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Published: Apr 25, 2022
The number of Covid-19 infections during this year’s Songkran festival was 1.7 times lower than last year, the Public Health Commission said on Monday.
Published: Apr 23, 2022
The health authorities are well prepared to take care of Covid-19 patients even if new infections surge after the long Songkran break, the public health minister announced on Saturday.
One week after the Songkran holiday, Covid-19 patients occupy just over one-third of available hospital beds nationwide, the Medical Service Department reports.
Published: Apr 20, 2022
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has advised people to work at home, protect themselves from being infected and receive vaccine jabs to contain the spread of Covid-19 after the Songkran festival.
Published: Apr 19, 2022
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) expects a wave of Covid-19 cluster outbreaks to hit Thailand over the next two to four weeks, following the end of the Songkran holiday.
Published: Apr 18, 2022
A total of 1,917 road accidents were reported and 278 people were killed during the “Seven Dangerous Days” of the Songkran Festival when thousands of people travelled from their places of work to their home provinces.
Railway authorities have been instructed to organise extra train services on Sunday as passenger numbers peak on the last day of the Songkran holiday.
Bangkok and provincial authorities have been told to go on high alert to contain the spread of Covid-19 after Songkran.
Companies and government agencies should conduct rapid antigen tests on all staff before they start work on Monday, the premier urged on Sunday.
Published: Apr 17, 2022
The first six of Songkran’s “seven dangerous days” have seen a total of 1,720 road accidents and 237 deaths, the Road Safety Thailand committee said on Sunday.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s operation centre chief called on state and private agencies on Sunday to let their staff work from home for a week to minimise infections after Songkran.
The authorities, including the Interior and Transport ministries, were instructed to go on high alert as people start returning to Bangkok after the Songkran break on Sunday.
