Coronavirus
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Deputy PM says some restrictions could be eased before mid-May
Speaking at the Covid-19 Coronavirus Situation Administration today, Deputy PM Wissanu Kreangam addressed rumours that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is considering easing some Covid19 restrictions before the middle of May. Meetings are taking place this afternoon between the CCSA and other government departments as the PM gathers medical advice from the CCSA and other experts on the feasibility of loosening some…
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Covid-19 update: 3 new cases, no deaths (Thursday)
Health officials today reported 3 new Covid-19 cases, all Thai nationals, bringing the total in Thailand to 2,992 since the beginning of the outbreak. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 55. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, says 1new case is a Thai housewife, aged 59, in the southern province of Yala at…
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Unemployed elephants in Thailand’s north trek home
The Covid-19 crisis has affected the livelihoods of countless millions of Thais… not all of them human. Elephant camps in Chiang Mai, and elsewhere in Thailand’s north, have been devastated by the drop in tourism, forcing some to close and having to leave their elephants without food to survive. More than 100 are now marching up to 150 kilometres back…
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Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T4 6/5): Không ghi nhận ca dương tính nCoV mới, chỉ còn 39 bệnh nhân điều trị
Đến 18h ngày hôm nay 6/5, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca dương tính nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 271 người, trong số đó, 232 người đã khỏi bệnh, 39 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 6/5, Việt Nam ghi nhận (so với 24h trước): Tổng số ca…
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Follow the rules or face the consequences – PM
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is warning that unless people and businesses continue to adhere to social distancing rules, previously lifted restrictions could be reinstated. Nation Thailand reports that the PM has already issued new guidelines on the sale of alcohol after chaotic scenes in supermarkets across the country following the lifting of the alcohol ban in all but a handful…
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UK now second only to the US in reported Covid-19 deaths
The death tolls have been shocking, week after week… First, China’s Hubei province, then Italy, Spain and France. Now, the United Kingdom has surpassed them all as it reports more deaths from the Covid-19 coronavirus than any country in Europe, reaching a grim milestone that piles further scrutiny on the response to the pandemic by PM Boris Johnson’s government. The…
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Phuket reports no new Covid-19 cases for fourth day, one new death
The southern island province of Phuket reported no new Covid-19 cases today, a fourth consecutive day, though there was one additional death. The man was a 63 year old hotelier from Khao Lak in neighbouring Phang Nga province on the mainland, who visited Phuket before falling ill. He travelled to Phuket between March 19-21 and first began exhibiting symptoms on…
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Concerns in Pattaya over packed trucks transporting construction workers
Whilst Thailand’s residents are being told to ensure appropriate social distancing in all circumstances as the country slowly re-opens businesses, Pattaya residents have shared their concern about the conditions local construction workers are being transported, saying there is no social distancing being observed at all. The Pattaya News reports that it has received photos of workers crammed onto packed trucks…
- Việt Nam
Tin Covid-19: Cụ bà 88 tuổi – bệnh nhân nặng được xuất viện
“Bệnh nhân 161” là cụ bà 88 tuổi, một trong năm bệnh nhân Covid-19 nặng nhất cả nước, từng phải thở máy và hồi sức tích cực, được công nhận khỏi bệnh và xuất viện hôm nay. “Bệnh nhân 161” là người cao tuổi nhất trong số các bệnh nhân. Trong quá trình điều trị Covid-19 tại Bệnh viện Bệnh…
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Hà Nam: “Bệnh nhân 251” từng nhiễm Covid-19 tử vong
Trường hợp bệnh nhân đã bị nhiễm Covid-19 tử vong tại Hà Nam được xác định do xơ gan giai đoạn cuối. Bệnh nhân nam, 64 tuổi (trú tại Bình Lục, Hà Nam) tử vong rạng sáng 1/5. Trước đó, từ ngày 20/3, bệnh nhân được điều trị các bệnh xơ gan giai đoạn cuối, suy kiệt, bệnh gút nặng,…
