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Thailand logs 3 new Covid cases, no deaths Thursday Bangkok Post PUBLISHED : 7 MAY 2020 AT 11:47
Social distancing is imposed at the Siam station of the BTS skytrain in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
The government on Thursday reported three new coronavirus cases, all Thais, bringing the total in Thailand to 2,992. No additional deaths were reported, leaving the accumulated toll at 55.
Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said one new case was a Thai housewife aged 59 in the southern border province of Yala. She was diagnosed after a pre-emptive test and found to have been in close contact with a previous patient who returned from Malaysia. She had no symptoms.
The two other new cases were Thai men, workers aged 46 and 51, who returned from Kazakhstan last Saturday and were brought to quarantine right away. They boarded a plane that carried 55 passengers and all the other returnees were already quarantined, Dr Taweesilp said.
The accumulated death toll remained unchanged at 55. Over the past 24 hours, 11 more patients were discharged from hospitals, raising the total number of recovery cases to 2,772.
Dr Taweesilp said that the number of provinces free of new Covid-19 cases over the past 28 days has now risen to 39. New entries included Chiang Mai, Chaiyaphum, Lampang, Phitsanulok and Trang.
Nine provinces have yet to record a case: Ang Thong, Bung Kan, Chai Nat, Kamphaeng Phet, Nan, Phichit, Ranong, Sing Buri and Trat.
The spokesman said that global Covid-19 cases numbered 3.82 million with 265,076 deaths. The United States had the most cases at 1.26 million, the most deaths at 74,799 and the most daily new cases at 25,459.
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Second phase of easing lockdown measures from May 17 National
May 07. 2020
By THE NATION
The second phase of easing the country's lockdown will start on May 17, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Thursday (May 7).
He added that the National Security Council secretary had revealed the timeline of the second phase but the government will assess the situation and people's compliance with preventive measures from May 8-12 and review related information on May 13.
The guidelines for the easing in the second phase will be drafted on May 14, which will be presented for consideration to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The second phase of easing will likely be announced and started on May 17.
Taweesin added that the second phase of easing is expected to involve big businesses and mass gathering.
The country started the first phase of easing on May 3.
Thai prototype vaccine passes test with flying colours National
May 06. 2020
By The Nation
Thailand has made progress in developing a vaccine for Covid-19 after laboratory trials of a prototype proved successful, medical authorities announced on Tuesday (May 6).
Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Medical Sciences under the Health Ministry, told a press conference that joint research being conducted by Chulalongkorn, Siriraj and Ramathibodi hospitals along with private and state agencies had made a breakthrough.
Opas reported that a research team led by Prof Dr Kiat Ruxrungtham, vice-president for Research and Innovation at Chulalongkorn University, injected laboratory mice with a prototype DNA vaccine and then tested their blood to check whether the mice had developed antibodies.
Test results from the Department of Medical Sciences found that the mice developed a satisfactory level of antibodies. The next step will be to test the prototype vaccine on humans to check whether the immune response is on a similar level to mice.
"This is a small but nevertheless successful step,” said Dr Opas.
“Even though vaccine development in Thailand has not advanced as fast as in countries such as China, hopefully Thai scientists will develop a Covid-19 vaccine that will stand the test of time."
Even the changs (elephants) not escape the economic effects of CV19
Jobless elephants undertake 150km hike back home National
May 07. 2020
By The Nation
A hundred or so elephants are having to trudge some 150 kilometres back to their natural habitat now that there are no tourists to watch them perform and the mahouts have run out of money to feed them.
Mahouts in Chiang Mai said the elephants are being led to Mae Chaem district, where local communities can help look after them, now that most elephant shows in the province have been temporarily closed due to the pandemic.
Man arrested for allegedly killing wife, hiding body in cement sewage pipe National
May 08. 2020
By THE NATION
A bricklayer in Nakhon Phanom province has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and hiding her body.
Pol Colonel Kaweesak Sukbang, chief of Phonsawan Police Station in Nakhon Phanom’s Phonsawan district, on Thursday (May 7) announced the arrest of Phis Jandaprasit, 53,
“The suspect confessed that on Wednesday [May 6] he had a fight with his wife, Boonlert, 49, and hit her on the head with a brick several times,” said Kaweesak. “The suspect then moved the body and dumped it in a concrete sewage pipe, located about 100 metres from his house. He also plastered cement over the pipe to conceal the body and cleaned traces of the deceased’s blood in the area with water.”
Boonlert’s daughter and relatives later found her body when they were searching the neighbourhood for clues when they could not find the deceased. They alerted police who then tracked down Phis as the prime suspect and arrested him on Thursday morning.
“From preliminary investigation, it is evident that the suspect acted alone,” said Kaweesak. “The motive for the murder is jealousy, as the suspect found out that his wife was having an affair. He confessed to all the charges.”
Four new Covid-19 cases reported, one patient dies National
May 09. 2020
By THE NATION
(Update) Thailand continued to maintain the recent trend of single-digit daily increase in Covid-19 cases as four more people tested positive, while one patient died during a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Saturday (May 9).
Of the four new cases, three are Thai women -- a 36-year old from Bangkok, a 28-year old who worked at a department store in Phuket and had gone back to her hometown in Prachinburi, and one in Yala -- while the only male patient was from Yala. The total number of confirmed cases rose to 3,004 of which 2,787 have recovered. The number of fatalities went up to 56.
A Thai businessman, 68, in Bangkok was the latest fatality.
Eight confirmed cases were reported on May 8, but there were no deaths.
The meeting of the centre on Saturday also discussed the plan to conduct trial reopening of some places and evaluate the result, as Thailand is considering implementingthe second phase of the easing of the lockdown from May 17.
The centre said if the trial passes the test, the country will move on to the second phase on May 17.
Five new Covid-19 cases reported, but four more confirmed in Phuket National
May 10. 2020
Thailand continued to maintain the recent trend of single-digit daily increase in Covid-19 cases as five more people tested positive, while there were no deaths during a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Sunday (May 10).
The total number of confirmed cases rose to 3,009 of which 2,794 have recovered. The death toll remained at 56.
He said the authority had found four more patients from Phuket province but these cases were not included in Sunday's report, as the lab results came out only on Sunday morning . He said they would be included in Monday's report.
She said the reopening of the market from 5am to 6pm had gone well as none of the visitors had fever or temperature higher than 37.5 degrees Celsius at the screening points, while traders and people cooperated and complied with safety measures.
Some 20 per cent of the total number of stores were open, or about 2,000 stores, because some shopowners are still in other provinces. She expected more traders and shoppers to turn up on Sunday.