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  • 19 new Covid-19 cases in Thailand, 1 new death (Tuesday)

    Health officials today reported 19 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the national total to 2,811 patients. There has also been 1 more death, a 50 year old taxi driver whose passengers included boxing stadium spectators, raises that tally to 48. The number of new cases is fewer than the 27 recorded yesterday, and the lowest since March 14. It marks…

  • Thailand’s new ‘normal’ – Government charts course post-April 30

    “The government will ease restrictions on businesses reopening only when it does not place people at a higher risk of catching the disease.” Trying to find a balance between the public health needs and the imperative to re-boot Thailand’s economy, the Government is rumoured to be mulling another month of the emergency decree. The current emergency decree is set to…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T3 21/4): Không có ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng 268 bệnh nhân

    6h 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, 215 người đã khỏi bệnh, 53 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến sáng ngày 21/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 268. Số…

  • Water discounts and refunds will start May 1

    Yesterday The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority in Bangkok officially announced that there would be an automatic discount on water bills by 3% for people in Bangkok, Samut Prakarn and Nonthaburi. The measure will be active for 3 months. The announcement states… ‘The campaign will start in May and continue through to July, during which users will see the ‘Covid-19 discount’ notification…

  • Food donors must maintain proper social-distancing procedures

    Yesterday police deputy spokesman Kissana Phattanacharoen announced that officers at Phlapphla Chai 2 police station have investigated an incident that took place on April 12 when dozens of people had gathered to receive charitable food near Hua Lamphong railway station in Bangkok. Bangkok police have pressed charges against food donors for allegedly failing to submit any social gathering precautions. The…

  • Oil prices tank, as crisis fuels calls to re-open economies

    And now a global oil crisis hits home as well. Oil prices have crashed into negative territory after global coronavirus-related travel restrictions impacted demand. After addressing the early crisis with ‘lockdowns’ and social distancing, now the narrative pivots to lifting stay-at-home orders and re-opening economies. Some European countries have taken tentative steps to ease restrictions as coronavirus death rates start to…

  • Doctors advise 5-step plan to re-opening Thailand

    14 Thai doctors have sent a message to Thailand’s Government alerting them to the dangers of a premature easing of travel restrictions and closures around the country. Meanwhile pressure is mounting from people and hawkish businesses to reopen the schools, open the shop doors, restaurants and shopping centres. The group of doctors submitted a 5-point proposal. The government says it…

  • Tin Covid-19 Thế giới: Tổng thống Trump cảnh báo Trung Quốc gánh hậu quả vì virus corona

    Tổng thống Donald Trump trách Trung Quốc và cảnh báo nước này có thể phải đối mặt hậu quả nặng nề nếu bị phát hiện không làm tròn trách nhiệm ngăn đại dịch Covid-19. Ở buổi họp báo về Covid-19 tại Nhà Trắng hôm 18/4, Tổng thống Donal Trump nói với phóng viên: “Nếu đại dịch bị ngăn chặn ở Trung…

  • PM will decide whether to relax Covid-19 restrictions

    A spokeman for the Centre of Covid-19 Situation Administration says PM Prayut Chan-o-cha will decide in the next 10 days whether to relax remove restrictions imposed as part of the Emergency Decree to fight the spread of Covid-19. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin says that the decision regarding the curfew and business closures “will depend on the situation ahead.” “As we move…

  • Bangkok alcohol sales ban extended to April 30

    The ban on alcohol sales in Bangkok will be extended for another 10 days. Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang announced has announced today that the Infectious Disease Control Committee has approved and agreed on an extension of the alcohol ban until April 30. The entertainment businesses will also be ordered to stay shut until the end of the month, this is…

  • British woman stranded in Chiang Mai airport finds somewhere to stay

    The director of Chiang Mai’s Suthep International Airport reported today that a British woman who has been stranded in the airport for nearly a week has finally found a place to stay. He says the woman, a backpacker, arrived in Chiang Mai on April 14 heading to Bangkok and then Surat Thani when her flight was cancelled and she became…

