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  • 320,000 of Singapore’s migrant workers living in Covid-19 limbo

    As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the world, some countries are faring better than others. Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and as late as March, Singapore, had all been hailed for using the hard-won lessons of the 2003-04 SARS outbreak to combat the new virus, a relative of SARS. For Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the story might well have been one…

  • Hà Giang: Dỡ phong tỏa thị trấn Đồng Văn sau chưa đầy 24h cách ly

    7h50 sáng hôm qua 23/4, Hà Giang chính thức dỡ phong tỏa thị trấn Đồng Văn chỉ sau chưa đầy 24 giờ thực hiện cách ly. Tình hình phòng, chống dịch Covid-19 có chuyển biến tích cực, các ca nghi nhiễm do tiếp xúc gần với “bệnh nhân 268” đều cho kết quả âm tính. Do vậy, Chủ tịch UBND…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Chiều T5 23/4): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, một bệnh nhân ra viện

    18h ngày hôm nay 23/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc vẫn giữ nguyên 268 người, trong số đó, 224 người đã khỏi bệnh, 44 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 23/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận (so với 24h trước): Tổng số…

  • Phuket eyes lifting restrictions on Tambons that are virus-free for 14 days

    Phuket’s outgoing governor Pakkapong Tawipat recently extended emergency measures in the southern province until April 30, including severe travel restrictions on the island. Now there is speculation the incoming governor, Narong Namsouw, currently the governor of the northeastern Chaiyaphum province, will extend them, though there has been no confirmation of this. Governor Pakkapong says the provincial government is seeking opinions from…

  • New Covid-19 cases drop to 13, lowest in weeks, with 1 new death

    Health officials reported just 13 new Covid-19 patients nationwide today, down from yesterday’s 15 and marking the fifth consecutive day of declining new cases. The total is now 2,839 since the outbreak began in Thailand. There was 1 more death, bringing the cumulative toll to 50. 13 more cases have recovered and were sent home from hospital in the past…

  • Huge rise in single-use plastic during Thailand’s lockdown

    One positive of the world shutting down is nature being given a much-needed chance to heal and recover. Sadly though, another not so nice consequence of the Covid-19 lockdown has been the significant increase in Thailand’s plastic waste. Why? Coconuts Bangkok says the Thailand Environment Institute blames the rise on more people availing of single-use plastic during this time for…

  • March tourist arrival numbers worse than predicted

    It’s no secret that the Covid-19 outbreak has been disastrous for Thailand’s tourism sector, long considered a vital lifeline of the nation’s already battered economy. Data released by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports today showed foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand slumped 76.4% in March compared to a year earlier. This follows a 42.8% drop the previous month, as the…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T5 23/4): Tiếp tục không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới

    6h ngày hôm nay 23/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc vẫn giữ nguyên 268 người, trong số đó, 223 người đã khỏi bệnh, 45 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến sáng ngày 23/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 268 Số…

  • Health Minister wants Thailand’s Covid-19 vaccine trials speeded up

    PHOTO: CDC on Unsplash Back in the news again, Thailand’s expect-the-unexpected Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, says he wants to see trials of a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine speeded up. Thai PBS World reports that Anutin wants to cut the current six month development period in half, saying guidelines for vaccine development must be completed in three months if production is set…

  • Flights won’t return to ‘normal’ before October 2021 – Airports of Thailand

    “Recovery of international routes will depend on how quickly a vaccine or antiviral drugs can be made available.” The president of Airports of Thailand, Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, says air travel should be back to pre-Covid19 levels by October 2021. Yes, 18 months away. But for the rest of this year, the Thai aviation sector is expecting a significant drop in flights…

  • Thousands of tourists stranded on a trio of Gulf islands

    An estimated 10,000 foreign tourists are stranded on three islands in the Gulf of Thailand, more than half of them, around 5,700 on Koh Samui, after passenger flights were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Surat Thani province’s tourism and sports chief Tikamporn Sutti-udomrat, said yesterday that apart from the 5,700 visitors on Koh Samui, there are another 3,300 foreign…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Chiều T4 22/4): Tiếp tục không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, 7 người ra viện

    18h ngày hôm nay 22/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc vẫn giữ nguyên 268 người, trong số đó, 223 người đã khỏi bệnh, 45 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 22/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận (so với 24h trước): Tổng số…

  • Thai companies urged to tighten up Covid-19 measures for migrant workers

    The Director General of the Department of Employment Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul says that he has sent an urgent letter to companies asking them to ensure stricter disease control measures for migrant workers from neighbouring countries. The letter follows a serious outbreak of more than 7,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among migrant workers living in cramped conditions in Singapore. “The Centre for…

  • Thailand’s top 20 wealthiest ready to help in time of crisis

    After PM Prayut-cha-0-cha sent an open letter to the county’s 20 wealthiest people seeking advice to help lift Thailand out of the Covid-19 pandemic (read more HERE), today Thailand’s top business leaders said they’re ready to help the government ease the crunch of the coronavirus crisis, and will offered their ideas to lift the country out of its economic dilemma.…

  • PM says he won’t bow to pressure on easing emergency restrictions

    In a public address after yesterday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha said he will not bow to increasing private and public pressure to ease restrictions and closures of businesses caused by Covid-19. Prayut stated that the priority is the health of the public, and that although he deeply sympathises and understands the pain of the people, with an estimated…

