Coronavirus
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T3 9/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới
Tính tới 18h ngày 9/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 332 người, trong số đó, 316 người đã khỏi bệnh, 16 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 9/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 332 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
2 new Covid-19 cases, both imported (June 9)
Today there were 2 Covid-19 cases amongst returning Thai citizens from overseas. There were no locally transmitted infections. That makes 15 days without any local transmissions of the virus in Thailand. Dr. Pannapha Yongtrakul, the CCSA assistant spokesperson, explained that the 2 new cases were from overseas arrivals. • 1 had arrived from Saudi Arabia and entered state quarantine across the southern…
- Phuket News
Reopening of Thailand’s beaches and gyms draws huge crowds
It’s a week into Phase 3 of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and, following last week’s reopening of Chon Buri’s popular beaches, today it’s Phuket’s turn. It remains to be seen if the inclement weather (during the morning), and the south west monsoon waves, will keep the crowds at bay along the island’s famed west coast beaches. As of this…
- Covid-19 News
38 Thai nationals in Egypt test positive for Covid-19
The Thai Embassy in Cairo says 38 Thai citizens have tested positive for Covid-19 so far, only 1 of whom has fully recovered. A report in Thai PBS World says that, over the weekend, the embassy carried out health screening on 220 Thai nationals due to fly back to Thailand yesterday. It also screened 10 other Thais who were on…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Chiều T2 8/6): Ghi nhận 1 ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm 9 bệnh nhân ra viện
Tính tới 18h ngày 8/6, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận 1 ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 332 người, trong số đó, 316 người đã khỏi bệnh, 16 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 8/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 332 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
7 new Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand (June 8)
This morning Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, the spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has announced 7 new confirmed cases of the Covid-19. All 7 were reported as Thai nationals who were recently repatriated from aboard. Today marks the second week, with no new cases of Covid-19 transmitted locally. The Thai Government, however, says their current target is to reach…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T2 8/6): Ghi nhận 2 ca nhiễm nCoV mới
Tính tới sáng ngày 8/6, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận 2 ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 331 người, trong số đó, 307 người đã khỏi bệnh, 24 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến sáng ngày 8/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 331 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
Inspection reveals some Bangkok massage shops flouting hygiene measures
An inspection of Bangkok massage shops has revealed that some premises are being too lax in their implementation of mandatory hygiene measures. The restrictions were introduced by the Government’s Covid-19 task force as massage shops were given the go-ahead to reopen at the beginning of June. However, checks carried out yesterday at several massage shops in the Bang Sue area…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok cinema closed after breaking social distancing rules
Clearly violating social distancing guidelines, fans on Friday jam-packed in front of Major Cineplex at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall for an event to see two popular Thai actors. The cinema was ordered to close for 3 days for breaking the coronavirus prevention rules. The cinema was hosting a meet-and-greet with actors Anan “Ying” Wong and Wanarat “War” Ratsameerat to promote the…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày CN 7/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới
Tính tới 18h ngày 7/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 329 người, trong số đó, 307 người đã khỏi bệnh, 22 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 7/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 329 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Thailand News
Health Ministry: 98% of recent Covid-19 cases imported
The Ministry of Public Health made an announcement this afternoon via social media regarding recent statistics around Covid-19 in Thailand. The gist of the statement is that all recently reported cases of the virus have been imported by Thais returning from abroad. Here is the full text… “From the reports of confirmed cases in the previous two weeks, among 64…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 update: 8 new cases, all imported (June 7)
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration this morning announced 8 new Covid-19 cases over the previous 24 hour period. All were returnees from abroad in state quarantine, and there has been no domestically transmitted cases for 13 days, Dr Panprapa Yongtrakul, deputy CCSA spokeswoman reported. The total number of Covid-19 patients stands at 3,112 since the outbreak – 2444 domestic…
- Tourism News
Covid-19 crisis sees nearly 100 Koh Samui hotels put up for sale
The economic devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic on Thailand’s tourism and hospitality sectors has been inestimable, with foreign arrivals banned since March and hotels nationwide ordered shut in April. Some around the country have since re-opened but nearly 100 hotels on the tourist island of Koh Samui are now for sale. The president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T6 5/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm 5 bệnh nhân ra viện
Tính tới 18h ngày 5/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 328 người, trong số đó, 307 người đã khỏi bệnh, 21 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 5/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 328 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- South Thailand News
Monkeys drown in water tank after food and water shortage
15 monkeys were found dead in a water tank yesterday in Songkhla, near the Malaysian border. The province’s long-tailed macaque monkeys are facing a food shortage due to the lack of tourists in the area. Officials say the monkeys found yesterday must have been thirsty when they jumped in the 3 metre deep tank and drowned. There hasn’t been much rain in…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand to produce thermal face scanner for use in public spaces
