This week: November reopening, sex couple arrested, UK visa delays and 1M Pfizer doses still in the US
Bangkok could reopen by Nov 1 if double-dose vaccinations cover at least 70% of the capital's population before this month ends.
As of last Monday, only 42% of Bangkok's 7 million residents have been double-jabbed, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
A young couple were arrested at a hotel in Samut Prakan on Monday night for streaming their sexual activities online.
The 19-year-old woman, known as Kai Nao, and her 20-year-old boyfriend shared their sexual exploits online via the OnlyFans website.
Some Thai students have experienced slow visa approvals after the United Kingdom placed Thailand on a Covid-19 restriction travel list, their parents say.
Visas can take up to a month to be issued, unless you pay a large fee to speed up the process.
The United States blames Thailand for the delayed delivery of one million more Pfizer doses.
Thai-born US senator Tammy Duckworth was reported as saying that as Thailand has not completed its paperwork, the vaccines cannot be sent.
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