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Tình hình Covid-19 tại Việt Nam: Giảm gần 1.000 ca nghi nhiễm
Tính đến 8h ngày 4/4, theo thông tin từ Bộ Y tế, cả nước có 3.736 người nghi nhiễm đang cách ly tại các bệnh viện, giảm 935 trường hợp so với hôm qua. Theo số liệu do Trung tâm Đáp ứng Khẩn cấp Sự kiện Y tế Công cộng Việt Nam tổng hợp từ tất cả tỉnh thành, có…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng 4/4): Số ca nhiễm tăng nhẹ, 90 người hồi phục
Sáng nay, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm 2 ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới, trong đó một người liên quan đến Bệnh viện Bạch Mai, một người được cách ly ngay khi nhập cảnh. Tổng số bệnh nhân Covid-19 tại Việt Nam là 239 người. Tổng số bệnh nhân khỏi bệnh là 90 người. Bệnh nhân 238: Nữ, 17 tuổi, ở…
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Royal Thai Police announce consequences of violating the national curfew
Yesterday, a spokesperson of the Royal Thai Police, Police Lieutenant General Piya Uthayo spoke about the severity and seriousness of the current situation that Thailand. Police Lieutenant General Piya said that people who violate the curfew under the Emergency Decree will face up to 2 years in prison or up to 40,000 baht in fines, or both.” “As of last night,…
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Thailand: 89 new coronavirus cases confirmed, 1 new death (Saturday)
Thailand now has an ‘official’ total of 2067 Covid-19 coronavirus cases, with 89 new cases confirmed over the last 24 hours and 1 new death reported. Total reported deaths now stand at 20. A spokesman for the government’s newly formed Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, made the announcement today (Saturday). This is the lowest daily number in some time, perhaps…
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8 curfew violators arrested in Phuket
Under Thailand’s state of emergency, a nationwide curfew has been imposed between the hours of 10pm and 4am. Last night 8 people, including 5 Thais, 2 Burmese men and 1 Chinese were arrested in the Patong area of the southern island province of Phuket for breaching the curfew, which began last night to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.…
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Police warn of harsh punishments for curfew violators
“We will quickly forward the case to prosecutors and ask the court to hand them harsh punishments without sentence suspension.” Police are warning that that people who leave their homes during curfew hours will be prosecuted and face harsh punishments. The warning comes after amid national curfew went into effect last night under the recently imposed state of emergency. The…
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Pattaya police confiscate more than 750,000 smuggled face masks
Yesterday Region 1 police in Pattaya province seized 787,779 face masks and 10,000 litres of alcohol gel smuggled into the country from Vietnam. The smuggled goods were found in three houses in Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Don Muang. The smugglers’ told police that they planned on selling the face masks for 14 baht per piece which would have potentially made them…
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Phuket reports 9 new coronavirus cases
Phuket has reported 9 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases today (Saturday), bringing the total number to 109. Of the total, 17 have made a full recovery and been discharged from hospital; 92 are still in hospital, with 1 patient remaining in critical condition. 1,423 people are considered at high risk due to contact with confirmed cases. 221 people are in hospital,…
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Arriving flights banned until the end of Monday – CAAT
Thailand’s CAAT is stopping all passenger flights from arriving in Thailand from this morning (Saturday) until the end of Monday. The country’s Civil Aviation Authority made the order late yesterday, throwing repatriation efforts of several countries into complete confusion. Stranded visitors, hoping to get home, now find their weekend hopes of repatriation dashed. The country’s aviation regulators say the move is…
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Coronavirus UPDATE: Tokyo faces climbing case numbers, makers of ‘Corona’ beer suspend production
The international toll has reached 1,097,810 and deaths 59,140 with no sign of a slowdown at this stage (7.30am Thai time). The world will be adding 100,000+ new case every 24 hours within the next few days unless we start to see a flattening of the curve. The US has had another day of burden for its health system –…
