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Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Monday laid the groundwork for a key regional trade summit with his New Zealand counterpart Damien OConnor.

Chiang Rai authorities deported 101 illegal Myanmar border crossers on Monday.

As many as 9,783 prisoners in eight prisons nationwide tested positive for Covid-19 after the Department of Corrections began testing inmates between May 12 and 16, a news source said on Monday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday reported 25 deaths and 9,635 new cases, including nine overseas arrivals, a 24-hour period.

Vaccination points will be set up at the Bang Sue Grand Station’s first floor and mezzanine from next Monday (May 24), Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob announced on Sunday.

The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) and Thai Shopping Centres Association (TSCA) announced they are ready to comply with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s decision to ease restrictions as of Monday.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) believes it will not be able to meet its 2021 target because few people are travelling due to the third wave of Covid-19.

Over 1.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to health professionals and frontline workers, Disease Control Department director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said on Sunday.

The Department of Corrections announced on Sunday that no cellmates of anti-establishment leader Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul have tested positive for Covid-19.

People who have allergic reactions after receiving Covid-19 vaccine will be compensated by the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the office’s secretary-general, Dr Jadet Thammathat-Aree, said on Sunday.

A sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in prisons sent Thailands infections soaring to a new high of 9,635 on Monday.

The southwesterly and southeasterly winds prevail over the North, the Northeast, the East and the Central regions. A hot day with thundershowers and gusty winds in some areas are forecast, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Monday.

Some 275 tons of fruit smoothly crossed the Dongxing checkpoint, offering a new land route option for Thai exporters to enter the Chinese market.

A temporary 200-bed field hospital inside the National Gymnasium Hall, the 80th anniversary of the Chaloem Phra Kiat Stadium, in Nakhon Ratchasima would be closed due to declining Covid-19 cases, provincial Governor Wichian Chantarontai said on Sunday.

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Sunday visited Central Plaza Ladprao in Chatuchak district to oversee the inoculation of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangkok Mass Transit Authority public transport drivers.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 2,302 new cases, including 23 overseas arrivals, and 24 deaths over a 24-hour period.

A senior medical expert has expressed concern over relaxation in containment measures coming into effect from Monday despite the high number of daily cases.

The government has allowed conditional relaxation in wearing a face mask during meetings.

The government would accelerate vaccination in Phuket to create herd immunity before reopening the country to foreign tourists on July 1 this year, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday.

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the Asean region on Saturday was higher than on the previous day, but fatalities were lower. Vietnam, meanwhile, reported its first death from Covid-19 since September last year.

The southwesterly and southeasterly winds blow over the lower North, the Northeast, the East and Central regions, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

The Office of the Prime Minister has dismissed as false online rumours that Her Majesty the Queen was infected with Covid-19.

About 80 per cent of people who are insured under the social security scheme want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Saturday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has proposed removing Chonburi and Chiang Mai from the red zone, or maximum control area, due to an improvement in the Covid-19 situation there, CCSA spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Saturday.