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Fri, 07 May 2021 15:21:00 +0700
Bangkok needs more beds for severe Covid patients
Bangkok will need more beds for severely ill Covid-19 cases over the next couple of weeks, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Friday as the number of daily infections hit a new high.

Fri, 07 May 2021 09:56:00 +0700
27 Covid deaths, 2,044 new cases
The Public Health Ministry on Friday reported 27 more Covid-related deaths, for a toll of 363, and 2,044 new cases, raising the total to 78,855.

Fri, 07 May 2021 08:38:00 +0700
Chiang Mai wants return of dine-in service
Chiang Mai: The provincial governor has asked the authorities to allow restaurants and food shops to provide dine-in services until 9pm following an easing of the Covid-19 crisis.

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:44:00 +0700
Cases must drop for sandbox scheme
The number of Covid-19 cases in Phuket must reach zero before it reopens to foreign tourists on July 1 as scheduled under the sandbox scheme, says Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister.

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:00:00 +0700
Wissanu defends court decision on Thamanat
The controversy surrounding the qualifications of key Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) figure Thamanat Prompow, also deputy minister for agriculture and cooperatives, has been put to rest following the Constitutional Court's ruling on the matter, said ...

Fri, 07 May 2021 04:31:00 +0700
Stimulus scheme 'not a free lunch'
People must spend between 46,000 baht and 70,000 baht each before they can get e-vouchers worth 7,000 baht under a fresh economic stimulus scheme called "Ying Chai Ying Dai" offered by the government.

Fri, 07 May 2021 04:00:00 +0700
Foreigners to get 'equal access'
Three million foreigners living in Thailand have as much right to Covid-19 vaccinations as Thais because the goal is to achieve herd immunity, the government declared on Thursday.

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:01:00 +0700
New Covid clusters in Bangkok's Bang Kae district
New Covid-19 clusters, with a total of 160 cases, were found in Bang Kae district of Bangkok, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported on Thursday.

Thu, 06 May 2021 13:01:00 +0700
18 Covid deaths, 1,911 new cases
The government on Thursday reported 18 new Covid-19 deaths over the past 24 hours, for a toll of 336, and 1,911 new cases, raising the total to 76,811.

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:50:00 +0700
BoT slashes its GDP forecast again
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) slashed Thailand's economic growth forecast for 2021 on Wednesday for the second time this year to 1-2%, largely depending on the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.



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