For anyone who’s noticed their body temperature varying from store to store (The Thaiger has registered a temperature that would indicate hypothermia on more than one occasion), there may be a solution in the not-too-distant future. Two of Thailand’s top technology agencies are working together to develop a thermal facial scanner which it’s hoped will be able to provide the…
- Covid-19 News
Show of support for Japanese man stranded in Pattaya
Several local organisations have rallied to help a homeless Japanese man living on Pattaya beach after being left destitute by the Covid-19 crisis. It’s understood that Pattaya Tourist Police found the visibly upset man on the beach with his luggage. After a representative from the Pattaya Japanese Association was called to translate, police learned that the man had been stranded…
- Covid-19 News
Robots provide novel approach to virus prevention at Bangkok mall
A robot dog is helping protecting people from the coronavirus at a Bangkok shopping centre by dispensing hand sanitiser. It’s name is K9 and it runs off 5G internet from the mobile phone operator AIS (The Thaiger smells a PR stunt for the new AIS 5G network). K9 looks like he, or she, needs a head and a wagging tail. A…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T5 4/6): Việt Nam chỉ còn 26 ca nhiễm nCoV
Tính tới 18h ngày 4/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 328 người, trong số đó, 302 người đã khỏi bệnh, 26 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 4/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 328 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Northern Thailand News
Thailand’s health volunteers are ‘unsung heroes’ WHO rep says
Thailand’s village health volunteers have been deemed “unsung heroes” in the coronavirus pandemic by a World Health Organisation representative for Thailand. “The volunteers have helped keep the number of cases low by educating villagers about the virus and prevention measures as well as collecting temperatures.” While Thailand had the first coronavirus case outside of China, the country has not been…
- Covid-19 News
Beauty clinic designs special face masks for facial treatments
A skin and beauty clinic has designed a mini face mask for clients getting close-up facial treatments to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and comply with the rules set out by the government. But the mask allows therapists to still get to most of the face so they can apply the same procedures. Waleerat Clinic in Bangkok made re-usable…
- Covid-19 News
Private daycares and nurseries desperately want to reopen
Parents are returning to work, but daycares are still shut down to prevent any potential spread of the coronavirus. Private daycares are telling the government they want to reopen, warning that many parents may place their children in unauthorised daycare centres. Private daycare centres say its crucial that they open soon, but their call to open in the third phase…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T4 3/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm 4 trường hợp khỏi bệnh
Tính tới 18h ngày 3/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 328 người, trong số đó, 302 người đã khỏi bệnh, 26 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 3/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 328 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 update: 1 new imported case (June 3)
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced a single new imported case of Covid-19 at this morning’s daily press briefing. The patient is a 26 year old student who recently returned from Saudi Arabia and was sent directly to a state quarantine facility. The new case raises Thailand’s total 3,084 since the start of the outbreak in January, with 2,968…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T3 2/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm 5 trường hợp khỏi bệnh
Tính tới 18h ngày 2/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 328 người, trong số đó, 298 người đã khỏi bệnh, 30 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 2/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 328 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
National poll says mental health problems on the rise
Stress from finances as well as health worries has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Suan Dusit University poll. Researchers from the Bangkok university asked 1,239 people last week what their top concerns were, finding that mental health problems such as stress and anxiety have gotten much worse. Suicides have also been increasing due to the stress with…
- Covid-19 News
Government denies any link between contact-tracing app and spam messages
The spokesman for the Thai government’s Covid-19 task force is urging more people to use its contact-tracing technology, denying there is any connection between it and a recent influx of gambling spam many phone users have complained about. Dr. Taweesilp Wisanuyothin says the app is easy to use and a vital tool in the fight to control any further spread…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya’s beaches have re-opened but no beach chairs yet
After two months of being closed off as part of the Covid-19 lock-down measures, Pattaya’s beaches are once again open for everyone to enjoy. The beaches, in the normally swarmed tourist hotspot, reopened yesterday, with local officials hailing the day as a “success”, albeit a quiet one initially. The Pattaya News reports that some confusion was caused by signs that…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T2 1/6): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, thêm 14 bệnh nhân khỏi
Tính tới 18h ngày 1/6, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 328 người, trong số đó, 293 người đã khỏi bệnh, 35 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 1/6, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Tổng số ca nhiễm: 328 Số ca khỏi bệnh:…
- Covid-19 News
Government outlines new rules as massage parlours reopen for business
From today, you can once more enjoy a Thai massage, but there are strict conditions attached to the reopening of massage facilities. Suffice to say, it won’t be the same as the massage you had in the past. As the country enters phase 3 of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, massage parlours are required to register on the Department of…
