The Latest Breaking News from Department of Disease Control

DDC to track outbreak of tomato flu

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has assigned the Department of Disease Control to monitor India's tomato flu outbreak despite the lack of cases in Thailand, says deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

Bangkok Post · Aug 27, 2022

Sixth monkeypox case found in Maha Sarakham

Thailand’s sixth case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Maha Sarakham, the Department of Disease Control said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 26, 2022

'No let-up' after Covid is downgraded: DDC

Monitoring of coronavirus mutations will remain unchanged when the disease is downgraded to "communicable under surveillance" status from Oct 1, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 9, 2022

Fleeing monkeypox patient caught in Cambodia

Police in Cambodia have arrested a Nigerian man who fled there from Thailand after being diagnosed with monkeypox — the first known case in the country — earlier this week in Phuket.

Bangkok Post · Jul 23, 2022

Phuket search for missing monkeypox patient

A search has been launched for a Nigerian man after lab tests proved he has Thailand's first confirmed case of monkeypox, Phuket deputy governor Pichet Panapong said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22, 2022

Boy who died from rare illness had Covid, dept says

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said that a 6-year-old boy who died from Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) was infected with Covid-19.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22, 2022

First monkeypox case reported in Phuket

Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.

Bangkok Post · Jul 21, 2022

Severe Covid cases and fatalities are rising

The number of the Covid-19 patients who depend on ventilators and coronavirus-related deaths are both rising, the Department of Disease Control reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

Cabinet approves Opas as next health permanent secretary

The cabinet has approved the appointment of the director-general of Department of Disease Control, Opas Karnkawinpong, as next permanent secretary for public health.

Bangkok Post · Jul 12, 2022

Severely ill Covid cases in Thailand seen rising even faster due to long holidays

The number of severely ill Covid-19 patients is rising and may accelerate due to long holidays this month, according to the Department of Disease Control.

Bangkok Post · Jul 11, 2022