Preparations underway to deal with COVID in Bangkok’s city-run schools

13 Sept 11:59 Key points summarised by AI

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has established clear COVID-19 protocols for its schools, which are set to reopen for on-site learning on November 15th.
Measures include closing infected classrooms for three days and isolating high-risk students, with entire class years closing if multiple classrooms are affected and high-risk contacts undergoing RT-PCR tests.
High vaccination rates are reported among BMA school communities, with 92% of students volunteering for vaccination, 96% of teachers fully inoculated, and 94% of other school staff having received two doses.

Suspected drug couriers killed in Phetchaburi; half a tonne of Ice seized

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.