Coronavirus
- Việt Nam
Covid-19: 7 triệu chứng cho thấy trẻ có thể nhiễm virus corona
Có thể nhận thấy, đối tượng bị ảnh hưởng lớn nhất bởi đại dịch bệnh Covid-19 là người lớn tuổi; thế nhưng, theo nhiều báo cáo gần đây cho thấy xu hướng trẻ em nhiễm virus corona đang tăng lên. Bác sĩ Demetre C. Daskalakis, MD, Phó ban phòng chống dịch Sở y tế thành phố New York cảnh báo:…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T5 30/7): Đà Nẵng, Hà Nội ghi nhận thêm 9 ca nhiễm nCoV
Tính tới sáng ngày 30/7, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm 9 ca nhiễm nCoV mới, trong đó 8 ca tại Đà Nẵng, 1 tại Hà Nội. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 459 người, trong số đó, 369 người đã khỏi bệnh, 90 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến sáng ngày 30/7, Việt…
- Việt Nam
Covid-19: Phát hiện mới về những triệu chứng khác thường ở người nhiễm virus corona
Các nhà khoa học Pháp cảnh báo virus corona chủng mới có thể gây ra các triệu chứng về da liễu, kể cả khi người nhiễm bệnh không có các triệu chứng về hô hấp. Theo Hiệp hội các bác sĩ da liễu quốc gia Pháp (SNDV), nhiều trường hợp nhiễm Covid-19 bộc lộ các triệu chứng da liễu như…
- Covid-19 News
Health officials highlight “second wave” risk posed by migrant workers
Following on the Thai government’s announcement that it will grant entry to several other categories of foreigners, the Public Health Ministry is highlighting the risk posed by migrant workers, in particular those entering the country illegally. The government is preparing special “migrant quarantine” facilities to house labourers coming in from neighbouring countries. However, the deputy director-general of the Disease Control…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand ranks #1 for handling Covid-19 crisis
A global survey released yesterday gave Thailand top marks for its effective handling of Covid-19 and its recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The nation scored 82 on the Global Covid-19 Index, putting it on top of the global chart as an example of best practices in tackling the virus sweeping the globe. In the previous ranking published June 14, Thailand…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 found in 3 Thai monks at Las Vegas temple
The Royal Thai consulate-general in Los Angeles confirmed yesterday that 3 Thai Buddhist monks at a temple in Las Vegas have contracted Covid-19. “The temple has 5 monks, who were tested for Covid-19 on July 13. The test results showed 3 have the virus. 2 monks were rushed to the hospital in critical condition and have been on respirators since,…
- Covid-19 News
Officials declare Rayong “Covid-free”, plan to revive domestic tourism
After the fallout from an Egyptian soldier testing positive for Covid-19 while visiting Rayong, in eastern Thailand, the province is sending out the message that it’s safe to visit once more. Rayong has now gone over 2 weeks with no new case of the virus, with Governor Surasak Charoensirichot confirming over 6,900 residents have tested negative. Chayut Chaitrakulthong, Chairman of…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok restaurant refusal to serve foreigners goes viral – VIDEO
The Fullmoon Terrace and Bar, in Lat Phrao in the north east suburbs of Bangkok, is refusing to serve foreigners. It’s not a good look, especially when there have been no locally-transmitted cases of Covid-19 for over 2 months and the man was wearing a mask and being quite pleasant about the whole matter. The Thaiger wouldn’t have been as…
- World News
Malaysia and Singapore to test re-opening of maritime border for business travellers
The Malaysian and Singapore governments have agreed to re-open the Straits of Johor border (the land bridges linking Malaysia and Singapore) from August 17, initially only for those travelling on business. The move comes after Malaysia closed its border 5 months ago in mid-March, at the height of the Covid-19 crisis. Now the Foreign Affairs Ministers of both countries, Hishammuddin…
- World News
Hong Kong re-introduces tough restrictions as virus numbers rise
Hong Kong is toughening up on restrictions as it is experiencing what many are calling a 3rd wave of Covid-19 infections. From tomorrow, customers can no longer dine in at restaurants as eateries will be allowed to open for takeaway service only. This expands an existing rule that banned dining in from 6pm, now making it an all-day stipulation. In…
