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Sponsored This Christmas, give the gift of health: essential options for expats in Thailand
The holiday season is here, bringing warmth, joy, and a chance to reflect on the year gone by. As an expat in Thailand, this Christmas is a great time to invest in something that truly matters: health. Whether for you...
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Cập nhật dịch COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Ghi nhận thêm 2 ca nhiễm nCoV tại Hà Nội
Bệnh nhân số 93 và 94 là một du học sinh từ Hungary và một người Việt từ Czech, về Việt Nam trên cùng chuyến bay cách đây hai ngày. Bộ Y tế tối 21/3 cho biết cả hai dương tính với nCoV. Như vậy số bệnh nhân Covid-19 tại Hà Nội lên 29, nhiều nhất cả nước. Bệnh nhân…
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Your democracy is killing you and how China suppressed Covid-19
OPINION On January 25, 2020 the Chinese government started locking down around 930 million citizens over the following few weeks, starting with the city centres of Hubei province, the probable ground zero of the outbreak, and spreading outwards. Most of these Chinese citizens are still quarantined in their homes. About two weeks later, in the second week of February, the…
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Bangkok closures – the details and the panic buying
After today’s announcement from the BMA that the closures around the city would be ramped up, supermarkets started filling up as the shelves started becoming increasingly empty. The additions to the closure list is the latest efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 around the Thai capital. Bangkokians have started to stock up on essential goods after the Bangkok Metropolitan…
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Độ tuổi mắc COVID-19 ở Việt Nam ngược với tình hình ở Vũ Hán và Ý
Theo Chủ tịch UBND TP Hà Nội Nguyễn Đức Chung, độ tuổi mắc bệnh COVID-19 do virus corona đang ngược với tình hình dịch bệnh ở Vũ Hán, Trung Quốc và ở Ý. Chiều qua, chủ tịch UBND TP Hà Nội Nguyễn Đức Chung chủ trì họp Ban chỉ đạo phòng chống dịch COVID-19 của TP Hà Nội với các…
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Bangkok closes shopping centres and markets from tomorrow
It’s the lockdown you have when you haven’t really declared a full lockdown. Today’s announcement from the Bangkok government is a step close to a virtual close-down of most Bangkok retail. Today’s order closes all department stores and markets in the capital for three weeks. The measures are the latest attempts to stem the rise in cases of Covid-19 around…
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Man arrested for deliberately trying to contaminate Bangkok lift – VIDEO
A 32 year old Thai man in Bangkok has been arrested after being captured on CCTV camera deliberately contaminating an elevator with his saliva and sweat. Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) staff told reporters the incident was captured on CCTV at 5:23am Friday. Footage shows the man, with a shaved head and wearing a singlet and shorts, touching his tongue,…
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Thailand closes many of its land borders
Interior Ministry, Anupong Paojinda, has given governors full authority to close all border provinces, but must leave one international checkpoint active for special circumstances. The move is the latest in Thailand’s attempts to block any arrivals to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, which has spiked sharply with new cases this past week. “The only exception will be Chiang Rai as it…
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WHO praises Thailand’s coronavirus measures
Do not adjust your monitor, that’s what actually happened yesterday in Bangkok. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised Thailand’s efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak sweeping the world, and for being the first country outside of China to identify and report the virus. The WHO’s Dr Daniel Kertesz made the comments while meeting with Public…
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Covid-19 UPDATE: 89 new cases in Thailand, Italian attempts fail to control escalation in cases
Despite four weeks of ‘lockdown’ including closing borders, cancelling flights, closing schools, limiting domestic travel and closing public places, Italy’s level of new cases, and deaths, continues to rise at an alarming level. The best efforts of Italian health officials has failed to contain the spread of the disease, particularly in the north of the country. The death toll from…
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Despite closures elsewhere, Chiang Rai’s border crossings to remain open for trade
