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Hoa hậu Mai Phương Thúy đại diện doanh nghiệp trao 20 tỷ đồng cho chính phủ chống dịch COVID-19
Sáng hôm qua (17/3), Hoa hậu Mai Phương Thúy đã đại diện doanh nghiệp trao tặng Chính phủ 20 tỷ đồng tại lễ phát động toàn dân ủng hộ phòng chống dịch COVID-19. Lễ phát động toàn dân ủng hộ công tác phòng, chống dịch COVID-19 do Đoàn Chủ tịch Ủy ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam…
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Ninh Thuận: Cách ly thôn Văn Lâm 3 – Nơi cư trú của bệnh nhân nhiễm COVID-19 thứ 61
Tối hôm qua (17/3), UBND tỉnh Ninh Thuận vừa có quyết định cách ly y tế thôn Văn Lâm 3, xã Phước Nam, huyện Thuận Nam, nơi cư trú của bệnh nhân nhiễm COVID-19 thứ 61. Sáng 17-3, chợ Văn Lâm vẫn đông người dân mua bán – Ảnh: Minh Trân/Tuổi trẻ. Chiều 17/3, Ban Chỉ đạo phòng chống dịch…
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BOT injects 35 billion baht into Thai financial market
35 billion baht is being injected into the local Thai financial markets in the wake of the impact from Covid-19 crisis. The Bank of Thailand say they are closely monitoring the local financial market and recognised “liquidity is tight in bond and US dollar exchange markets.” BoT assistant governor Vachira Arromdee announced yesterday… “The BoT last week injected both short…
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Top 10 things you should know about Covid-19 coronavirus
We are all in unchartered territory as the Covid-19 coronavirus starts to impact just about all aspects of our lives. The virus is here and is likely to spread further, making more people sick, some very sick and continue to kill others. Currently the death rate, after more than 2 months of statistics, is around 4%. But epidemiologists say that…
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Pattaya to close “all entertainment venues”
Sources in Patttaya have confirmed tonight that the provincial government of Chon Buri, including the Bang Lamung district, has ordered that, from tomorrow, all entertainment venues must close until the last day of the month. The Pattaya News spoke with the Banglamung Police Chief this evening and confirmed the information. He says it’s a proactive measure to reduce the potential…
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Tạm ngừng cấp thị thực cho người nước ngoài nhập cảnh Việt Nam
Tạm dừng cấp thị thực cho người nước ngoài nhập cảnh Việt Nam trong 30 ngày từ 0h ngày 18-3-2020. Văn phòng Chính phủ vừa có thông báo 102/TB-VPCP kết luận của Thủ tướng Chính phủ Nguyễn Xuân Phúc tại cuộc họp Thường trực Chính phủ về phòng, chống dịch COVID-19 đã nêu nội dung trên. Dịch bệnh COVID-19 sẽ…
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Nhà xác Italia quá tải vì số ca tử vong do Covid-19 tăng vọt
Nhiều nhà xác ở Italia phải hoạt động hết công suất để xử lý số thi thể bệnh nhân tử vong vì đại dịch Covid-19. New York Times đưa tin, vùng Lombardy – Italia là nơi bị virus corona tấn công nặng nhất. Linh mục Marco Bergamelli thuộc Nhà thờ Các Thánh ở Bergamo, nói với tờ báo này rằng “Thật…
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Bars, clubs and cinemas closed, but only in Bangkok and only for 14 days
Such is the speed of the news cycle at the moment, we can hardly keep up with the updates and changes in the ongoing reactions by the Thai government to the Covid-19 story. This morning the Thai PM was ‘thinking’ about closing down bars and entertainment venues, now it’s actually happened, but only in and around Bangkok. The Cabinet has…
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Bệnh nhân 61 nhiễm Covid-19 tại Ninh Thuận làm chủ hôn 2 đám cưới và dự thánh lễ trong thời gian ủ bệnh
Đến 10h sáng nay, ngành y tế Ninh Thuận vận động được 5 người tiếp xúc gần với bệnh nhân 61 về Bệnh viện đa khoa tỉnh Ninh Thuận để cách ly y tế. Hôm qua, bệnh nhân 61 nhận kết quả dương tính với virus corona tên B.T.Th. (42 tuổi, ngụ xã Phước Nam, huyện Thuận Nam), là ca…
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Mandatory sim and app used to track down movement
A free sim card valued at 49 baht is being provided by The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) to every foreigner as well as Thais who had have travelled from countries that have have been designated as ‘high risk’ of Covid-19 infections. These countries include China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, and Macau (as of the time of publishing).…
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30 new cases announced for Thailand – Tuesday
