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Phuket shuts down two more southern subdistricts
Last night at 10pm Phuket’s Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana, announced the ‘lock down’ of Rawai and Karon districts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. The proclamation starts today until further notice. “People are asked to say in their homes at all times, while public health teams will be deployed to check any common area for the virus.” “All nonessential…
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Three cousins jump off Rama VIII Bridge in Covid-19-related pact
Two university students have died and a third has been rescued after the three allegedly attempted suicide by jumping off the Rama VIII Bridge in Bangkok over the weekend. The three young women jumped off the bridge wishing to end their lives from fears of Covid-19. The Bangkok Metro Police Station were notified of the incident and dispatched a team…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng 6/4): Không có ca nhiễm nCoV mới, tổng ca 241
6h ngày 6/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới nào. Số người dương tính với nCoV đến nay là 241, trong đó 91 người đã khỏi, 150 người đang tiếp tục được điều trị. Tính đến sáng nay, cả nước có hơn 3.000 người nghi nhiễm đang được theo dõi cách ly, giảm gần 600…
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British PM running government from hospital – the latest
Boris Johnson, the British PM, has become the first world leader hospitalised by the Covid-19 coronavirus. He was admitted to hospital for tests last night after suffering “persistent symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus”. The UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will chair the Government’s Covid-19 daily meeting after Boris Johnson was hospitalised as a “precautionary step” although…
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New immigration measures for stranded visitors considered by Thai cabinet tomorrow
“Under the government’s social distancing policy, these tourists will no longer have to visit the immigration bureau and risk contracting the virus in a crowd.” Thai Immigration officials are seeking cabinet approval for new measures to categorise foreigners stranded in Thailand because of the Covid-19 crisis. The proposals will be submitted to tomorrow’s cabinet meeting. Last week Thai TM Prayut…
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Ai cũng có thể là bệnh nhân ‘không triệu chứng’ của virus corona
Trung tâm Kiểm soát và Phòng ngừa Dịch bệnh Mỹ (CDC) cảnh báo là mọi người đều có thể mang virus corona ngay cả khi không có triệu chứng như ho, sốt hay khó thở. Gần đây, một nghiên cứu của Singapore chỉ ra, 10% những ca mới lây lan do những người mang virus corona nhưng không có triệu…
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3M denies masks destined for Germany were seized in Bangkok and re-routed to US
“We cannot speculate where this report originated.” US, Minnesota-based, 3M is denying allegations that 1000s of its face masks, heading for Germany, were ‘seized’ during transit in Bangkok and diverted to the US. The incident is reported to have occurred on April 3. 3M has explained to Germany’s DPA News that it had received no reports of masks being seized or…
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No, 5G does NOT cause coronavirus
“About the only similarity between 5G and the Coronavirus is that you can’t see them. And that’s about it!” The Thaiger enjoys a good conspiracy theory as much as the next person – hey, maybe Francis Bacon really DID write all of Shakespeare’s works, and maybe we’re all ruled by lizard people – but mostly, in the 21st century we’ll…
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Preparing further measures to control the spread of Covid-19
The Thai Ministry of Interior Permanent Secretary has sent an urgent official memo to Provincial Governors around the country informing them that the National Covid-19 Coronavirus Disease Management Centre is calling for a range of measures to be addressed immediately and urgently. “These measures are in accordance with overall stepped up measures to help stop the spread of Covid-19 and…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối 5/4): Thêm 1 ca nhiễm nCoV duy nhất trong ngày, tổng ca 241
18h ngày 5/4, Bộ Y tế công bố thêm một ca dương tính nCoV, là du học sinh từ Anh về nước và được cách ly ngay. Như vậy, hôm nay chỉ ghi nhận duy nhất một ca COVID-19 mới, trong khi một bệnh nhân tại Quảng Nam được tuyên bố khỏi bệnh. Tổng số bệnh nhân COVID-19 tại Việt…
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PCT – we’re all going to be suffering from Post-Coronavirus Trauma
OPINION The sun will rise. All this utter disruption to our lives will come to an end at some time. But the hangover will linger a lot longer than the fairly sudden stop to just everything we were familiar with. Whilst economists will argue whether it’s a recession or depression, the world will go into a long re-awakening after the…
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UK suffers largest one day increase in Covid-19
The United Kingdom has recorded 708 new deaths from coronavirus today, the largest one day rise since the outbreak began. Figures released yesterday by the Department of Health and Social Care, suggest a total of 4,313 people have now died in the UK. In a press briefing yesterday, UK cabinet minister Michael Gove opened by saying “Our thoughts today are…
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Úc phát hiện thuốc điều trị Covid-19 tiềm năng
Nhóm chuyên gia tại Đại học Monash, Úc phát hiện thuốc chống ký sinh trùng Ivermectin có thể ức chế sự nhân lên của nCoV trong phòng thí nghiệm. Thuốc này được đánh giá là thuốc điều trị Covid-19 tiềm năng. Tiến sĩ Kylie Wagstaff tại Đại học Monash, trưởng nhóm nghiên cứu, chia sẻ: “Ivermectin được sử dụng rất…
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Virus kills 630 in a single day in US state of New York
The Covid-19 coronavirus killed 630 people over 24 hours in New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday, the worst day yet for the US state hit hardest by the pandemic so far. Infections in the state doubled in just six days. Cases worldwide have doubled in the last week to over 1.2 million. As of 11:04 Thai time today…
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Tình hình Covid-19 Thế giới (Sáng 5/4): Hơn 1.200 người chết một ngày do nCoV ở Mỹ
Mỹ ghi nhận số ca tử vong trong ngày do nCoV cao kỷ lục: 1.224 ca, nâng tổng số người chết lên 8.376 trong số hơn 308.000 ca nhiễm Covid-19. Cụ thể, tổng số ca nhiễm Covid-19 ở Mỹ đến nay là 308.533 người, trong đó có 8.376 người chết, là vùng dịch lớn nhất thế giới, theo thống kê…
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102 new Covid-19 cases today (Sunday), total now 2,169, 3 more deaths