- Tourism News
Room rates drop as Thailand’s hotels feel the Covid pinch
The devastating economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis continue to make themselves felt as hotels are forced to reduce their rates significantly in an effort to lure guests. Speaking to the Bangkok Post, James Kaplan from asset investment and management company, Destination Capital says that, unlike the economic crash of 1997, hotel revenue took a hit at the height of…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T2 27/7): Ghi nhận thêm 11 người nhiễm nCoV tại Đà Nẵng
Tính tới 19h ngày 27/7, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm 11 ca nhiễm nCoV mới, đều tại Đà Nẵng. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 431 người, trong số đó, 365 người đã khỏi bệnh, 66 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 27/7, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm:…
- Thailand News
Foreigners on short-term visas warned they must leave Thailand by September 26
Don’t overstay your welcome… Thai Immigration officials are warning foreigners on short-term visas that they must make arrangements to leave the country before September 26. A visa amnesty in place as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic was recently extended until that date, but it looks like authorities want to make clear there will be no further extension, except in…
- Covid-19 News
Hope among Pakistan’s elderly as 103 year old man recovers from Covid-19
Pakistan’s elderly population is finding hope in the news that a 103 year old grandfather in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has recovered from the Covid-19 virus. Aziz Abdul Alim, from the Chitral sub-district, was diagnosed with the coronavirus in early July and hospitalised for treatment. Given his age, his family say they were very concerned about his chances of survival, but Aziz…
- Việt Nam
COVID-19: Lịch trình di chuyển của “bệnh nhân 418′ bị suy tim
Trong 21 ngày, “bệnh nhân 418” – nam bệnh nhân 61 tuổi (trú quận Hải Châu, Đà Nẵng), đến 2 bệnh viện và 1 phòng khám tư, trước khi được Bộ Y tế ghi nhận nhiễm nCoV sáng 26/7. Dưới đây là lịch trình di chuyển của ‘bệnh nhân 418’ trong vòng 1 tháng qua: Nguồn: VnExpress
- Việt Nam
COVID-19: Lịch trình di chuyển của nữ ‘bệnh nhân 420’ ở Đà Nẵng
Trước khi có triệu chứng của virus corona và nhập Bệnh viện C, nữ ‘bệnh nhân 420’ 71 tuổi đã đi chợ đầu mối và gặp nhiều người thân ở địa phương và TP. HCM. Tính từ ‘bệnh nhân 416’ là nam bệnh nhân 57 tuổi ở Đà Nẵng gây xôn xao dư luận, ‘bệnh nhân 420’ là ca lây…
- Northern Thailand News
US donates thousands of masks for Thai hill tribes
Despite Thailand going over 2 months without a locally transmitted case of Covid-19, the US embassy has sent thousands of face masks to Chiang Rai province. A representative of the US embassy delivered the masks, valued at around 458,000 baht, to authorities in Chiang Rai this week. Regional US honorary consul general Sean O’Neil says the USA wants to help…
- Covid-19 News
North Korean border city locked down over suspected Covid-19 case
North Korea has, until now, claimed not a single case of Covid-19 within its borders, a claim widely doubted by experts. Today, North Korea state media reports that the secretive nation’s “dear leader” Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong, near the border with South Korea, under total lockdown after a person was found with suspected coronavirus symptoms,…
- World News
Covid-19 UPDATE: 3 new cases in Thailand, world total passes 16 million
On a day when the number of the world’s total infections zooms through the 16 million mark, and the US total for deaths is about to reach 150,000 people, Thailand again registers a mere 3 new cases, again all imported. The USA, Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa are the world’s Top 5 coronavirus hotspots with a host of South…
- World News
First Covid-19 case in Vietnam since April
Health authorities in Vietnam today reported the first first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 in nearly 100 days, in a country whose swift and draconian lockdown won international praise for controlling the spread of the disease. “Patient 416”, a 57 year old retired man in the central city of Da Nang, is the first case of local transmission since April…
- Việt Nam
