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Added on the 26/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Bangkok, Sep 1 (EFE/EPA).- Thai shopping malls, businesses and certain activities resumed operation Wednesday with restrictions on social distancing after the Thai government eased stringent coronavirus lockdown measures to alleviate the impact on the country's economy. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).B-ROLL OF THE FIRST DAY OF MALL REOPENING IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand, which is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic due to the strong impact of the delta variant, recorded a record number of infections Friday with 17,345 new cases and 117 deaths.Bangkok and twelve other provinces are under partial lockdown, which imposes a night curfew and limits meetings to five people, the closure of restaurants and leisure establishments, among other measures.The vaccination campaign, which began in February, is lagging behind the initial schedule presented by the government, and so far only about 5 percent of the eligible population has received the full course. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI MILITARY OFFICIALS WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHILE WAITING FOR THE COVID-19 PATIENTS ARRIVAL TO BOARD THE ARMY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FOR BRINGING THEM BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND PROVINCE, AT THE AVIATION DIVISION ARMY MOVEMENT CENTER, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Jul 9 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand announced Friday a night curfew in Bangkok and nine other provinces among other measures at its worst moment of the pandemic, which has also worsened in the rest of the region due to the Covid-19 delta variant.The spokeswoman for the Covid-19 control center, Apisamai Srirangsan, said in a press conference that the curfew will be between 9:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. and that restrictions will take effect Monday for the next 14 days. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT). SHOT LIST: A MASS COVID-19 SWAB TEST IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- Three of six specially trained Labrador Retriever dogs have been deployed in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to sniff out human sweat collected from residents in the outbreak communities to detect Covid-19 infections. The dogs have been trained to sniff out Covid-19 in human sweat. They will sit down immediately when detecting the perspiration scent of COVID-19 infections with an accuracy rate of nearly 95 percent during training. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: SNIFFER DOGS TRAINED TO DETECT COVID-19 IN HUMAN SWEAT DURING TRAINING AT THE SMALL ANIMAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- At least 6,850 Covid-19 cases were detected in crowded prisons of Thailand, authorities said on Monday, sparking concerns over one of the largest sources of the current coronavirus outbreak.Almost 50 percent of 22,120 prisoners across eight jails have tested positive for the coronavirus since the beginning of May. The results of over 2,230 are pending.The Thai government said it provided protection and treatment to all the inmates and had transferred the infected to field hospitals. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT). SHOT LIST: PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE OF COVID-19 ARRIVE AT A FIELD HOSPITAL SET UP AT THE NIMIBUTR GYMNASIUM, NATIONAL STADIUM IN BANGKOK, AND RESIDENTS FROM LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES UNDERGO NASAL SWAB TEST TO CONTAIN THE RAPID SPREADING OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.