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Government health official warns of near-certainty of “second wave” of Covid-19
With the easing of some restrictions put in place to slow and eventually halt the spread of the Covid-19 virus, a government health official is now warning of the rise of a “second wave” from next week is “inevitable”. Nation Thailand reports that the Director of the Division of Communicable Diseases issued his warning yesterday, saying an increase in the…
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Second round of tests confirm 40 Covid-19 cases in Yala were “false positives”
A second round of tests carried out on 40 people who tested positive for the Covid-19 virus in the southern province of Yala, have all come back negative. The Bangkok Post reports that the initial tests have now been confirmed as “false positives”. Now a third test is being run to remove any doubt. The spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19…
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TP HCM: Tới 7 ca tái dương tính nCoV liên quan đến Buddha Bar & Grill
Tính đến 4/5, bệnh viện dã chiến Củ Chi đã tiếp nhận bảy trong chín người tái dương tính nCoV trở lại đều liên quan đến ổ dịch Buddha Bar & Grill, quận 2. Trong cuộc họp Ban chỉ đạo phòng chống Covid-19 của TP HCM, Sở Y tế cho biết thành phố ghi nhận tới 9 ca dương tính…
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Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T2 4/5): Không ghi nhận ca dương tính nCoV mới, thêm 2 bệnh nhân khỏi
18h ngày hôm nay 4/5, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận ca dương tính nCoV mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 271 người, trong số đó, 221 người đã khỏi bệnh, 50 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 4/5, Việt Nam ghi nhận (so với 24h trước): Tổng số ca nhiễm:…
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‘Bệnh nhân 271’ – Chuyên gia người Anh từng bị nhiễm Covid-19 một tháng trước khi bay sang Việt Nam
Bệnh nhân nhiễm Covid-19 mới nhất được ghi nhận tại Việt Nam – ‘bệnh nhân 271’ từng có kết quả xét nghiệm dương tính với virus SARS-CoV-2 vào ngày 7/4 tại Anh. Theo thông tin từ Trung tâm kiểm soát bệnh tật TP HCM, điều tra tiền sử bệnh tật của bệnh nhân thứ 271 cho thấy người này từng…
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Owners of Pattaya nightlife venues discuss Covid-19 safety regulations for re-opening
The owners of entertainment establishments in Pattaya held a meeting at the city’s Hollywood Club on Saturday to exchange ideas on appropriate safety measures to implement as part of a future re-opening. For now, all bars and clubs around Thailand are closed until further notice as part of measures in place to prevent a re-ignition of new cases of the…
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Mad dash for booze as alcohol ban lifted in most provinces – VIDEO
There was a mad dash at supermarkets around Thailand yesterday as drinkers and retailers rushed to replenish their stocks following the lifting of a national alcohol ban imposed to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Shoppers just grabbed entire boxes, or multiple boxes, paid and marched happily out the door. But, for now, the ban remains in force in…
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Number of Covid-19 cases passes 3.5 million worldwide
The number of Covid-19 cases around the world yesterday passed the 3.5 million mark, with a worldometers.com tally confirming 84,004 new cases in the last 24 hours. However, the growth in new cases is finally starting to slow down – flattening the curve. Nearly a quarter of a million people have now died from the virus, with Europe and the…
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Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày CN 3/5): Ghi nhận 1 ca dương tính nCoV mới
18h ngày hôm nay 3/5, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm 1 ca dương tính nCoV, là chuyên gia dầu khí người Anh được cách ly ngay sau khi nhập cảnh. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 271 người, trong số đó, 217 người đã khỏi bệnh, 54 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến…
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Over 500 Thais fly home today and straight into quarantine
A spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced today that 581 Thais have returned from 5 countries. A flight from the Maldives brought 125 Thais at 3:15pm yesterday, then 165 arrived from Hong Kong at 3:55, 175 arrived from Singapore at 5:25 and 45 from Spain at 6:55. 70 returnees from Russia arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 10:30am.…
