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There were 9,810 new Covid-19 cases and 66 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning.

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has slashed its economic growth projection for this year again to 0.7% as the third wave of Covid-19 has had a more severe impact on the country's economy since the central bank conducted its earlier projection.

Lockdown favours healthcare stocks 2 A bus driver talks on a mobile phone as all inter-provincial buses are grounded at Mor Chit terminal to prevent the coronavirus spread. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Healthcare and medical equipment stocks are set to remain the biggest beneficiaries of Thailand's ongoing lockdown, while airlines continue to slump, according to a brokerage. At the end of last month the government extended restrictions for another 14 days, starting from yesterday, and surging Covid-19 cases prompted the SET Index to continue its decline. M...

Covid fear halves holiday travel published : 10 Apr 2021 at 04:00 Mask-clad people wait to board their bus at Mor Chit terminal in the capital. Fewer people are heading to the provinces for the Songkran holidays as the fresh outbreak of Covid-19 has put a dampneer on the mood for celebration. Bus drivers and conductors were instructed to practise strict health safety measures. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill An estimated 50,000 people poured out of Bangkok on buses to their home provinces yesterday, about half the predicted figure for the trad...

Covid fears halve Songkran travel 16 Thousands seeking bus and train ticket refunds published : 9 Apr 2021 at 18:50 16 Traffic on Motorway Route 9 (Bang Pa-in-Bang Phli) heading to Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya is heavy on Friday evening. (Image from JS100 Radio Facebook page) An estimated 50,000 people poured out of Bangkok on buses to their home provinces on Friday, about half the predicted figure for the traditional Songkran rush, due to fears over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections. The figure on the first day of the peak travel...