“I stress that people need to cooperate with instructions from the government to reduce transmission. Please do not gather or go to other provinces.” Although the Interior Ministry has ordered most border provinces to leave only one checkpoint open as the country tries to block arrivals to contain the coronavirus outbreak, an exception has been made for Chiang Rai, which…
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Chinese tourist packing their bags to come back to Thailand
Some groups of Chinese say they’re ready to pack their bags and start travelling again. And, astonishingly, Thai tourism officials say they they’re preparing for a return of Chinese tourists! Chinese tourists groups say they expect to resume their travels in April as the novel coronavirus (Covid19) infections start to subside in China. Thai tourism officials say they are aiming…
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Hà Nội: Người dân phố Trúc Bạch mừng như Tết ngày dỡ cách ly
Trẻ em vẫy cờ, người lớn đổ ra đường trong tâm trạng hớn hở “hơn bắt được vàng” vì được ra ngoài sau 14 ngày phong tỏa vì phố có người nhiễm Covid-19. Vào lúc 19h ngày 20/3, nhiều người tập trung phía ngoài rào sắt chờ đợi thời điểm phố Trúc Bạch (quận Ba Đình, Hà Nội) hết phong…
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25 Covid-19 cases awaiting test results in Phuket, 5 cases confirmed yesterday
At a tetchy meeting of the Provincial Communicable Diseases Committee in Phuket Town yesterday, Phuket’s Govenor Phakaphong Tavipatana finally admitted to five cases of Covid-19 on the holiday island, three of them still active. After weeks of obfuscation and denying active cases of the coronavirus in Phuket, the Governor finally came clean after repeated questions from a frustrated Phuket press…
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COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Thêm 4 trường hợp nhiễm SARS-CoV-2 bay từ nước ngoài về
Bốn ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới (3 người ở TP HCM, 1 người ở Hà Nội) gồm một phi công, một thực tập sinh khách sạn, hai du học sinh, dương tính với SARS-CoV-2, nâng số bệnh nhân tại Việt Nam tối 20/3 lên 91. Bệnh nhân 88: Nữ, 25 tuổi (địa chỉ ở khu đô thị Văn Quán, Phúc La,…
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COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Hai điều dưỡng bệnh viện Bạch Mai nhiễm SARS-CoV-2
Hai ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới, bệnh nhân 86 và 87 là hai nữ điều dưỡng ở Trung tâm Bệnh Nhiệt đới thuộc Bệnh viện Bạch Mai, Hà Nội. Đây là những nhân viên y tế đầu tiên của Việt Nam mắc COVID-19, theo thông báo chiều 20/3 của Bộ Y tế. Bệnh nhân 86: 54 tuổi, điều dưỡng của Phòng…
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Grab Food launches ‘contactless delivery’
Today, GrabFood has introduced the “contactless delivery” to ensure the hygiene and health of customers during the Covid-19 crisis. Tarin Thaniyavarn of Grab Thailand says, “Grab has been closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation and is prepared to execute any necessary measures to promote safety standards for everyone involved.” GrabFood and its restaurant providers have also reevaluated safety guidelines… Drivers will…
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Culture clash over foreigners’ refusal to wear face masks
With the rapid rise of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Thailand, more than tripling in the space of a week, a culture clash previously seen in China, is rearing its head in the Land of Smiles. While Thais, even in areas with no infections, consider face masks obligatory and a sign of concern for the welfare of others, many visitors and…
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7 imprisoned for selling over-priced face masks
Yesterday, at the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road, the prosecutor of the Economic and Resource ‘Litigation 2’ filed 7 lawsuits with the court for selling masks at an unreasonably high price. The 7 defendants were caught during a government crackdown on overpriced protective gear following the out break of the Coronavirus. The defendants’ testimony has been examined and all the…
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COVID-19: Nga giải mã thành công bộ gene virus corona (SARS-CoV-2)
Ngày hôm qua, Bộ Y tế Nga cho biết các nhà khoa học nước này đã giải mã thành công đầy đủ bộ gene của virus corona chủng mới (SARS-CoV-2) gây nên đại dịch COVID-19. Theo thông báo từ Bộ Y tế Liên bang Nga, các nhà khoa học của Viện nghiên cứu quốc gia về cúm mang tên A.…
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Day and night – Bangkok deep cleaning phase
Deputy Bangkok Governor Sakonthi Pattiyakul, posted on his Facebook, revealing that Bangkok is in its “deep cleaning phase” and all 50 districts will be affected. Focusing on the ground and public seating, authorities will first use disinfectant sprays to spray down everything then use a wipe with at least 70% alcohol to minimise any potential Covid-19 threats. This will continue…