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Tin Covid-19: Chỉ thị 16 – Cách ly xã hội của Thủ tướng bị một số địa phương ‘làm hơi quá’ và thực hiện chưa thống nhất
Theo Thứ trưởng Bộ Y tế, cách ly xã hội là biện pháp mới nên khi tiến hành triển khai, một số địa phương còn lúng túng, thực hiện chưa thống nhất, thậm chí còn làm hơi quá. Ngày 3/4, Ban Chỉ đạo quốc gia phòng, chống dịch bệnh COVID-19 tiếp tục họp triển khai các biện pháp phòng, chống…
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Tin Covid-19 – Hà Nội: 30 chốt kiểm soát ở cửa ngõ thủ đô
Từ ngày 1/4, cảnh sát giao thông, cảnh sát cơ động, bộ đội, thanh tra giao thông, nhân viên y tế lập 30 chốt để kiểm soát người đi vào thủ đô. COVID-19 tại Việt Nam Địa phương khởi bệnh Số ca (237) Khỏi bệnh (85) Tử vong (0) Hà Nội 105 38 TP. Hồ Chí Minh 53 18 Ninh…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối 3/4): Tổng cộng 237 người nhiễm nCoV
18h ngày 3/4, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm 4 ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới, gồm 2 người liên quan đến bar Buddha & Grill, 1 người mắc ung thư máu, 1 người cách ly ngay. Như vậy, ngày hôm nay ghi nhận tổng cộng 10 bệnh nhân mới, nâng số ca Covid-19 ở Việt Nam lên 237 bệnh nhân. Có…
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Coronavirus tips: Google nhắn nhủ ‘Hãy ở nhà để ngăn chặn Covid-19’
Trước những diễn biến phức tạp và căng thẳng của đại dịch Covid-19, Google gửi thông điệp kêu gọi công dân toàn cầu hãy ở nhà, chung tay đẩy lùi sự lây lan dịch bệnh. Ngày hôm nay, Google thay đổi giao diện doodle với thông điệp: “Stay Home. Save Lifes: Help Stop Coronavirus” (tạm dịch: Cùng ngăn chặn virus…
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Google will publish user location data to aid in the fight against Covid-19
Today in Paris, Google has announced that it will start publishing location data from its users located in 131 countries, starting today. This will be done to allow the governments to indicate the performance of social distancing to help in the combat of the Covid-19 pandemic. Reports of users’ movement will be recorded on a special website and will ‘chart…
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Onerous new document requirements for stranded foreigners announced
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau announced yesterday that 9 separate documents are now required for foreigners stranded here to extend their stay for up to 30 days. New requirements include land deeds, rental contracts, even selfies of foreigners at their accommodations, even as scenes of chaos and massive queues at immigration continue unabated. A Thai Immigration spokesman defended the inconvenience on the…
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30 arrested for violating emergency decree, 18 teens jailed
18 teenagers have been jailed for violating the Emergency Decree by holding a party and abusing drugs in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok. Yesterday prosecutors indicted the teenagers for breaching the decree, taking part in a mass gathering and drug use. The teens were arrested on Monday after officials got a tip off from local residents. Homeowners reported illegal drugs were…
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Royal Thai Army are to monitor night curfew nationwide
Today, Royal Thai Army chief General Apirat Kongsompong has announced that he has appointed military units to patrol areas nationwide from 10 pm to 4 am. This decision came into play while the general was discussing the to follow up on the Covid-19 pandemic at the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, with a video conference call to the Army Operations…
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Restrictions on movement and closure of hotels in Chon Buri as Covid-19 cases rise
The governor of Chon Buri, along with district chiefs, mayors and health personnel decided at a top level meeting yesterday on a 10 point plan to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, set to be signed and implemented today. The measures leave any tourists still in Pattaya at the whim of hotel owners as to whether they will stay…
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Wear face masks in Chanthaburi or face punishment
Yesterday, Withurat Srinam Governor of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand, ordered all citizens in the province to wear face masks (sanitary or cloth) before leaving their homes. People who don’t do this will face a maximum fine of 20,000 baht. The order has been effective from yesterday to April 30. “The Chanthaburi Committee for Communicable Disease has agreed to enforce the…
