Covid-19 News & Updates

[Big Boy]

Today's Brief:

[HHTel]

With the risk of sounding insensitive:
2 'Omicron deaths'. 84 and 86 years old. 1 bedridden with several underlying conditions. The 2nd suffering from terminal lung cancer.

It's quite misleading to categorise these deaths as 'Omicron deaths' don't you think?

[PeteC]

Either they need attention grabbing headlines, or the Gov has asked them to help them control the masses a bit longer. The emergency decree may be up for monthly renewal shortly.

[Dannie Boy]

With the risk of sounding insensitive:
2 'Omicron deaths'. 84 and 86 years old. 1 bedridden with several underlying conditions. The 2nd suffering from terminal lung cancer.

It's quite misleading to categorise these deaths as 'Omicron deaths' don't you think?

Which is what I had suggested - of course we’ll probably never know for certain but it does seem likely.


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[joelle]

Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Monday January 17th.
Infographic from Scandinavian Facebook page: Thaipodden

[PeteC]

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6,397 new Covid cases, 18 more deaths

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[PeteC]

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7,122 new Covid cases, 12 more deaths

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[PeteC]

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[Big Boy]

Today's Brief:

[PeteC]

Chinese New Year on Bangkok’s Yaowarat Road cancelled again due to Covid-19

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Chinese New Year is expected to be celebrated on February 1 to welcome the Year of the Tiger. But with the raising Covid-19 infection rate, especially in Bangkok, the Chinese New Year event on the Yaowarat Road, known as Chinatown, is cancelled again this year. The Royal Jubilee Gate, or Odeon Gate, will still be decorated, and people are allowed to visit Chinese shrines, worship, and pay respect to their ancestors as normal.

Yaowarat Road is also famous for its Chinese New Year celebration which has always been lively, decored with lights and red Chinese-style lanterns, and packed with visitors as well as street food vendors. There are usually shows and performances throughout the day. Chinese shrines in the area also fill with visitors in red costumes, especially Thai-Chinese people who come to pray for luck and wealth.

This year, the street will still be decorated and open to visitors, but there will be no events and large ceremonies. The shrines will still be open for visitors under the Covid-19 prevention measures.

Phuket also cancelled its Chinese New Year event from February 4 to 6 due to the cases that are increasing with 383 new cases reported today. Another famous Chinese New Year event in Nakhon Sawan is still on from January 25 to February 5.

[PeteC]

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8,129 new Covid cases, 19 more deaths

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[PeteC]

Fewer Covid control zones, drinking hours extended

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The government will reduce the number of Covid-19 control (orange) zones, redesignating them close surveillance (yellow) areas, because the situation is improving, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced on Thursday.

Drinking hours in approved premises serving food will also be extended, effective Jan 24.

CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Thursday that from next Monday the number of orange zones would drop from 69 to 44, with 25 being rezoned close surveillance (yellow) areas. There are currently no yellow zones.

The changes are in response to the improving Covid-19 situation in the country, he said.

The number of tourism pilot (blue) zones will remain the same - eight whole provinces and parts of 18 other provinces.

The 25 close surveillance (yellow) provinces will be Kamphaeng Phet, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Sawan, Narathiwat, Bung Kan, Pattani, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Phrae, Yala, Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Sakon Nakhon, Sing Buri, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Ang Thong, Amnat Charoen, Uttaradit and Uthai Thani.

"We must thank the people in the 25 provinces for their cooperation with disease controls, and we will ease restrictions to facilitate more business and other activities," Dr Taweesilp said.

The eight tourism pilot provinces are Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Krabi, Chon Buri, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Phangnga and Phuket.

Up to 500 people can gather in orange zones and up to 1,000 in yellow zones. Both zones can use school buildings, with disease control measures in place.

Eateries can open in all zones but alcohol consumption is prohibited at eateries in orange zones.

In blue and yellow zones, alcohol consumption at eateries which meet disease control standards will be extended from 9pm to 11pm.

Convenience stores and markets can open as usual in all zones.

Exhibition and convention centres and the likes in shopping centres and hotels can hold events with no more than 1,000 participants in orange zones. The restriction does not apply to the two other zones.

The CCSA did not extend its work-from-home policy beyond Jan 31, Dr Taweesilp said.

[joelle]

New zoning areas for Thai provinces