailand’s Disease Control Department has proposed its vaccination plan for this year, which covers unvaccinated children over 12 and children from 5-12, as well as [Read More…]