Military hospitals and field hospitals run by the military have been told to prepare to take in Covid-19 patients as the number of infections in Thailand continue to rise. Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich said yesterday Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the armed forces to open up their hospitals to help stave off a shortage of …

Almost 20 million people registered for Covid-19 financial aid in less than 48 hours, almost seven times the number estimated by authorities. The handout — at 5,000 baht per person per month for three months from April — is intended for about 3 million temporary employees, contract employees and self-employed individuals who are not covered by the social security system, …

After being identified interacting with three people positive for coronavirus or Covid-19, as many 183 people from a mosque, the status of people under surveillance (ODP), were moved to Corona Covid-19 Virus Emergency Hospital at Wisma Atlet, Kemayoran, Jakarta. The participants include 78 foreign citizens who made a pilgrimage to the century-old Jammi Mosque in Taman Sari subdistrict. They came …

The plan to replace the access plan will be carried out by the Bekasi City Government by tightening the movement of people by carrying out the transition. However, the Mayor of Bekasi, Rahmat Effendi, refused to call the lockdown. Rahmat explained, this plan still needed approval from the local leadership meeting (muspida). “If later we have a meeting with the …

Amid pandemic of coronavirus or Covid-19, public needs to get the correct and updated information from the cases. The Communications and Information Ministry, in collaboration with the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, has developed a mobile app that enables users to compile data related to the spread of the virus in their communities. By this app, also helps bolster the government’s …

Krungthai Bank has apologised after the website allowing self-employed people to register to receive financial aid did not work as planned. The state bank, which is responsible for the website, asked people to try again at midnight. Earlier, authorities asked people to start registering at 6pm on Saturday. The Finance Ministry said affected people do not have to rush to …

Though the partial lockdown has turned people’s lives upside down, it is gaining traction with the public as the government scrambles to control the spread of Covid-19. The Emergency Decree was applied nationwide from March 26, banning the entry of foreigners, prohibiting public gatherings and urging people to stay at home. The decree came after Bangkok was put under partial …

Commercial banks that made the announcements as of Saturday morning are Bangkok Bank, Kasikornbank, Siam Commercial Bank, Bank of Ayudhya, TMB Bank, Thanachart Bank, UOB, Kiatnakin, LH Bank and CIMB Thai. The state-owned GH Bank also closed on Saturday. Three other state banks made the same announcements earlier. They were the Government Savings Bank (GSB), Krungthai Bank and the Bank …

BRUSSELS – A pet cat has been infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus after being infected by by its owner in a new case of human-to-animal transmission. Belgian Health authority said that cat contracted the disease from its coronavirus-stricken owner. A week after the pet owner was diagnosed with the disease, their cat also started showing symptoms that include diarrhea and …

JAKARTA – The South Jakarta City Government deployed drones equiped with disinfectant liquid to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Their aim is to disinfect the protocol road stretching from the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) to the Pemuda Statue, South Jakarta The Argos drone can carry up to 16 liters of disinfectant liquid and will assist the Indonesian Air …