Sunday, 32 cases. Monday 33 cases. Now another 30 confirmed Covid-19 cases have been confirmed. Thailand now has a confirmed total of 177 cases according to the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai. As reported in ‘Thailand News Today‘ yesterday, a boxing stadium, north east of the Bangkok city centre, has been the source of new…
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Chaing Mai venue owners don’t agree with shutdown plans
On March 15, Deputy PM and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakil says he will ask the Covid-19 outbreak management committee to close all entertainment venues nationwide. Other measures include declaring additional disease areas and banning activities involving mass gatherings to prevent cluster infections involving people drinking together in pubs. The measure has been submitted to the national Covid-19 prevention committee…
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Covid-19 ngày 16/3: Việt Nam ghi nhận thêm 3 bệnh nhân COVID-19 mới
Theo báo cáo của Viện Vệ sinh dịch tễ trung ương ngày 16/3, Bộ Y tế thông báo thêm 3 bệnh nhân mắc bệnh COVID-19 của Việt Nam. Bệnh nhân 58 là nữ, 26 tuổi, sống tại phố Yên Thế, Phường Điện Biên, quận Ba Đình, thành phố Hà Nội. Là du học sinh Pháp, nhập cảnh tại Cảng hàng…
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Bác gái bệnh nhân 17 nhiễm Covid-19 có diễn biến nặng
2 bệnh nhân nhiễm COVID-19 tại Việt Nam đang chuyển nặng, một bệnh nhân người Anh 69 tuổi, người còn lại là bà L.T.H., 64 tuổi nhiễm từ bệnh nhân số 17. Hôm nay, Bộ Y tế cho hay, sáng nay các bác sĩ đã tiến hành hội chẩn liên viện để hỗ trợ điều trị cho hai bệnh nhân…
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33 new cases: Thailand’s biggest single day jump
Thirty-three new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Thailand today, the nation’s biggest single day increase, bringing the total number of infections to 147 since the virus struck in January. Of the total, 36 have recovered, 108 remain in hospital and one death has been reported from complications arising from the disease. Seventeen of the new cases…
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33 new cases announced for Thailand, total rises to 147
Yesterday’s announcement of 32 new cases of Covid-19 coronavirus, the most on any single day in Thailand, has been surpassed today with the announcement of 33 new cases for Monday. The total number of infections in Thailand is now 147 people. 36 patients have recovered, 108 are still in hospital and one person has died. Seventeen of the new cases…
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Sao nữ ‘James Bond’ – Olga Kurylenko dương tính với COVID-19
‘Bond girl’ Olga Kurylenko mới đăng tải lên Instagram hôm qua rằng cô đã nhiễm virus corona chủng mới gây bệnh COVID-19 cả tuần nay. “Thực sự tôi đã bị bệnh gần 1 tuần nay. Tôi bị sốt và mệt mỏi. Hãy chăm sóc bản thân một cách nghiêm túc”, nữ diễn viên kiêm người mẫu gốc Ukraine chia sẻ.…
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Songkran officially postponed
In a shock move, an urgent meeting of the Covid-19 Administration Centre, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, today approved a motion to postpone the Songkran holidays from April 13-15 to later, undisclosed dates. Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Thanadirek made the announcement on her Twitter account this afternoon. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival. Ratchada says the meeting…
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Pattaya venues “willing to close” if ordered
“If the government ordered us to close entertainment venues, we are willing to cooperate.” Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha said yesterday that, for the time being at least, he is not ordering a shutdown of the country’s massive nightlife industry. But one of Thailand’s main tourist hotspots is bracing for the worst: the Pattaya Entertainment Operators Association conceded yesterday they are…
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Hundreds linked to boxing stadium positive Covid-19 test
TV celebrity and boxing camp manager Matthew Deane, who tested positive for Covid-19 on March 6, was together with many others who were at the Lumpini boxing stadium in Ramintra Bangkok, north east of the city centre. The mayor of the Chachoengsao provincial administration organisation (PAO), Kitti Paopiamsap posted in his Facebook last night at 8.50pm saying that a laboratory…
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60 quarantined as Army Welfare chief tests positive
