Thailand logged 13,256 new Covid-19 cases and 131 more fatalities. Bangkok led with 21 deaths, followed by Samut Prakan (15) and Nonthaburi (10).
An amended Communicable Disease Act will grant the national committee on communicable diseases authority equivalent to that of the emergency decree.
Bangkok could be back on the tourist map and reopen by Nov 1 if double-dose mass vaccinations cover at least 70% of the capital's population before this month ends.
A popular shaman and a lawyer have asked Crime Suppression Di-vision police to take action against a drug rehabilitation centre at a temple for alleged torture and other human rights abuses.
The government should not have a problem repaying public debt, even if it borrows more in the future, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
All target groups will be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the year, while supplies of a booster shot are planned for certain groups this year.
The government has pushed back plans to re-open Bangkok and some other major cities to foreign arrivals until November, due to vaccination rates falling short of targets, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Bangkok could reopen by Nov 1 if double-dose vaccinations cover at least 70% of the capital's population before this month ends, says the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Wat Hua Lamphong Rukkhaniwet , a new pocket park in Bangkok's Bang Rak district is officially opened, as part of a city project to turn abandoned urban spaces into sustainable green areas. Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut
Shoppers return to the famous Chatuchak weekend market on Saturday after City Hall eased restrictions in Bangkok. Photo | Nutthawat Wicheanbut
