People, tracked down by the Thai Chana app, are tested by officials from the Disease Control Department in Rayong province last week. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)The Public Health Ministry's Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) on Monday assured the public of its Covid-19 testing capability as the country prepares for fresh infections now that most businesses have reopened. He also praised Thailand's vaccine research efforts, increased local production of Covid-19 test kits, the development of new testing methods and investigation into mutations of the virus. Dr Opas said the country was also moving closer to finding a Covid-19 vaccine after a second round of testing on monkeys proved to be successful. In terms of testing, Mr Opas said that a total of 652,089 samples have been checked since January, with four in a 1,000 having come back positive.

Source: Bangkok Post July 20, 2020 22:52 UTC