Exports in March rose 8.47% year-on-year, hitting a monthly record high in dollar terms as economic stimulus in the United States and vaccine rollouts bolstered hopes for global recovery, the Commerce Ministery said on Friday.

The Public Health Ministry is racing to increase the number of intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients as the rate of infection soars, with ICU units filling up.

The government on Friday reported four new deaths related to Covid-19 and a new daily high of 2,070 infections confirmed over the previous 24 hours.

The Ministry of Public Health has handed over 600,000 fatalaijone capsules to affiliated hospitals nationwide to treat Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms.

Phuket: Authorities on Thursday began screening people wanting to enter the resort island as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.

The government on Thursday reported seven more Covid-19 deaths, its highest daily toll since the pandemic surfaced early last year.

The next national economic and social development plan should focus on narrowing income disparity and reducing poverty through innovation, creating a knowledge-based economy and value-added development, says the state planning unit's chief.

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith is concerned a great number of Thais risk an uncomfortable retirement as nearly 40% of the population is prone to spend rather than save.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally vowed to support Thailand's Covid-19 battle and will therefore be selling it his country's Sputnik V vaccine, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on Thursday.

CHIANG MAI: An additional 237 Covid-19 cases were reported in Chiang Mai on Thursday, with at least 27 at a Buddhist meditation centre in Muang district.