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A majority of people are concerned about the spread of Covid-19, the disease spread by the novel coronavirus, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.The poll was conducted on March 11-12 on 1,260 people aged 15 and ...

Local technological innovations are helping with the fight against Covid-19 and also fake news surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.One of the most popular is covidtracker.5lab.co, an online map that provides information on the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand. The website features an interactive map with updates ...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry is expecting 36.9 million foreign tourists to visit Thailand this year if the Covid-19 outbreak grinds to a halt by next month.However, if the spread of the new coronavirus continues, it will be a “big issue” and deepen fears not ...

The board of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) has approved the inclusion COVID-19 in its health care coverage program which covers all stages from prevention to medical rehabilitation.The NHSO has approved the inclusion of COVID-19 in its health care program which covers prevention, awareness ...

The Covid-19 crisis and the state of the economy topped people’s worries, according to a Suan Dusit Poll on “5 Anxieties”.The survey between March 3-7 of 1,162 people from all over the country allowed respondents to specify more than one concern. Life and money were ...

A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management center has been set up at Government House in Bangkok. Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has instructed all relevant agencies to integrate their work to deal with the spread of COVID-19. He has assured the public ...

The Finance Ministry will hasten launch of new relief packages for businesses hit hard by impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, said minister Uttama Savanayana on Monday (March 2).The measures , he added, are customised to serve the specific needs of affected groups of businesses.Tourism and ...

Thailand’s exports to China were able to grow in some industries such as plastic, automotive spare parts and agricultural products despite the outbreak of Covid-19, Suphan Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), said.He was speaking after a meeting with Li Zhigang, vice-chairman ...

The Finance Ministry will propose to the Council of Economic Ministers on Friday a plan to hand out Bt1,000 each to around 10 million low-income earners as part of its first relief package to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.Minister Uttama Savanayana said ...

The board of National Health Security Office (NHSO) will ask the cabinet to approve a central budget of 3.5 billion baht to treat Covid-19 patients under the Universal Health Coverage scheme, NHSO secretary-general Sakchai Kanchanawattana said on Monday.The move came after the NHSO resolved to ...