The Latest Breaking News from Supakit Sirilak

Banned drug found for the first time

The strong tranquilliser flualprazolam is being widely used in the four southernmost provinces of Thailand, officials say.

Bangkok Post · Aug 31, 2023

Five cases of new Covid subvariant found

Thailand has detected five cases of a new coronavirus XBB subvariant called EG.5.1 which is known to spread quickly but has mild symptoms, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2023

New Covid strain mild but children need watching

A new strain of Covid-19 has mild symptoms, but it could still spread among children as the school term resumes, according to health authorities.

Bangkok Post · May 19, 2023

First cases of Kraken detected

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has found two cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron, XBB.1.5, which has a strong transmission capacity.

Bangkok Post · Feb 15, 2023

Latest Covid variant 'not a concern'

The new Omicron subvariant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by long-acting antibody (LAAB) vaccines but its rate of transmission is low, according to the Department of Medical Sciences says.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

Airport testing shows Covid numbers on arrival 'very low'

Five international travellers who arrived in the kingdom in the past two weeks tested positive for Covid-19, while 300-400 departing travellers, including Thais, were infected with the virus, according to health authorities.

Bangkok Post · Jan 23, 2023

First case of XAY.2 Covid variant confirmed

The country has seen its first confirmed case of the XAY.2 variant of Covid-19 but people close to the patient were not infected, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

Bangkok Post · Jan 6, 2023

Thailand sees uptick in cases

An increasing number of Covid-19 patients have been reported in Bangkok and other tourist destinations since the Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has become dominant in Thailand, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2022

First XBC Deltacron Thai case recovers

The first patient diagnosed with the XBC Deltacron strain of Covid-19 in Thailand has now fully recovered as the patient did not experience severe symptoms.

Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022

First patient with Deltacron covid strain in Thailand fully recovered

The first patient diagnosed with the XBC Deltacron covid strain in Thailand has fully recovered and the symptoms were not severe, the director-general of the Department of Medical Sciences said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022