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Thousands queue outside Finance Ministry for relief cheques
People began arriving before sunrise. It was around 5am on Friday that 49 year old Bawonlak Rasameebunsrisuk from Samut Prakan, just south of Bangkok, started the queue outside the Finance Ministry. She soon gave up her spot to 71 year old Gasorn Bunin, feeling sorry for the grandmother. The Finance Ministry offices wouldn’t open until 9am. All were hoping for…
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Covid-19 update: 3 new cases, no new deaths (Sunday)
The Coronavirus Situation Administration today announced just 3 new cases of Covid-19 nationwide in Thailand in the preceding 24 hours. It’s the lowest number in months, and only half of yesterday and Friday’s 6 new cases. It’s the seventh consecutive day of single digit increases and brings the national total to 2,969. No deaths have been reported in recent days,…
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Masks, hand gel and PPE valued at 5 million baht seized in Bangkok
Police in Bangkok have confiscated face masks, hand sanitiser and protective clothing valued at 5 million baht and arrested a man in a raid on a townhouse in Thawi Watthana district. Officers of the Department of Special Investigation, together with police and officials from the Internal Trade Department and the Food and Drug Administration, searched the two-storey townhouse, where they…
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Those heading home to the provinces face 14 day quarantine
Those ignoring the PM’s request to travel only for essential reasons and heading to their home in the provinces for the long weekend may be in for a shock. The Interior Ministry has issued an order for people returning to the provinces to be quarantined for 14 days. The order, signed by Permanent Secretary for the Interior, is to prevent…
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Rush for fit-to-travel documents for people leaving Phuket
Authorities announced yesterday that those who want to leave Phuket by road must register online no later than Friday, May 8, to obtain fit-to-travel certificates. While the southern province of Phuket remains closed to entry, authorities have begun allowing people to leave. Tens of thousands, both tourists and Thais from other provinces, have been trapped on the island since it…
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Hình ảnh virus nCoV giải phóng các hạt virus mới
Mới đây, các nhà nghiên cứu Mỹ công bố hình ảnh qua kính hiển vi ghi lại khoảnh khắc những hạt virus nCoV mới tạo ra từ bộ máy tế bào chuẩn bị xâm chiếm tế bào mới trong cơ thể. Mới đây, bằng kính hiển vi điện tử quét, Elizabeth Fischer, trưởng nhóm Kính hiển vi điện tử ở…
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Phuket’s Bang Tao tambon erupts over continued restrictions
Angry villagers gathered in The Bang Tao subdistrict of the southern province of Phuket today to protest continued travel restrictions on their tambon and demand the right to travel more freely, like much of the rest of Phuket. The Muslim-majority beachside community of Bang Tao has become the island’s hotzone for Covid-19 infections since the closure of the Patong municipality…
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Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Ngày T7 2/5): Thêm 2 ca tái dương tính nCoV
18h ngày hôm nay 2/5, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca dương tính nCoV. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 270 người, trong số đó, 217 người đã khỏi bệnh, 53 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 2/5, Việt Nam ghi nhận (so với 24h trước): Tổng số ca nhiễm:…
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Covid-19 update: 6 new cases nationwide, deaths toll remains at 54 (Saturday)
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today has confirmed just 6 new Covid-19 cases over a 24 hour period, for the second consecutive day. That’s the lowest in over a month, and again no deaths, leaving the total death toll at 54 people. It’s the sixth consecutive day of single-digit numbers. Half of today’s new cases are in the southern…
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Phuket Covid-19 update: 3 new cases, no deaths (Saturday)
Phuket, in Thailand’s South, reports 3 new Covid-19 infections today, a jump from zero yesterday, but still well within the low single digits. All 3 are in the Bang Tao area in the beachside community on the island’s west coast. The area has become the island’s hotbed of infections since the closure of the Patong sub-district and its infamous Bangla…
