Coronavirus
- Pattaya News
Pattaya mayor says bars, nightlife, ready to open and obey the rules
The mayor of Pattaya says the city’s nightlife is ready to get back to business whilst agreeing to obey all the regulations that govern reopening in the aftermath of Covid-19. Mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem says venues are anxious to throw open their doors once again and willing to comply with the 22 rules outlined by the government this week. He says…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T3 23/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm bé trai 1 tuổi khỏi
Tính tới 18h ngày 23/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 349 người, trong số đó, 329 người đã khỏi bệnh, 20 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 23/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 349 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
World Covid-19 cases accelerate as the toll surpasses 9 million infections
Global coronavirus infections have now topped 9 million infections with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating in cases. As parts of the world start to open up the World Health Organisation is warning that, far from even getting to a second wave, most of the world is still deep into its first wave. Europe has been steadily easing community and even travel…
- World News
Saudi Arabia holds limited Hajj due to Covid-19
Saudi Arabia is holding a very limited Hajj this year, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. Pilgrims who are already in the Kingdom will be permitted to conduct the annual Muslim rite, which usually draws millions to religious sites. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is a must for Muslims at least once in their lives. …
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T2 22/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm 1 bệnh nhân khỏi
Tính tới 18h ngày 22/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 349 người, trong số đó, 328 người đã khỏi bệnh, 21 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 22/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 349 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
Price spike for Thai latex, condoms and medical gloves in demand
It’s clear the coronavirus pandemic has lead to a surge in demand for plastic gloves, but demand has also increased for condoms (locked up for 2 months, blah, blah…). The high demand has increased the price of latex and business is booming for companies in Thailand. Malaysia had a significant drop in natural rubber production and The Thai Rubber Latex Corporation…
- World News
Second wave of Coronavirus hits South Korea
Despite reporting relatively low cases, health officials from South Korea claim they are in the midst of a second wave of Covid-19. Although the nation was previously referred to as a success story for Covid-19, they now say they are expecting the pandemic to continue for the next few months. Jung Eun-kyeong, Head of the Korea Disease Control Centres, said that the…
- World News
China’s dog-meat festival opens for another year
In spite of the Government’s campaign to boost animal welfare, China’s infamous annual dog-meat festival opened again, but activists hope that its days are numbered. An animal rights activist, Zhang Qianqian, who was in Yulin Saturday, says it was only a matter of time before the dog meat festival had been banned. “From what we understand from our conversations with meat…
- World News
UK relaxes lockdown measures as it gears up for reopening date
As the full reopening of pubs and restaurants is inching closer to its July 4 date, UK is starting to relax some lockdown measures. British PM Boris Johnson is expected to announce the changes tomorrow with more economic assistance announcements to come early next month by the chancellor. The notion’s pub industry is also rooting for a relaxation of social-distancing measures…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok’s revamped Khaosan Road may reopen in August, without international tourists
Bangkok’s Khaosan Road, for decades a pilgrimage for backpackers from all over the world, looks set to reopen in August. A well-loved tourist mecca for browsing, eating and night life, the thoroughfare has undergone a revamp during lock-down, and now boasts a new road surface, traffic barriers and newly-planted trees. Similar work is planned for the city’s Kraisi, Rambuttri and…
- World News
New breathalyser underway to detect Covid-19
Israel has reportedly developed a breathalyser that may be able to detect the Covid-19 virus in those who don’t even show symptoms, making it a potentially promising way to control the spread of the virus. The new technology is set to be used on airplanes and other methods of travel where it can identify if the virus is present on someone’s breath-at…
- Covid-19 News
Thousands of curfew violators arrested in 72-day span
Police arrested more than 40,000 people for breaking the nightly curfew which lasted 72 days. An average of 582 people were arrested per day during the restriction period, police say. Many people intercepted simply didn’t have a good reason for being out of their home late at night, according to police. They say a common reason for breaching curfew was…
- World News
Asia stocks rise along with coronavirus cases
Asian stocks are rising along with the number of coronavirus cases after the WHO reported the highest daily rise since the pandemic began. The fine line between a second wave in cases and the removal of lockdowns seems to favour a more conservative approach in the stock market as caution is being taken. The Nikkei 225 ranked 0.3% higher in…
- World News
WHO reports the highest daily increase of Covid-19 cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported the largest single-day increase in cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, with over 183,000 new cases detected in the past 24 hours. Key points: The significantly larger number of cases could be due to both increased testing and wider spreading of infections There are now more than 8.7 million cases worldwide, with…
- World News
Doomsday comes and goes
Apparently doomsday has proven itself to be a hoax after it has came and went yesterday. The Mayan Calendar predicted June 21 as the day that the world would come to an end, and obviously we are all still here. But many are increasingly following such theories after the coronavirus has some saying that there will be a new world…
- Covid-19 News
Police warning: Pattaya’s beaches remain party and alcohol-free zones