Hơn 1.000 người tiếp xúc với bệnh nhân Covid-19 ở Đà Nẵng
Liên quan đến bệnh nhân Covid-19 mới ở Đà Nẵng (bệnh nhân 416) gây xôn xao dư luận những ngày gần đây, nhà chức trách xác định có 1.079 người tiếp xúc với bệnh nhân này, trong đó tiếp xúc gần (F1) là 288 người. Sáng nay (25/7), tại cuộc họp Thường trực Chính phủ nghe báo cáo về tình…
- Việt Nam
Người nghi nhiễm ở Đà Nẵng được khẳng định mắc Covid-19, trở nặng, phải thở máy
Sáng nay, Viện Vệ sinh dịch tễ Trung ương khẳng định bệnh nhân 57 tuổi ở Đà Nẵng mắc Covid-19 sau 5 lần xét nghiệm dương tính với nCoV. Người này được xác dịnh là bệnh nhân 416, tên là T.V.D., nam, sinh năm 1963, đang sống cùng vợ và con gái tại phường Hòa Khánh Bắc, quận Liên Chiểu,…
- Việt Nam
Covid-19: Lịch trình di chuyển của ca 3 lần dương tính nCoV ở Đà Nẵng
Ngày hôm qua, dư luận đang xôn xao về vụ việc người đàn ông tại Đà Nẵng 3 lần xét nghiệm dương tính với nCoV và có khả năng cao mắc Covid-19. Vậy lịch trình di chuyển trong 1 tháng của người này như thế nào? Người này tên là T.V.D., nam, sinh năm 1963, đang sống cùng vợ và…
- Covid-19 News
COVID-19 update: 10 new imported cases including 6 returning soldiers (July 24)
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today announced 10 new cases of the coronavirus discovered in the previous 24 hours, all returnees in state quarantine facilities. Spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said this morning the new cases include one returnee each from Sudan, Pakistan, Germany and the Netherlands, and 6 soldiers returning from joint military exercises in the US state of Hawaii.…
- Tourism News
Thailand’s Tourism Minister urges government to revisit travel bubble idea
Thailand’s Tourism Minister, Pipat Ratchakitprakan, is once again floating the idea of ”travel bubbles” with low-risk countries after the plan was initially shelved by the Civil Aviation Regulator. The original plan had been to create travel pacts with countries deemed safe from the virus, such as China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. However, a new spike in numbers in some…
- Covid-19 News
Thai government sets 600 million baht aside for Oxford University Covid vaccine
The Thai government is budgeting 600 million baht to purchase supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine currently being worked on at Oxford University in the UK. Trials look promising so far, with the vaccine triggering a strong immune response among volunteers. Production is expected to start before the end of the year. In Thailand, a vaccine being developed at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn…
- World News
Face masks become mandatory in Malaysia’s fight against Covid-19
Even when it was in the grip of Covid-19 in March, reporting daily new cases in triple digits, Malaysia never made the wearing of face masks mandatory. Defense Minister Ismail Sabri says this was to avoid placing financial stress on the country’s poor, given that face masks should be changed at least once a day. However, as the country reports…
- Crime News
4 pregnant women among 32 human trafficking victims dumped in forest in southern Thailand
4 pregnant women are among 32 Burmese dumped in a forest in the southern province of Chumphon after being illegally trafficked into Thailand. It’s understood the group had all been working in Malaysia until the Covid-19 crisis erupted and they lost their jobs. Thai Residents reports that they pooled all the money they had to engage a human trafficking gang…
- Covid-19 News
10 returning soldiers found with high fever
151 Thai soldiers, who went to Hawaii to participate in the Lightning Forge 2020 joint training program with the US, returned home yesterday on a Thai Airways flight that landed at Suvarnabhumi airport at 5:40 pm. 10 soldiers were found to have high fevers and were rushed to a hospital in Bangkok to be tested for Covid-19. Another soldier was…
- Covid-19 News
5 star hotels in Phuket to offer alternative state quarantine facilities
14 luxury hotels in Phuket have applied to be considered as alternative state quarantine options, with officials approving 2 so far. Both Trisara and Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas have met the eligibility criteria laid down by the Public Health Ministry, while 12 other hotels are still being considered. Those wishing to avail of the luxury quarantine option will need…
