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MYSTERIOUS: Supakit sirilak - What They Never Told You

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

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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.

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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.

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New Covid strain mild but children need watching

A new strain of Covid-19 has not proved to be severe, but it could still spread among children as the school term resumes, according to health authorities.

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First person dies with new Covid variant as cases rise globally

First Arcturus fatality recorded in Thailand yesterday

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First person dies with Arcturus Covid variant as more countries sound alarm

Dr Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department in Thailand, reported that 27 cases had been detected in Thailand as of April 17 and one person had died

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New TB kit to curb spread

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has signed an MoU with AEC Healthcare on the transfer of DMSc-TB FastAmp (TB-LAMP) kit production technology, aiming to support tuberculosis (TB) control.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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Raise your guard against dangerous new Covid wave, govt warns

Health authorities are urging people to raise their guard against Covid-19 as infections rise sharply and new strains multiply amid gatherings and an influx of foreign arrivals.

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Five new Omicron sub-variants found

The Department of Medical Sciences has recently detected five emerging sub-variants of Omicron of Covid-19.

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First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China

The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.

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New Omicron sub-variants detected

Two people who recently arrived in Thailand from abroad tested positive for Omicron's immune-evasive XBB sub-variant, according to the Department of Medical Science.

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Singapore variants 'not here yet'

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has denied the new BQ.1.1 and XBB variants from Singapore have entered Thailand yet while urging people not to panic and continue with routine protection.

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Smallpox vaccine proves to be dead end in monkeypox fight

The majority of adults and senior citizens who were vaccinated against smallpox will have no immunity to monkeypox, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

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Monkeypox immunity tests to begin

The Department of Medical Science is seeking volunteers who received the smallpox vaccine when it was still being widely administered prior to 1980 to test whether they have been left with any residual immunity against monkeypox having successfully cultivated test strains of the new virus in their laboratories.

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Five confirmed cases of antibody-resistant Covid

There are now five confirmed infections in Thailand of the antibody-resistant sub-variant of Covid-19, BA.2.75, and health authorities are closely watching its development.

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Capital on alert for monkeypox

City Hall is on full alert for monkeypox infections in at-risk areas in the capital, including locations where foreign tourists gather in large numbers.

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Covid antibodies offer weak defence against fast-spreading BA.5 sub-variant

Antibodies are less effective in protecting people from the stronger, now-dominant BA.5 sub-variant of Covid-19, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

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Covid caution urged over break

The Public Health Ministry has urged people to continue taking precautions against Covid-19 so as to avoid the risk of contracting the disease during a five-day holiday starting on Wednesday.

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