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The first lot of 2 million Pfizer doses arrived in Thailand early this morning as part of the 30 million doses ordered by the government. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who was at the airport at 8am to receive the shipment, said some of these doses will be earmarked for students aged 12 to 18.

Officials and experts are saying Beijings recent pushback has been "necessary and helpful" to frustrate Washingtons attempt to scapegoat China, after the US intelligence community unveiled a vaguely worded, inconclusive summary of the COVID-19 origin-tracing report submitted to President Joe Biden.

Four new subspecies of Covid-19’s Delta variant have been found in samples analysed by Ramathibodi Hospital, health officials reported on Tuesday.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is unfazed by the latest US travel advisory against travel to the country, as it is promoting tourism only in Covid-safe areas.

Before joining the National Health Security Office’s (NHSO) Home Isolation and Community Isolation system on July 12, Ramintra Health Sanaclinic in Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao district was already reaching out to Covid-19 patients who lacked access to proper healthcare.

A Mahidol University professor launched a campaign from Sunday calling on the government to stop exporting AstraZeneca vaccines until the Thai population has been inoculated.

Bangkokians will get 750,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine this month, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Friday.

The ministries of Industry, Public Health and Digital Economy and Society have agreed to implement the "bubble and seal" measure to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in factories, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has informed.

For a second day running Thailand surpassed the 20,000 mark with 20,920 new infections on Thursday. However, the number of deaths dropped slightly to 160 from 188 on Wednesday.

Thailand was hit with a brand-new record on Wednesday with 20,200 new Covid-19 cases and 188 deaths, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said.

More international voices call for fair, objective COVID origin investigation

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