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The government will consider whether to scrap antigen testing and Thailand Pass registration requirements for foreign visitors after the Test & Go entry scheme and RT-PCR tests upon arrival are cancelled next month.

Bangkok Post

Govt 'will not legalise' e-cigarettes

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the Public Health Ministry will not support legalising electronic cigarettes in the country.

Bangkok Post

Fraud Lawsuit Alleges China’s Threats To Blockchain And Fintech

The alleged swindler is linked to China's Communist Party and its investment houses.

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No sign yet of sub-variants

Two new Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, still have not been detected in Thailand, Ramathibodi Hospital's Centre for Medical Genomics (CMG) says.

Bangkok Post

DDC signs agreement to develop and implement plan for 'Electronic City' in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi government's think tank DDC on Monday signed an agreement with EPIC Electronics Product Foundation to develop and implement plan for 'Electronic City' announced in the annual budget presented last month in the Assembly. The initiative aims to attract investment and jobs associated with the design, manufacturing, sale…

The Times of India

RT-PCR tests may be axed

The government will on Friday consider scrapping mandatory RT-PCR tests for foreign visitors arriving in the country as it further eases entry rules to attract tourists.

Bangkok Post

Ventilator fears as deaths rise

The number of Covid-19 patients who suffer from lung inflammation and require the use of ventilators may increase after Songkran, a health official at the Department of Disease Control (DDC) warned.

Bangkok Post

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New 'graphic' warnings on smoke packs

Retailers and wholesalers nationwide must sell cigarettes with packets showing newly designed warning labels from April 11, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said.

Bangkok Post

Songkran to test Covid-19 curbs

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed provincial governors to devise measures to contain Covid-19 over Songkran as health officials warned daily caseloads could top 100,000 after the festival unless precautions are taken.

Bangkok Post

DDC warning as dengue strikes

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning that this year's seasonal outbreak of dengue may be more severe than usual, following three early deaths in 2022 -- already half the tally for the whole of 2021.

Bangkok Post

DDC says it will stand by favipiravir

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) insisted on Saturday the antiviral medication favipiravir has shown high efficacy in treating patients infected with Covid-19, adding the drug is available for bulk purchase and costs only 800 baht per treatment.

Bangkok Post

Dept eyes Singapore-Phuket cruise plan

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) will discuss with Singapore a new protocol allowing tourists to take cruises to Phuket from the island nation.

Bangkok Post

Daily cases may hit 100k by Songkran

Covid-19 daily caseloads could top 100,000 by the Songkran festival in the the middle of next month in the worst-case scenario, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post

Kollam DDC to solve drinking water problems

Committee takes up roadwork, traffic issues too

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Vaccine side effects very rare, says DDC

Few side effects have been reported among the 120 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post

Covid cases in city surge to 2,000 a day

Covid-19 infections in the capital are surging, with approximately 2,000 cases per day, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post

Mozzie bite warning amid dengue fears

The Disease Control Department (DDC) is advising people to protect themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes during daylight hours amid fears of a widespread dengue fever outbreak this year.

Bangkok Post

Call to keep calm despite surge in cases

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has called on the public not to panic after the kingdom recorded over 10,000 new daily coronavirus cases on Saturday.

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Opas predicts virus cases to tumble from mid-year

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) forecasts that Covid-19 infections will decline significantly from the middle of this year.

Reason

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Second Circuit Court Opinion

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Test flights into remote indigenous community to start in weeks.

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