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Massive pay cuts for Thai Airways staff
Beginning this Saturday, employees of Thai Airways will no longer work and will be forced to take a significant cut in pay. The announcement comes after the airline said it would halt all flights due to the Covid-19 outbreak, which has forced many countries to close their borders. Chakkrit Parapuntakul, acting Thai Airways president, said the suspension comes with pay cuts ranging…
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Tình hình Covid-19: Người đàn ông tới đền thờ 5 lần mỗi ngày trong khi cách ly được ra viện
“Bệnh nhân 100” – Người gây sóng gió dư luận vì tới đền thờ 5 lần mỗi ngày để cầu nguyện trong hai tuần sau khi từ Malaysia về nước (mặc dù trong thời gian cách ly), hôm nay xuất viện khỏe mạnh cùng hai người khác tại bệnh viện Cần Giờ. Sáng nay, 3 bệnh nhân tại TP HCM…
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Tình hình Covid-19 Thế giới (Sáng 3/4): Số người nhiễm nCoV toàn cầu vượt ngưỡng một triệu
Vậy là Thế giới đã ghi nhận hơn một triệu ca nhiễm Covid-19 với gần 53.000 người chết khi số liệu ở Mỹ và châu Âu vẫn tiếp tục tăng nhanh. Thống kê tình hình đại dịch Covid-19 Thế giới (theo Đại học Johns Hopkins): 1.011.490 ca nhiễm (tăng 77.902 ca so với hôm qua). 52.863 ca tử vong (tăng…
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Surat Thani man “goes berserk” after 5 days in quarantine
Wiang Sa Police Station in Surat Thani province was notified that a 32 year old Thai man was unable to control himself and was screaming continuously inside his house. The man’s mother says that her son had just arrived back from Bangkok and she had locked him inside the house following the quarantine order. But after the 5th day of…
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Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng 3/4): Tổng số ca nhiễm nCoV lên 233 người
6h ngày 3/4, Bộ Y tế công bố thêm 6 ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới, gồm một nhân viên công ty Trường Sinh, 5 người từ nước ngoài về. Như vậy cho tới thời điểm hiện tại, tổng cả nước có 233 ca Covid-19. Đã có thêm 10 người xuất viện gồm 7 tại Bình Thuận và 3 ở TP HCM,…
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Train engineer attempts to destroy USNS Mercy hospital ship
US Federal prosecutors report an engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles in an attempt to destroy the USNS Mercy hospital ship. The Pacific Harbour Line train derailed yesterday off the end of the track and crashing through multiple barriers, eventually coming to rest about 227 metres from the docked naval…
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All public transport in Bangkok to stop in time for nightly curfew
Public transport services in the Bangkok area will be closed from 9.30pm – 4am in accordance with the PMs’ declaration of a nationwide curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus disease. This was announced by the Thai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. Normal service hours for MRTA, BTS and Airport Rail Link usually end at midnight but due to unusual circumstances,…
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103 new virus Covid-19 coronavirus cases confirmed, 4 more deaths
Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Thailand rose to 1,978 with 103 cases confirmed since yesterday and another 4 patients dying. Taveesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, made the announcement today. Total deaths nationwide now stand at 19. Today’s number continues a hopeful trend of new cases in Thailand overall dropping as restrictions tighten across the country…
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Thai authorities track down contacts of Covid-19 victim
Yesterday a 57 year old man, named as ‘Anan Soho’, passed away due to the effects of the Coronavirus. Authorities are now trying to track down people who came in contact with the man. The man died travelling on a southbound train on Monday night. A spokesperson from the Immigration Bureau says that Anan had returned to Thailand from Islamabad, Pakistan,…
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Curfew in place from today – the details
Under the state of emergency declared last week, the government of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has imposed a nationwide curfew starting from today, banning all people from leaving their homes from 10pm to 4am, in its latest move to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Existing curfew orders in other provinces with stricter requirements will remain in effect. In a…
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