  • Tin Covid-19 Thế giới: 6 người tử vong vì nCoV cùng dự đám tang ở Mỹ

    Mới đây, có tới 6 người từng dự một đám tang ở bang Nam Carolina tử vong vì cùng nhiễm Covid-19, theo kênh FOX 57. Được biết, tất cả 6 bệnh nhân Covid-19 thiệt mạng trên đều là người Mỹ gốc Phi ở độ tuổi ngoài 60. Họ đã cùng dự một đám tang được tổ chức ở hạt Kershaw,…

  • Tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: ‘Bệnh nhân 188’ âm tính trở lại sau khi tái dương tính

    Sáng nay, kết quả xét nghiệm “bệnh nhân 188” bằng phương pháp RT-PCR tại Bệnh viện Bệnh Nhiệt đới Trung ương âm tính nCoV, sau khi tái dương tính. “Bệnh nhân 188” (44 tuổi) được điều trị lại từ đầu theo phác đồ của Bộ Y tế, như ca nhiễm mới tại Bệnh viện Bệnh Nhiệt đới Trung ương. Bà…

  • Stranded Russian couple have been living in a Krabi cave

    A Russian couple say they’ve been stuck in a cave waiting out the Covid-19 crisis in Thailand, after which they hope to return to their country. They’ve been holed up in a tent inside the entrance to the cave in Tonsai Bay, Krabi. Officials heard from locals about the 2 Russians, both around 30 years old, who had sought refuge…

  • Pattaya’s biggest Songkran party makes way for empty streets

    This week in Pattaya, in any other year, there is a traditional celebration known as Wan Lai (the celebration after Songkran) – a week long wet-fest where Thai citizens and tourists come to Pattaya to enjoy post-Songkran on steroids. In regular years the Pattaya festival draws hundreds of thousands of people from the world a truly unique festival/party, featuring dozens…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T2 20/4): Không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm nCoV, tổng bệnh nhân là 268 người

    6h ngày hôm nay 20/4, 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, 202 người đã khỏi bệnh, 66 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 20/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 268 (=).…

  • Nghệ An: Bắt tạm giữ người đăng tin sai sự thật về Covid-19

    Một người đàn ông ở Nghệ An bị tạm giữ hình sự vì nhiều lần đăng lên MXH Facebook thông tin sai sự thật: “Việt Nam đã có ca chết vì Covid-19”. Ngày 18/4, Nguyễn Hoài Nam (44 tuổi, trú TP Vinh) bị tạm giữ về hành vi Đưa hoặc sử dụng trái phép thông tin mạng máy tính, mạng viễn…

  • It’s official: Phuket reopens after April 30

    “Lockdown” is a word that’s being bandied about with abandon these days, but it’s actually a bit misleading. It’s a noun of North American origin defined as “the confining of prisoners to their cells, typically after an escape or to regain control during a riot.” To say that parts of Thailand or any other country are “under lockdown” is to…

  • Sweden’s massive public health gamble is failing

    Whilst much of Europe, and the world, is currently in varying states of lockdown, one Scandanavian country has gone it alone with its own take on handling the Coronavirus pandemic. Sweden has no mandatory quarantines and relatively few limitations on moving around. Some schools remain open. Cafes, restaurants and shops, for the most part, remain open and stocked. Same with…

  • Thái Nguyên: Trả thù người yêu cũ, nam thanh niên tung tin giật gân về dịch Covid-19

    Để trả thù người yêu cũ sau khi chia tay, Hải đã chiếm quyền sử dụng tài khoản Facebook của cô gái và đăng tin bịa đặt về dịch Covid-19. Hôm qua, Cơ quan Cảnh sát điều tra (CSĐT) Công an huyện Phú Bình, tỉnh Thái Nguyên vừa ra quyết định khởi tố vụ án, khởi tố bị can đối…