  • Bangkok to cut checkpoints from 89 to 52

    Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police Bureau announced yesterday it will reduce the number of checkpoints from 89 to 52 during the night curfew, effective until further notice. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a nationwide curfew from 10pm to 4am starting April 3, in a bid to curb new Covid-19 infections. Police checkpoints have been set up since then throughout Bangkok to enforce the…

  • Thailand testing experimental Covid-19 vaccine on animals

    Thailand, as well as the rest of the world, are racing against time to find a viable and safe vaccine for the Covid-19 virus. Thailand’s National Vaccines Institute, along with the science faculties of Mahidol Univesity and Faculty of Pharmacy of Chulalongkorn University, is currently testing a possible candidate for a Covid-19 vaccine on animals. This is the final stage before…

  • Emergency decree extension will be discussed in next week’s cabinet meeting

    “A meeting of cabinet ministers did not discuss an extension of the emergency decree.” – PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha. “The cabinet meeting did not consider extending the emergency decree, which is being enforced nationwide until April 30. The government is gathering related information, which will be presented to the cabinet meeting next week. The situation will depend on public cooperation and…

  • Study finds no benefit from hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 treatment

    “The experiments and report has limitations, but adds to growing doubt over the efficacy of the drug.” There was plenty of hype, even shared by the US President. But a study published yesterday, the biggest of its kind to date, found no benefit from a malaria drug earlier touted as a potential treatment for Covid-19. It ended up being associated with…

  • Thai airline pilot works for Grab Food delivering your food in style

    Airlines in Thailand are facing hardship to survive during the ‘Great Disruption’ of the Covid-19 pandemic. Border closures, travel restrictions and airline groundings have led to many staff and pilots ending up on the patient waiting queue or, for some, the unemployment queue. But another industry, the food delivery business, is booming at the moment. So when opportunity meets demand,…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T4 22/4): Tiếp tục không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới

    6h ngày hôm nay 22/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc vẫn giữ nguyên 268 người, trong số đó, 216 người đã khỏi bệnh, 52 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến sáng ngày 22/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 268 Số…

  • Phuket new Covid-19 cases up to 3 (Wednesday)

    In a small jump, the southern island province of Phuket today confirmed 3 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total to 5 since last Thursday. 1 case was reported yesterday and 1 on Friday. Previous to yesterday there had been 3 consecutive days without any infections. The announcement will likely prevent Phuket from being part of a wide-scale lifting of nationwide…

  • Fern frustrated trying to hand out free food in Nakhon Pathom

    A woman in Nakhon Pathom has taken to Facebook to share her frustration and disappointment after officials seized over 300 bundles of food that she planned to hand out in front of the Phra Pathom Chedi, north west of Bangkok. Fern Pannamjai posted on Monday that she was giving out food at the location for 30 minutes, along with photos of…

  • Thai aviation will take to the skies with strict new anti-virus guidelines

    “Little of this, plus the additional hassles at check in and immigration, is going to help entice tourists to return to Thailand in the short-term.” Looking at the new ‘normal’, post April 30 in Thailand, we are now starting to see how commercial aviation may have to function for, at least, the immediate future. Suffice to say, flying around is…

  • Thailand visa amnesty extended to July 30

    Thailand’s cabinet has approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months. The extended amnesty is a bid to prevent long queues at immigration centres around the country. Narumon Pinyosinwat, spokeswoman for the Thai government, says they want to stem the spread of the coronavirus and avoid foreigners having to wait in lines and threaten their own health…

  • What could happen after April 30? Thailand’s new ‘normal’

    What could happen after April 30? Will it be the same in all provinces? Will the government prioritise public health, or a return to business? At this stage no final decisions are made. This is a collection of the latest information from various sources which provide a framework for what is likely to be the Thai government’s response to the…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Chiều T3 21/4): Ngày thứ 5 liên tiếp không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới

    18h ngày hôm nay 21/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc vẫn giữ nguyên 268 người, trong số đó, 216 người đã khỏi bệnh, 52 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 21/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận (so với 24h trước): Tổng số…

  • Irrigation Department of Chiang Mai urges citizens to use water sparingly

    “The current drought situation is the worst it has been in a decade, with only 1.4 square liters of water running per second. The municipality’s request for water for the moat has had to be delayed as water for households is the main priority at this time.” The Director of Chiang Mai’s Irrigation Department said yesterday the department had added…

  • Tình hình Covid-19 Thế giới (Sáng T3 21/4): 2,5 triệu ca nhiễm, hơn 170.000 ca tử vong vì nCoV toàn cầu

    Số ca nhiễm Covid-19 toàn cầu tiếp tục tăng mạnh, vượt mức 2,5 triệu ca nhiễm và vượt ngưỡng 170.000 người tử vong vì nCoV tính tới ngày 21/4. Dịch bệnh vẫn diễn biến phức tạp tại Mỹ và châu Âu. Theo thống kê của Đại học Johns Hopkins, thế giới hiện ghi nhận: 2.470.410 ca nhiễm (tăng 76.117 ca…

  • Dead Chaiyaphum 43 year old had Covid-19

    A “partygoer” found dead in the northeastern Chaiyaphum province last night, has tested positive for Covid-19. 43 year old Pichit Paeyor was a construction worker in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok. He’d returned to his hometown in Chatturat district on March 28. Described as a “partygoer by nature” Pichit didn’t quarantine himself when he returned from Pathum Thani, deciding…