Another free public walk-in COVID-19 testing facility opens Thursday

13 Sept 21:08 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) launched a new free walk-in COVID-19 testing facility at the Thanyarak Institute in Pathum Thani, operating daily until July 21st.
This new center significantly boosts testing capacity, offering 5,000 Rapid Antigen Tests daily to ease the severe overload on three existing facilities that consistently exceed their 3,000-person daily limit.
The service, a joint effort by the NHSO, Thanyarak Institute, and Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, requires an ID card for testing, with NHSO officials arranging home or community isolation for positive cases.
Separately, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) postponed Sinopharm vaccine subscriptions for residents in 'Dark Red' provinces to Sunday, offering 40,000 doses at 888 baht each due to technical difficulties.

Uthenthawai students and alumni declare truce with Pathumwan rivals

Yesterday 20:34 Key points summarised by AI

Uthenthawai students and alumni have pledged to cease violent clashes with Pathumwan Institute rivals, coinciding with their campus's reopening after a 90-day closure.
The Minister of Higher Education is mediating the long-running conflict, while the campus closure has significantly disrupted in-person classes and laboratory work for over 1,000 students.
Uthenthawai resists relocation from its current site, citing a historical land grant from King Rama VI, despite Chulalongkorn University's plans to reclaim the land for an educational hub.
Concerns are mounting over the legality of the campus closure, its detrimental impact on uninvolved students, and the potential commercial development of the land, which critics argue contradicts the late King Rama VI's intentions.