"Covid-19 outbreak"

The Department of Medical Services has urged hospitals across the country not to turn away children sickened by Covid-19 amid an expected surge of Omicron cases. Department chief Dr Somsak Ankasil predicts the new wave will hit children aged 5-11 especially hard.

More than 100 Bangkok schools have been ordered to suspend onsite classes until at least January 16, the city administration announced Friday.

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has upped its order for Pfizer vaccines to 30 million doses from the 20 million initially ordered.

In a message on Samutprakan Hospital’s Facebook page, director Dr Namphol Danphiphat applauded every doctor, nurse and medic under him for their “miraculous” work with Covid-19 patients.

In a meeting on Monday, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) earmarked 1.014 billion for the purchase of rapid antigen test kits to help uncover more Covid-19 cases nationwide.

People in a district in Kalasin province have shown their resourcefulness by helping a local hospital deal with shortage of beds.

A Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) staffer was found infected with Covid-19 on Thursday after flying to Samui Island in Surat Thani province for work.

Thailand will acquire a total 150 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to fully inoculate the whole country starting with high-risk groups, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha revealed on Wednesday.

Free Covid-19 testing has been launched at two centres in Bangkok to combat the wave of infections spreading across the capital.

Close to two-thirds of Covid-19 cases in the third wave in Bangkok can be traced to entertainment venues, according to statistics revealed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

Bangkok officials have debunked rumours that Covid-19 has been spreading rapidly through Yaowarat (Chinatown), stating that only one shop in the area had reported an infection.

Prominent investor Niwet Hemwachirawarakorn says he will hold onto his shares in Mc Group for the long term despite its drop in first-quarter earnings, as he believes the clothing giant’s performance will recover once the Covid-19 outbreak subsides.