Police in Pattaya are warning beach-goers that a ban on parties and the consumption of alcohol on the city’s beaches remains in force. Officers are monitoring all local beaches, particularly at weekends, when numbers increase, issuing reminders that, in addition to the ban on alcohol, people must not mingle outside their own group and must wear masks when not in…
- Covid-19 News
Asia on alert for Covid’s second wave
Last week’s surge in new, locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in China, serves as a reminder to the rest of Asia that the possibility of a second wave may be all too real. A similar surprise second wave hit Singapore at the start of April after it appeared the island nation had been successful in containing the new virus. As restrictions…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày CN 21/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới
Tính tới 18h ngày 21/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 349 người, trong số đó, 327 người đã khỏi bệnh, 22 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 21/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 349 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
China traces Beijing Covid-19 outbreak to European strain
China says it’s identified a European strain of Covid-19 as having sparked the recent spike in south west Beijing suburbs, but the World Health Organisation will only say it was imported from outside the city and needs further investigation. China has released genome sequencing data which officials claim identifies a European strain of the coronavirus. 183 people have contracted the…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19: 1 new imported case, 27 days with no local transmissions (June 21)
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration this morning announced 1 new case of Covid-19 discovered in state quarantine over the previous 24 hours. The case is a 6 year old Thai boy who recently returned from South Africa on a repatriation flight. Thailand has reached 27 consecutive days without a domestically transmitted case. As of today, the total number of…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T7 20/6): Thêm bệnh nhân khỏi nCoV
Tính tới 18h ngày 20/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 349 người, trong số đó, 327 người đã khỏi bệnh, 22 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 20/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 349 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
Health minister is in the front of the line for the first human dose of Thai-made vaccine
Guess who called first dibs on the locally brewed coronavirus vaccine? Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Apparently he wants to be the first person to try out the vaccine the Chulalongkorn University’s National Vaccine Institute has been working on. If he goes through with it, Charnvirakul would be next up for a jab after the monkeys. The National Primate Research…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand eases up on social distancing requirements for domestic travel
The requirement for Thailand’s airlines to leave every second seat empty, as part of the conditions under which domestic services could resume, is being done away with. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand says carriers can now sell every seat on a flight (whether or not airlines manage to do so is another matter). However, the CAAT says airlines must…
- Covid-19 News
Musicians want to get back on the mic
Can we have music again? Musicians are asking for restrictions to be lifted so they can hold night performances and get back to work. Around 50 musicians petitioned the Thai PM, asking that night entertainment venues reopen by next week. Bars are still closed as social gathering mixed with alcohol might be too risky right now. But many bars and…
- Covid-19 News
Survey shows majority of Thai people uneasy about returning to “normal”
A poll conducted with over 500 workers in Thailand and Malaysia reveals that a majority of Thai people are anxious about going back to work and being expected to return to normal behaviour. The majority of employees want to see significant health and safety measures put in place, with 1 in 3 Thais saying they don’t believe behaviour will ever…
- Covid-19 News
Defence chief favours lifting Thailand’s Emergency Decree
“In terms of disease control, we’ve managed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.” The chief of Thailand’s defence forces raised no objection yesterday to calls for the national state of emergency to be lifted, saying security operations will not be affected if the Emergency Decree, set to expire at the end of June, is not extended. Pornpipat Benyasri, who is charge…
- Covid-19 News
Uproar as Bolivian TV program live broadcasts Covid-19 death
A Bolivian television channel TV channel sparked outrage yesterday after it broadcast live the last minutes of a dying Covid-19 patient as doctors battled in vain to save him. A spokesman for the “No Lies” program says it took the decision to show a Covid-19 patient’s death in the eastern city of Santa Cruz to jolt authorities, who have neglected health…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Thursday, June 18
Covid-19 update: 6 new cases, all detected in quarantine (June 18) Breaking a 3 day streak of zero new cases, there’s been 6 new cases of Covid-19 over the last 24 hour period, all detected in state quarantine. 5 are male students, aged 23-26, who were asymptomatic and returned recently from Saudi Arabia. A 26 year old female student, who…
- Covid-19 News
International flight talks resume as “travel bubble” debate rages on
“There must be thorough discussions, which may continue into next month.” As the Thai government mulls the possibility of “travel bubbles” with countries where Covid-19 appears under control, aviation representatives are talking with commercial airlines about a potential return to international services. Limited domestic flights have been operating again since May, with the exception of Phuket, which resumed its domestic…
- World News
Garuda Airlines cabin crew to abandon face masks following complaints
After a number of complaints from passengers (we assume male passengers), Indonesian carrier Garuda Airlines is preparing to have cabin crew ditch face masks in favour of face shields. The decision comes after some passengers said they couldn’t tell if the crew were smiling, pouting, angry or couldn’t care less. In response, Garuda CEO Irfan Setiaputra says the airline will…
