Pandemics

About 2,000 companies have expressed an intent to buy Covid-19 vaccines from the government for their 900,000-strong workforce, according to the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC).Sanan Angubolkul, the chamber’s chairman, said the companies all wish to shoulder the costs of the jabs for their employees.“They ...

Less than a month after the second wave of the pandemic subsided, Thailand faced a tsunami of Covid-19 infections in April and early May, posing a threat to economic stability.While countries with high inoculation rates such as the US have moved past rigid measures, the ...

The government is considering new relief packages for both individuals and businesses as a part of a new economic stimulus package, against the backdrop of Thailand’s third wave of Covid-19 outbreak.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all economic agencies concerned, including the Finance Ministry and ...

The pandemic has reinforced the need for resilient national Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems to be put in place. To mark Safe Day 2021, ILO’s assistant director-general and regional director for Asia-Pacific, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, explains what they are and what needs to be done.Workplaces ...

Security along all borders is at its highest amid fears that coronavirus cases from neighbouring countries could enter Thailand and deepen the already critical Covid-19 outbreak that has the death toll climbing at an alarming rate.The most serious concern centres on the border with Myanmar ...

A labour group has called on the government to ensure that workers get paid and their welfare benefits are not affected when they are told by employers to enter quarantine for 14 days.The call comes amid the surge in Covid-19 infections following the Songkran holiday. ...

The Sinovac vaccine will help protect people from Covid-19 after receiving the second jab, the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital said on Saturday.Earlier, a Covid-infected medical staffer at the hospital’s Kanchanaphisek Medical Centre had said on social media that the Sinovac vaccine could not ...

The fresh wave of Covid-19 infections has the Bank of Thailand likely to slash its economic growth forecast for this year from a previous prediction of 3%.The central bank is monitoring the impact of the third wave, with a downgrade possible because of the effects ...

The Ministry of Public Health will allow the general public to register for Covid-19 vaccination via the ministry’s official group “Mor Phrom V.2” (doctors ready) from May 1.The ministry has been providing Covid-19 vaccination to medical professionals and volunteers at high risk of infection from ...

Foreigners wishing to enter Thailand from May 6 onwards will need to undergo 14 days quarantine no matter when their COEs (Certificates of Entry) were issued, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Friday.“The measure was approved by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration in order ...