The director-general of the Army Welfare Department has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus and is being treated in hospital. Sixty people who had close contact with him have been quarantined in their homes, including some of the army’s top brass. An army spokeman made the announcement today. “Sixty people risked infection and home quarantine was ordered for them. They…
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“Where is everyone?” – Suvarnabhumi airport deserted on Saturday night
Suvarnabhumi International Airport is largely deserted as virus fears grips travellers. It was eerily quiet at Suvarnabhumi at 9pm on Saturday night, as both the arrival and departure halls were practically empty. The managing director of Airports of Thailand Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, admitted that he had not expected to see such an atmosphere at the airport on Saturday March 14. To…
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Stormy skies for Boeing as Coronavirus compounds dire situation
As the world’s Covid-19 cases continue to rise, aircraft manufacture Boeing is watching its stocks slide. From around US$384 a share back in September last year to as low as US$154.84 last week. It’s since bounced back to US$170.20, but a long, long way from its peak. Most of the losses kicked in from mid-February when the extent of the…
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Be informed, be aware. Prevention and precautions in a Covid-19 world.
As of this morning the number of cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus has reached 169,552. The number of deaths related to the virus is now 6,516, representing a death rate of around 3.8%, up from 3.4% two weeks ago, and up from the earlier days when it hovered around 2%. But the number of people that have fully recovered has…
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Thammasat University cancels classes for a week, Thai universities urged to ‘go online’
Thammasat University has cancelled all classes for at least one week, saying in a statement that they plan to resume classes again next week (below). The statement from the university mentioned the Covid-19 world pandemic and said it would co-operate to protect its students. “All classes at Tha Prachan and Rangsit will be cancelled during March 16 –22, 2020. Classes…
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New Covid-19 specialist hospital to open as Thai government steps up response
The Thai government plans to use a freshly constructed hospital as a Covid-19-only patient hospital. Yesterday the number of infections in Thailand rose by 32 cases for a total of 114, the largest single rise in new daily cases. The Thai PM was speaking about the possibilities of moving to Stage 3 after chairing a meeting yesterday on new measures…
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TP. HCM: Cách ly 4 người và tìm kiếm hàng trăm người trên chuyến bay với du khách Latvia nhiễm nCoV
4 người lưu trú trong hẻm khu phố Tây, quận 1, bị cách ly vì tiếp xúc gần với du khách Latvia nhiễm nCoV; vẫn tìm kiếm hàng trăm người khác. Ông Huỳnh Mẫn, Phó chủ tịch UBND phường Phạm Ngũ Lão (quận 1) cho biết, sáng nay nhận được thông tin du khách Latvia lưu trú tại khách sạn…
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Bệnh nhân nhiễm Covid-19 chuyển biến xấu, Bộ Y tế yêu cầu chi viện khẩn cấp
Ca mắc Covid-19 đang điều trị tại Bênh viện Bệnh nhiệt đới Trung ương có chuyển biến xấu dần, Bộ Y tế hoả tốc yêu cầu đội cơ động phản ứng nhanh chống dịch chi viện, tập trung cứu chữa ca nặng. Hôm nay, Cục Quản lý khám chữa bệnh gửi công văn hoả tốc số 308 tới Bệnh viện…
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PM: Nightlife stays open for business
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha announced he has rejected, for the time being, the suggestion from Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to temporarily close the country’s massive nightlife industry. Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday the suggestion was one of several measures he and the Ministry of Public Health would bring up with the PM tomorrow. But as social media exploded, fiercely…
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Italia có số ca nhiễm Covid-19 tăng vọt gần 3.500 ca trong ngày
Cuối ngày 14/3, Italia có hơn 1.400 ca tử vong và hơn 21.000 ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới. Giới chức siết chặt biện pháp kiểm soát dịch bệnh do virus corona chủng mới gây ra. Reuters dẫn từ Cơ quan phòng vệ dân sự Italia ngày 14/3 cho biết, chỉ trong 24 giờ qua, số ca tử vong mới vì Covid-19…
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