Thailand now has 2,169 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, after the newly formed Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 102 new cases this morning (Sunday). 3 new deaths were also reported, bringing the total to 23 since the outbreak first emerged in January. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the centre and the Public Health Ministry, made the announcements at today’s…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng 5/4): Không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm nCoV mới
6h ngày 5/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm người nhiễm Covid-19 mới nào. Số ca nhiễm đến nay là 240, trong đó 90 người đã khỏi bệnh. Đồng thời, số ca nghi nhiễm cũng giảm mạnh. Tính đến sáng 5/4, cả nước có 1.268 người nghi nhiễm đang cách ly tại các bệnh viện, so với 3.736 ca…
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Prachuap Khiri Khan locks down ‘until further notice’
The Prachuap Khiri Khan municipality, 240 kilometres south of Bangkok, has locked down the province from April 3 to combat the spread of the Coronavirus Covid-19, ” with immediate effect until further notice”. The announcement includes Prachuap Khiri Khan’s main seaside town Hua Hin. The announcement, included on the Thailand Tourism Authority website, says there are now screening measures at…
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Broke and stranded, Russian tourists take shelter in Phuket temple
When their flight was eventually cancelled, they had no money left and decided to walk from the airport. They didn’t know where to go. When they came across Wat Mai Khao they asked to take refuge there. Tourism authorities in Phuket are now trying to help the 3 stranded Russian tourists who have taken shelter at the local temple. Their…
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China enters suppression phase in battle against Coronavirus
There are now so few coronavirus cases in China that some days authorities don’t have any new cases to report. China has gone from reporting thousands of cases a day back in February to reporting a handful each day now. Recently new cases are slightly higher, but almost all of them are imported cases from travellers recently returning from abroad.…
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Even if effective, Thailand’s curfew may be extended
Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam told reporters on Friday night that even if the current nationwide curfew, currently 10pm to 4am, shows signs of helping reduce gatherings and preventing crime, it could be extended. “The primary purpose of the curfew is to encourage social distancing and combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.” Critics of the curfew say the limited 6…
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Japan offers anti-flu drug Avigan for free to fight coronavirus
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe says Japan is offering the anti-flu drug Avigan free of charge to countries battling the Covid-19 coronavirus. The drug, developed by a group firm of Fujifilm Holdings, has shown early signs of being effective in helping to treat the virus. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference that some 30 countries have made requests…
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Officer who allowed 152 returnees to leave airport without quarantine has been ‘recalled’
152 Thais who arrived home from the US on Friday were inexplicably allowed to return to their homes to self quarantine, rather than endure the mandatory 14 day quarantine at state facilities faced by other arrivals. As a result, the permanent secretary of the defence ministry has recalled an army major-general from Suvarnabhumi International Airport and ordered an investigation. A…
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Krabi and Phang Nga issue lockdown orders
Governors Kitibadee Prawit of Krabi and Siripat Pattakul of Pang Nga have issued orders on Saturday closing travel in and out of their provinces, applicable from yesterday “until further notice”, with essential services being the only exception. Richard Barrow, long time blogger and British expat stated “It would seem that all foreign tourists in Krabi province have to check out…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối 4/4): Thêm duy nhất 1 ca nhiễm nCoV, nâng tổng số lên 240
18h ngày 4/4, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm duy nhất một ca dương tính nCoV, là người từ nước ngoài về được cách ly tập trung ngay. Như vậy hôm nay chỉ có thêm 3 ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới được ghi nhận, trong khi 4 bệnh nhân tại TP HCM được tuyên bố khỏi Covid-19. Tổng số bệnh nhân…
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Feverish woman spits at health workers on train – VIDEO
A woman with a high fever spat on health officials who tried to offer her a face mask on a train bound for the northern province of Khon Kaen. The incident immediately sparked Covid-19 coronavirus fears and panic amongst the train’s other passengers. The 53 year old woman, whose name was withheld, boarded the train on the Kaeng Khoi-Khon Kaen route…
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UPDATE: PM vows to track down the errant passengers. Chaos at Suvarnabhumi – VIDEO
UPDATE: PM orders yesterday’s BKK arrivals to report to state quarantine facilities, or be arrested. The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has told 152 Thais who landed at Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday afternoon, and refused to enter the state-organised quarantine, to report themselves before 6pm tonight (Saturday) so they can start their 14 day supervised quarantine, or else. A total of…
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British businessman jumps to his death in Bangkok
A British businessman is dead in an apparent suicide this morning in Bangkok. The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of kin, jumped from the outbound Srirat expressway onto Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bangkok’s Hua Mak district. Police declared the man dead at the scene. The man had left an Izuzu D-Max pickup truck parked on the Sirat Expressway…
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Journalists barred from field reporting during curfew hours
“There shouldn’t be any news during that 6 hour period.” Journalists have been instructed not to report in the field during the nationwide curfew that went into effect last night night. Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam told reporters at the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration that journalists will not be exempted from the curfew, though he said that newspaper circulation,…
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Thailand facing blood supply shortages
Due to the ongoing and escalating situation of the Covid-19 virus, blood donors have dramatically decreased by 50% making the supplies of blood in Thailand harder to come across. This will critically affect over 10,000 people in Thailand who are currently suffering from various blood disorders, including thalassemia. The Deputy Director of the National Blood Service Centre of the Thai…
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