Tag: Virus
Two more monkeypox cases found in Phuket
Two more monkeypox cases have been found in Phuket, raising the country’s confirmed cases to 10. The patients are a Thai woman and a German [Read More…]
Virologist claims 70% of Thais may have been infected with COVID-19
![Healthcare worker performing a COVID-19 test at Thailand Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi](https://www.thailandnews.co/wp-content/uploads/Covid-19-coronavirus-test-Bamrasnaradura-Infectious-Disease-Institute.jpg)
Up to 70% of the population of Thailand may have been infected with COVID-19, as most cases have not been officially recorded because they were [Read More…]
Thailand reports 8th case of monkeypox in Thai man returning from Qatar
The Disease Control Department has reported Thailand’s eighth confirmed monkeypox case, in a 23-year-old Thai man who recently returned home from Qatar, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, [Read More…]
Health authorities caution against dengue during rainy season
![Dengue clinical trials at Ratchaburi hospital in Thailand](https://www.thailandnews.co/wp-content/uploads/Dengue-clinical-trials-Ratchaburi-Hospital.jpg)
BANGKOK (NNT) – Water puddles are the breeding grounds of mosquitoes that carry diseases such as dengue, making the rainy season a peak period for [Read More…]
COVID to be downgraded from October 1
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The government is ready to announce the downgrade of Covid-19 from a dangerous communicable disease to one that is “communicable under surveillance” from Oct 1, [Read More…]
Thai Woman Returning From Dubai Confirmed as 5th Monkeypox Case
BANGKOK, Aug 15 (TNA) – Thailand has its fifth monkeypox case who is a Thai woman returning from Dubai, according to the Department of Disease [Read More…]
Volunteers Sought for Monkeypox Immunity Tests
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of Medical Science is looking for volunteers who received the smallpox vaccine prior to 1980 to examine if they have [Read More…]
Frenchman in Trat initially tests negative for monkeypox
A French citizen, suspected of being infected with monkeypox, has tested negative for the virus, but he is being kept in isolation at a hospital, [Read More…]