Daily Covid cases spike in Prachuap
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The number of daily Covid-19 infections reported in this province rose suddenly to 341 on Friday, most in Pran Buri district. There was one more coronavirus-related death.
9,810 new Covid cases, 66 more deaths
New infections are up slightly, but daily coronavirus fatalities are down - from 73 last reported to 66.
Conditions for no-quarantine arrivals
Conditions announced for quarantine-free entry by air from Nov 1 from 46 countries, including people who recently left Thailand for those countries.
Flooded underpass sucks woman to death
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A motorcyclist drowned, torn from the hands of her rescuers by the strong current, at a flooded railway underpass in Non Sung district on Thursday evening.
Korat daily infections drop below 100
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The rate of Covid-19 infections in the province has dropped below 100 a day for the first time in three months, with 93 new cases and no deaths reported on Friday.
11 illegal job seekers, Thai guides caught
KANCHANABURI: Eleven Myanmar job seekers were caught entering the country illegally, and two Thai guides, near the border in Muang district on Thursday.
Curfew to end in 17 tourist provinces
The prime minister orders the lifting of the curfew in Bangkok and 16 provinces at the end of the month, ahead of the reopening of the country to vaccinated foreign tourists on Nov 1.
Prawit goes to war with traffickers
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered authorities to ramp up their efforts in stamping out human trafficking after Thailand was downgraded to the Tier 2 Watchlist in the 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report.
DDC to approve boosters for Sinopharm recipients
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) plans to offer the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine as a booster shot for those who received two inactivated Sinopharm vaccine doses, according to its spokesman.
Phuket to launch recovery campaign
Phuket is preparing to implement the "Together Phuket Stepping Forward" campaign following the government's policy to allow tourists from low-risk countries to enter without a quarantine period on Nov 1.