  • 4 pro golfers, 131 students allowed to return to Thailand

    4 of Thailand’s most successful international golf champions, including Ariya Jutanugarn, her sister Moriya and Kiradech Aphibarnrat arrived home last night after weeks trapped in the US. They now face 14 days of mandatory quarantine. They had spent almost two months in the US. The number of infections in the US is growing at an alarming rate and the 3…

  • Phòng chống COVID-19: Ứng dụng Bluezone giúp truy ‘vết’ đối tượng F1, F2

    Sáng nay, ứng dụng Bluezone được giới thiệu trong sự kiện công bố các giải pháp công nghệ hỗ trợ phòng chống dịch Covid-19 tại Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông. Nhóm Memozone trong TP HCM đưa ra ý tưởng dùng công nghệ định vị Bluetooth năng lượng thấp BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) vào ứng dụng Bluezone. Các smartphone được…

  • “Thailand’s Covid-19 death rate is a quarter of the world average, recovery rate is high”

    A spokesman for Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health claimed that the country’s mortality rate from Covid-19 is about a quarter of the world average at just 1.7%, while the recovery rate has climbed past 69%. The world average mortality rate is estimated at 6.4%, in the US it’s around 5.3%, Germany 3.1%, Italy 13.1% and the UK 13.5%. The published…

  • Thailand’s new Covid-19 infections drop to 32 today, 0 deaths reported

    A spokesman for the Thailand Covid-19 Coronavirus Situation Centre announced a total of 32 new cases of Covid-19 at this morning’s daily press briefing, down from yesterday’s 33, bringing the national total to 2765 since the start of the outbreak in January. No new deaths were reported, and the toll remains steady at 47. The spokesman told reporters that an…

  • Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng CN 19/4): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, tổng số ca là 268 người

    6h ngày hôm nay 19/4, thêm 1 ngày 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, 201 người đã khỏi bệnh, 67 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến sáng ngày 19/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca…

  • Sa Kaeo becomes Thailand’s 10th virus-free province

    Thailand now has 10 provinces that are free of Covid-19, as Sa Kaeo in Thailand’s east, bordering Cambodia, discharged its final patient and joined Kamphaeng Phet, Chai Nat, Trat, Nan, Bueng Kan, Pi Jit, Ranong, Sing Buri and Ang Thong to make 10. The staff of Sa Kaeo Crown Prince Hospital yesterday celebrated the release of their last Covid-19 patient,…

  • Navy delays sub purchases as it slashes budget by a third

    All ministries in the Thai government have been instructed to contribute 10% of their 2020 budgets to the fight against Covid-19. Last week the Royal Thai Army announced it would also delay most of its purchases of new military hardware until the situation improves. A spokesman says that The Royal Thai Navy has gone further and will cut 33%, or…

  • Covid-19: Tổng thống Trump đặt nhiều nghi vấn về nguồn gốc virus corona

    Cho đến nay, sau gần nửa năm thế giới chìm vào trong khủng hoảng đại dịch toàn cầu, nguồn gốc của virus corona vẫn còn là một dấu chấm hỏi lớn. Phát biểu trong cuộc họp báo tại Nhà Trắng hôm 17/4, Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump nói: “Có rất nhiều điều lạ lùng đang diễn ra và cũng có…

  • Bangkok temple ordered to stop handouts due to huge queues

    Local authorities in Bangkok have ordered local temple Wat Don Mueang to temporarily stop giving away food and water, as queues have grown to over a thousand and pictures have gone viral on social media, raising concerns over social distancing, according to the Bangkok Post and Bangkok radio station Jor Sor 100. Photos of people gathered along Song Prapha Road…

  • Phuket’s bars and entertainment industry closes up shop

    Shutters down today in Phuket. Well, officially anyway. Bars, clubs and entertainment venues on the island will now remain closed for at least 14 days in the island’s latest efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. Phuket’s Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana made the formal announcement yesterday after 24 hours of conjecture and confusion. The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee resolved to issue…