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Thailand Scientists Identify New Coronavirus With Potential Human Infection Risk
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
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Mask Off, No Foreign Tourist Registration: Thailand Drops Covid Rules
Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel, as Covid-19 cases fall and the kingdom seeks to lure tourists back.
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"Entered New Wave Of Infections": Thailand Ramps Up Curbs Amid Surge
Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said.
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This "Super-Spreader" Event In Thailand Is Behind Its Sudden Covid Spike
Thai health authorities warned on Wednesday that residents should brace themselves for a potential jump in coronavirus cases after classifying the country's first cluster of the Omicron variant as a super-spreader incident.
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"World's Most-Visited City" Before Covid Prepares To End Devastating Curbs
Hotels, street food carts and tuk-tuks are gearing up for the return of tourists to Bangkok as Thailand prepares to re-open on November 1 to fully vaccinated visitors after 18 months of Covid travel curbs.
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In Bid To Increase Coverage, Thailand To Explore Injecting Covid Vaccines Under Skin
Thailand is studying the possibility of injecting coronavirus vaccines under the skin to try to stretch its limited supply, a health official said on Thursday, as the country races to inoculate the public faster amid a worsening epidemic.
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Thailand Extends COVID-19 Curbs Amid Surge, Expands Lockdown Areas
Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces probably until the end of August in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date.
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Thailand Says AstraZeneca Asked To Delay Delivery Of 61 Million Vaccine Doses
AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by five months, a deputy minister said on Thursday, a move likely to disrupt further the country's sluggish vaccine rollout.
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Ex-Soldier Opens Fire In Thai Coronavirus Field Hospital, Kills 1
A former soldier fired gunshots in a coronavirus field hospital in Thailand on Thursday, killing a 54-year-old patient after earlier shooting dead a convenience store employee, police said.
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Thailand Plans November Human Testing For Potential Coronavirus Vaccine
Thai researchers plan to begin human trials of a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus in November and are preparing 10,000 doses, a senior official said on Sunday, aiming for a vaccine that could be ready for use by late next year.
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Thailand Imposes Nationwide Curfew To Curb Coronavirus Spread
Thailand will introduce a six-hour night curfew in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus, authorities said Thursday, warning anyone who breached the order faced a two-year jail term.
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Hungry And In Chains, Thailand's Tourist Elephants Face Crisis
Underfed and chained up for endless hours, campaigners warn many elephants working in Thailand's tourism sector may starve, be sold to zoos or shifted into the illegal logging trade as the coronavirus decimates visitor numbers.
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Thailand Cancels Visa On Arrival For India, 17 Other Countries Amid Coronavirus
Thailand on Wednesday cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries including India and visa exemption for three others to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the country's interior minister said.
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Thailand Unveils $12.7 Billion Stimulus Package To Ease Coronavirus Impact
Thailand's cabinet approved a stimulus package on Tuesday worth an estimated $12.7 billion to help alleviate the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on already-faltering domestic activity.
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Malaysia, Thailand Bar Cruise Ship With 2,000 On Borad Over Coronavirus Fears
Malaysia and Thailand have barred a cruise ship carrying about 2,000 people, including dozens of Italians, from docking due to fears about the new coronavirus, an official said Sunday.
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Thailand Scientists Identify New Coronavirus With Potential Human Infection Risk
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
-
Mask Off, No Foreign Tourist Registration: Thailand Drops Covid Rules
Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel, as Covid-19 cases fall and the kingdom seeks to lure tourists back.
-
"Entered New Wave Of Infections": Thailand Ramps Up Curbs Amid Surge
Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a senior health official said.
-
This "Super-Spreader" Event In Thailand Is Behind Its Sudden Covid Spike
Thai health authorities warned on Wednesday that residents should brace themselves for a potential jump in coronavirus cases after classifying the country's first cluster of the Omicron variant as a super-spreader incident.
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"World's Most-Visited City" Before Covid Prepares To End Devastating Curbs
Hotels, street food carts and tuk-tuks are gearing up for the return of tourists to Bangkok as Thailand prepares to re-open on November 1 to fully vaccinated visitors after 18 months of Covid travel curbs.
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In Bid To Increase Coverage, Thailand To Explore Injecting Covid Vaccines Under Skin
Thailand is studying the possibility of injecting coronavirus vaccines under the skin to try to stretch its limited supply, a health official said on Thursday, as the country races to inoculate the public faster amid a worsening epidemic.
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Thailand Extends COVID-19 Curbs Amid Surge, Expands Lockdown Areas
Thailand on Sunday extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces probably until the end of August in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date.
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Thailand Says AstraZeneca Asked To Delay Delivery Of 61 Million Vaccine Doses
AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by five months, a deputy minister said on Thursday, a move likely to disrupt further the country's sluggish vaccine rollout.
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Ex-Soldier Opens Fire In Thai Coronavirus Field Hospital, Kills 1
A former soldier fired gunshots in a coronavirus field hospital in Thailand on Thursday, killing a 54-year-old patient after earlier shooting dead a convenience store employee, police said.
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Thailand Plans November Human Testing For Potential Coronavirus Vaccine
Thai researchers plan to begin human trials of a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus in November and are preparing 10,000 doses, a senior official said on Sunday, aiming for a vaccine that could be ready for use by late next year.
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Thailand Imposes Nationwide Curfew To Curb Coronavirus Spread
Thailand will introduce a six-hour night curfew in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus, authorities said Thursday, warning anyone who breached the order faced a two-year jail term.
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Hungry And In Chains, Thailand's Tourist Elephants Face Crisis
Underfed and chained up for endless hours, campaigners warn many elephants working in Thailand's tourism sector may starve, be sold to zoos or shifted into the illegal logging trade as the coronavirus decimates visitor numbers.
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Thailand Cancels Visa On Arrival For India, 17 Other Countries Amid Coronavirus
Thailand on Wednesday cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries including India and visa exemption for three others to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the country's interior minister said.
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Thailand Unveils $12.7 Billion Stimulus Package To Ease Coronavirus Impact
Thailand's cabinet approved a stimulus package on Tuesday worth an estimated $12.7 billion to help alleviate the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on already-faltering domestic activity.
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Malaysia, Thailand Bar Cruise Ship With 2,000 On Borad Over Coronavirus Fears
Malaysia and Thailand have barred a cruise ship carrying about 2,000 people, including dozens of Italians, from docking due to fears about the new coronavirus, an official said Sunday.
