New York, Aug. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Open Society Foundations announced today the creation of a $10 million Afghanistan emergency fund to support Afghans in grave danger—including champions of human rights, women’s rights, and journalists—by expanding immediate protection opportunities. The Afghanistan Emergency Humanitarian Fund will help support sponsorship for humanitarian parole programs in […]
Day: August 14, 2021
Recovered COVID-19 patients must be vaccinated to reduce risk of getting infected again
COVID-19 patients, who have recovered from the disease after completing 14-days of treatment or isolation, may get infected again and, therefore, must be vaccinated, said the director-general of Thailand’s Disease Control Department, Dr. Opart Karnkawi…
Thailand records 22,086 new COVID-19 cases and 217 more deaths on Saturday
COVID-19 infections in Thailand continue their relentless surge, logging 22,086 new cases in the past 24 hours, including 5,088 cases in Bangkok alone, as 217 more people die, including two pregnant women, according to the CCSA.Cumulative infections, s…
Thailand’s slow procurement of jabs and revival of ‘vaccine diplomacy’
The government’s slow vaccine procurement has left Thailand lagging behind many countries – including its own neighbors – in the global race for COVID-19 jabs, say critics.The economic think tank Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) recently …