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Bangkok

SE Asia 4 years ago

Thailand sees new daily COVID-19 infections surpass 15,000

The number of new COVID-19 cases reached a record high of 15,335, with 129 deaths.

Opinion 4 years ago

Sandboxes amidst a rising tide

In the past month, daily COVID-19 infections have quadrupled in Thailand, with more than 9,000 cases recorded by the second week of July.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge

The country reported 11,397 infections and 101 deaths on Sunday, bringing the cumulative total to 403,386 cases and 3,341 fatalities, the vast majority from an outbreak since early April that is being fuelled by the highly transmissible Alpha and Delta COVID-19 variants.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Thailand reports daily record of COVID-19 deaths as some tourists return

The report came on the same day as Thailand is kicking off a program to revive tourism on Phuket, which has seen far fewer cases than the mainland after Thailand prioritized vaccinations for the population of the resort island.

Health 4 years ago

Taxi for hire! Bangkok cabbie hopes to capitalise on his COVID-19 shot

A Thai taxi driver reassures clients by letting them know in three languages on the sign above his cab that he has been vaccinated.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Thai museum unveils 1,000-year-old artefacts returned from US

Two ancient sandstone artefacts believed to have been stolen from Thailand during the Vietnam War were unveiled Monday at a Bangkok museum.

Health 4 years ago

Dozens arrested in Thailand in raid on gay 'chemsex' party

Thai police said on Sunday that they had arrested 62 men for breaching coronavirus restrictions in a raid on a gay "chemsex" party, the country's largest such crackdown during the pandemic.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Thailand finds first local cases of Indian coronavirus variant

The 15 are among many workers at the site in Laksi district of northern Bangkok who were found to be infected with the coronavirus, mostly the ordinary strain, according to Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.