KHON KAEN: Elderly people, pregnant women and those with a chronic illness are being encouraged to get a booster shot against Covid-19 in 95 communities of Nakhon Khon Kaen Municipality ahead of the Songkran Festival, when people traditionally return to their hometowns for a family reunion.
Municipality keen to buy Covid vaccines with its own money
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published : 11 Jan 2021 at 16:32
8 A screenshot from a video shows people lining up for Covid-19 screening before entering a market in Khon Kaen province on Monday. (Video by Chakrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: The Nakhon Khon Kaen Municipality is considering buying Covid-19 vaccines for its population of 110,000 using its own reserve fund, but first needs approval from the government, Mayor Teerasak Theekhayuphan said on Monday.
Mr Teerasak said administrators and council members floated the idea to save the government s central budget, after the government said it was in a position to buy vaccines for only about 30 million people, just under half of the population.
Khon Kaen lit up for New Year, despite Covid restrictions
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published : 29 Dec 2020 at 10:58
1 The tunnel of lights in the main public park of Khon Kaen city, which has been illuminated for the New Year despite the cancellation of festivities because of Covid-19. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: Although restrictions have been imposed and festive activities cancelled, Khon Kaen has been lit up with lights to bring some feeling of happiness to the New Year, subdued by a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Monday night, the Nakhon Khon Kaen Municipality turned on the lights, put up at numerous spots, including the city gate at the main public park, along Srichan road and around the city pillar.