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Thailand confirms 50 new Covid-19 cases, including infant
Thailand today confirmed 50 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, bringing the total to 322 since the virus first arrived in the Kingdom in January. Suwannachai Watthaningcharoenchai, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, made the announcement at today’s press briefing by the Ministry of Public Health. 278 patients remain hospitalised, 43 have returned home, and there has been one…
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Army disinfects Bangkok’s Lumphini Boxing Stadium
Bangkok’s legendary Lumphini Boxing Stadium, which became a local epicentre of many infections of the Covid-19 coronavirus, was sprayed down with disinfectants early this morning. Soldiers from the army’s Chemical Department began spraying overnight at the city’s Central Ramindra Department Store and finished at Lad Pla Khao intersection, focusing on handrails, stairs and bus stops, and any public areas which…
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COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: 9 bệnh nhân mới đều trở về từ nước ngoài, nâng tổng số ca lên 85 người
Đêm qua, Bộ Y tế công bố thêm 9 ca nhiễm COVID-19 tại Việt Nam, nâng tổng số ca từ 77 lên 85 người. Tất cả 9 trường hợp mới này đều từ nước ngoài nhập cảnh Việt Nam. Bệnh nhân 77: Nữ, 25 tuổi (địa chỉ ở Nhân Chính, Hà Nội). Bệnh nhân là du học sinh tại Anh,…
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Returning Thais face being turned away if they can’t show “fit-to-fly” health certificate
As calls mount for the government to place Thailand under lockdown, many Thais abroad, trying to return home, face being locked out if they cannot show a health certificate, which can be difficult to get in many countries. Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) announced yesterday that travellers from 11 more countries would be required to present health certificates and proof…
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First cases of Covid-19 announced in Phuket
News sources in Phuket are widely reporting 5 cases of Covid-19 in Phuket. The ‘confirmation’ has been reported by The Southern News, Phuket People’s Voice, Phuket Andaman News and Newshawk Phuket. Before today the Phuket Governor has not confirmed any cases on the island. In a meeting at the Centres of Disease Control in Bangkok (below), officials tried to avoid…
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PM says all air passengers must show health certificates, insurance
How to close your borders when you’re not actually closing your borders. The Thai PM has made travelling to Thailand difficult, if not impossible, for many in his latest ‘clarification’. In an apparent contradiction of the a notice posted by Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) yesterday, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha announced that all air travellers, both Thai and foreign, must…
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Thai Chamber of Commerce assures public, discourages panic buying
The Thai Chamber of Commerce yesterday reassured the public that production of food and other consumable goods is more than adequate to meet domestic demand, and that there is no danger of shortages. Many manufacturers having already ramped up their capacity to ensure there are products on shelves around the country. The Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of…
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Visitors from 15 locations must show health certificates, insurance before boarding flights to Thailand
Clarifying earlier reports, Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) say that it will require air travellers, whether Thai or foreign, coming from 15 locations to show health certificates proving they are free of the Covid-19 coronavirus, and proof of insurance covering virus treatment, before boarding flights to Thailand. Earlier reports were that passengers from all locations would have to present the…
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Bangkok governor issues stern warning over closures
Bangkok’s governor Asawin Kwanmuang is warning business owners that they face heavy fines, even jail if they disobey orders to close. And in an apparent warning to police, he said “the same applies” to those responsible for ensuring the ban is enforced. Asawin says six types of establishment have been ordered shut until the end of the month to try…
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Dịch COVID-19 ngày 19/3 tại Mỹ: 8.736 ca nhiễm, 150 ca tử vong bao gồm người gốc Việt
Đến ngày hôm nay, tại Mỹ, số ca nhiễm COVID-19 đã tăng lên 8.736 trong khi số ca tử vong tăng lên tới 150 người. New York là bang bị ảnh hưởng nặng nhất với 2.900 ca nhiễm. Ảnh: Tuổi trẻ. Đến nay đã có gần 10 triệu người tại bang California, Mỹ, buộc phải “trú ẩn tại chỗ” (ở…
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