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Thailand reports record new COVID-19 cases for second day, apologises for slow vaccine roll-out Toggle share menu Advertisement Thailand reports record new COVID-19 cases for second day, apologises for slow vaccine roll-out People queue for free COVID-19 tests in Bangkok, Thailand, Jul 15, 2021. (File photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa) 22 Jul 2021 11:58AM (Updated: 22 Jul 2021 12:01PM) Share this content Bookmark BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday (Jul 22) reported 13,655 new COVID-19 cases, a daily record for a second consecutive day and bringing the country'...

Thailand's push for 10 million monthly doses comes as it considers imposing vaccine export curbs on Thai-manufactured vaccine to shore up domestic supplies, a move that could create problems for its neighbours, some of which are battling similar or more severe coronavirus crises. BANGKOK: AstraZeneca Plc has told Thailand it should be able to supply around 6 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine per month, leaked correspondence showed, contradicting assertions by Thai officials that the government had been promised 10 million. Thailand's push for 10 million monthly doses comes as it considers...

The Thai government recently announced a "sandbox scheme" for Phuket, saying the popular resort island will be open, quarantine-free to vaccinated Thai and foreign travelers from July 1. Koh Samui, Thailand's second largest island also became accessible to tourists from July 15 under the same rules. Tourists can move around both islands freely and leave for other cities in Thailand after staying in Phuket or Samui for 14 days. "I think we're already seeing the results of that (sandbox) with people coming in … Phuket has been doing it effectively since July 1," with a rising number of t...

Advertisement Singapore: Stranded amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, Australian expats have been left scrambling to get their hands on Thailand’s left-over vaccine doses. In what has been described as a vaccine lottery, expats received emails from the Australian embassy in Bangkok on the weekend informing them if they had been successful in securing a shot of AstraZeneca from a limited batch. Defying a ban on gatherings imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police in Bangkok on Sunday. Credit:Getty Images Those selected were given jabs in Bangkok ...

Mixed jabs strategy adds to confusion 8 published : 17 Jul 2021 at 04:00 8 A frontline medical worker at a vaccination site in Nonthaburi province looks at the contents of a refrigerator used for the storage of Covid-19 vaccines. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) The delay in Thailand's AstraZeneca vaccine delivery plan is indeed a bad omen for the embattled Prayut Chan-o-cha government. The unfortunate delay, which adds to the vaccine debacle, has shattered the public's expectation of having speedy relief from the Covid-19 pandemic that is killing so many and crippling t...