Cluster won t be new wave
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Bang Khae residents await test outcomes
published : 15 Mar 2021 at 04:30
34 Warning signs at a screening point at a market in Bangkok s Bang Khae district urge visitors to wear masks after a new cluster of infections was detected in the area.
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Sunday said a new cluster of Covid-19 infections in Bang Khae district will not become a new wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) had conducted proactive testing of 4,046 people in several markets in Bang Khae between March 7-13. Of them, 96 tested positive for Covid-19, and the rest were awaiting the results.
Shot registration to kick off in May
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published : 2 Mar 2021 at 07:33
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Members of the public who are interested in getting inoculated against Covid-19 will be able to register in early May, ahead of Thailand s vaccination drive which is set to begin later in June, the government said.
Registrations will be done on the Mor Prom ( Doctors Ready ) app, a new platform that was specifically designed to facilitate the government s vaccination programme, said Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha yesterday.
According to the deputy minister, a large batch of Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca is due to arrive in June, which will enable the government to cover a greater subset of the population.
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The government reported 2 new Covid-19 deaths and 143 new cases on Monday, raising the death toll to 82 and the accumulated total to 24,714 since the start of the pandemic in January last year.