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Health authorities say the number of monkeypox cases in Thailand soared last month and warn men who have sex with men to take precautions as new cases have been spreading among them.

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Covid inpatients increase amid concerns about children's development

The number of Covid-19 inpatients rose last week while health authorities encouraged vaccination for young children to protect their development.

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Covid on the rise

The Department of Disease Control on Monday warned the public that Covid-19 was again spreading and advised people to be serious about protecting themselves from the disease.

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PM sounds alarm on Covid's resurgence

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed health authorities in major tourism destinations to closely monitor the number of Covid-19 cases in their area as the number of new infections continues to surge after the holidays.

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DDC to modify jab policy to cope with rising cases

The Ministry of Public Health is modifying its Covid-19 vaccination strategy to handle the sudden increase in infections amplified by Songkran festivities.

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Disease control goes high-tech

Eye and facial recognition technology will be used in a pilot project aimed at improving healthcare services for foreign workers, refugees and ethnic people in five provinces, the Department of Disease Control has said.

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Push to overcome vaccine delays

Authorities are working to speed up the rollout of childhood immunisation programmes that have been delayed by Covid-19 for three years.

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Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

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Covid-19 vaccine available for foreigners nationwide

The Public Health Ministry plans for at least one Covid-19 vaccination centre per province for foreign tourists paying for shots, while foreign residents will continue to get free jabs.

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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.

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Centre to offer paid vaccination service to foreigner visitors

Paid coronavirus vaccination services for foreign visitors are now available at the Bang Rak Medical Centre in Sathon district, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

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Free Covid tests for ill visitors

The government is offering free Covid-19 tests to ill visitors and will vaccinate foreign tourists who request the service at “reasonable prices”, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

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Chinese don't pose Covid threat: DDC

The arrival of more Chinese tourists in Thailand is unlikely to trigger a spike in the number of new Covid-19 infections, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

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‘Brain-eating amoeba’ not contagious, says DDC

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said a brain disease caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as "brain-eating amoeba", is not contagious between people.

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DDC allays amoeba fears

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said a brain disease caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as "brain-eating amoeba", is not contagious between people.

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Covid-19 now becoming a seasonal bug

Covid-19 is becoming a seasonal virus in Thailand, primarily active during two periods of the year, said Yong Poovorawan, director of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.

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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).

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Attacks on women 'still a major worry'

More than 8,500 women experience either physical or sexual violence each year, mostly in domestic or family environments, according to the Public Health Ministry.

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Bid for more drinking hours fails

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee on Friday dismissed a private sector proposal to extend the period of selling alcoholic beverages at night venues until 4am.

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Possible Covid link to at-home death investigated

Health officials are investigating the death of a man who might have had Covid-19 when he was found dead in his condominium on Wednesday while working from home.

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Covid-19 cases up by 12.8%

Covid-19 cases rose 12.8% last week over the previous week, mostly in Greater Bangkok and tourist provinces in the East and the South, according to health authorities.

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Airports step up Covid surveillance on arrivals from Hong Kong, Singapore

Health officials at airports are conducting random Covid-19 tests on passengers with respiratory symptoms from Hong Kong and Singapore to detect Omicron's new XBB subvariant, according to disease control authorities.

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Surrogacy law to be eased

The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) is seeking to amend the law to allow commercial surrogacy which can help curb the illegal trading of babies.

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Traffickers target nurseries

When a one-year-old toddler named Thaenthai recently went missing from GS Kik nursery in Bangkok, it soon became clear that there was a dark side to the case.

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