EP 57 - Phuket sandbox to continue, more precaution, PM's guess, American arrested & Singapore's plan
Thai Expat Daily Show
English - July 29, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDaily News News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Thailand covid report - There were a record 16,533 new Covid-19 cases, along with 133 fatalities, confirmed over the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has estimated the intense Covid-19 situation will affect the country for the next two to three weeks or four weeks at most, said Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha.
Phuket news today - officials inch up COVID prevention measures
All schools in Phuket are to remain closed until Aug 16, Central shopping mall has been closed for seven days for cleaning and all local markets must enforce four square- meters per person social distancing under the latest order from provincial officials to try to curb the rise in infections across the island.
Even with the pandemic in Thailand surging, including new infections in the Phuket sandbox scheme, the country is unlikely to turn its back on reopening to tourists as the sector remains a lifeline for people struggling to survive financially during the crisis. Thailand vaccine plan must continue!
Singapore aims to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel in September, marking the first time it’s set out a timeline to reopen borders that have been mostly shut for more than a year.
Pattaya news - A 33-year-old American man was recently charged for not wearing a face mask at a Taco Bell in Pattaya. Earlier this month, the expat and another foreign resident got into a heated argument at the soft opening of Taco Bell over whether to wear face masks while in line to order at the fast-food restaurant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGIvdZ5CB0
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