Prime Minister Highlights Cooperation on Access to COVID-19 Vaccines Health Protection Medical July 22, 20210 Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has highlighted cooperation on access to and distribution of vaccines and economic recovery from COVID-19 at the APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat, according to the Ministry of foreign Affairs.The Prime Minister at…
Two COVID-infected people on their way home for treatment killed in road accident Health Protection Medical July 22, 20210 Two people were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Thailand’s central province of Suphan Buri yesterday (Wednesday), as they were heading for home to the northern province of Phayao for treatment for COVID-19 infections.The pickup tru…
Thailand’s submarine plan torpedoed again as govt takes flak for COVID battle Health Protection Medical July 21, 20210 Thailand’s Navy has once again shelved plans to buy Chinese submarines, following growing pressure on the government to divert the budget for their purchase to tackle the worsening COVID-19 crisis.Once more, the timing was bad for the Royal Thai Navy (…
Revelations about AstraZeneca contract inject more controversy into Thai vaccine saga Health Protection Medical July 20, 20210 Despite being Southeast Asia’s manufacturing hub of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, Thailand is struggling with a severe shortage of jabs for its own population. The situation is so serious that the government decided to go ahead with the world’s first…
Thailand Joins APEC in Shaping Collective Responses to COVID-19 Health Protection Medical July 18, 20210 Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has joined other APEC leaders in discussing constructive cooperation, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery to move through the health crisis.The Prime Minister on 16 Ju…
Supreme commander warns against public gatherings ahead of anti-government protest on Sunday Health Protection Medical July 17, 20210 An announcement was issued on Friday by Thailand’s Supreme Commander General Chalermpol Srisawat, in his capacity as chief of the emergency situation administration for security affairs, reaffirming the current ban on public gatherings, for social or a…