Coronavirus
- Thailand News
Education minister does U-turn on ‘tablets for students’ plan
The government has done a swift U-turn on last week’s plans to purchase tablets (iPads and the like, not medicines) for Thailand’s students for home learning during the Covid-19 crisis. The Thai Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan says his ministry will now focus on maximising existing resources and “not invest money buying new equipment unnecessarily”. “We will ask for digital TV…
- Covid-19 News
660,000 people in Thailand under watch as potential “high-risk” Covid-19 infections
660,000 people around Thailand have been identified as at “high-risk of contracting or spreading Covid-19. The director-general of the Health Service Support Department, Dr. Tharet Krasnairawiwong, says that over the past 2 months more than 11.8 million households around Thailand have been visited, identifying potential risk clusters and people who may have come into contact with the coronavirus. “This group of…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối CN 12/4): Thêm 2 ca mới, tổng 260 người nhiễm nCoV
18h ngày hôm nay 12/4, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm hai ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới, đều ở thôn Hạ Lôi, huyện Mê Linh, Hà Nội. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 260 người, trong số đó, 144 người đã khỏi bệnh, 116 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến hết ngày 12/4, Việt Nam…
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Thailand prepares 3,500 hotel rooms to quarantine returnees after flight ban is lifted
Thailand is anticipating an onslaught of quarantined returnees once the incoming flight ban is lifted, and the government is preparing about 3,500 private hotel rooms in Bangkok and upcountry, to house them. The ban, imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, is due to expire next Saturday. Thailand’s Deputy Defence Minister and Defence Permanent Secretary met with officials today…
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With more than 20,000 deaths, US surpasses Italy’s total of deceased coronavirus patients
Deaths from the Covid-19 coronavirus in the US topped 20,000 yesterday (20,577 to be precise), surpassing Italy, previously the world’s hardest-hit country. It was a grim start to the Easter holiday weekend on which US President Donald Trump had earlier hoped to “reopen the country”. With the report of 1,863 new deaths nationally yesterday, the US has reached two grim…
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33 new coronavirus infections confirmed, 3 more deaths (Sunday)
33 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Thailand today (Sunday), and 3 more deaths. The total number of infections in Thailand since the outbreak began now stands at 2551. There have been 38 deaths. A spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration says the deaths were 2 Thai men, aged 74 and 44, and a 65 year…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng CN 12/4): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới
6h ngày hôm nay 12/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc vẫn là 258 người, trong số đó, 144 người đã khỏi bệnh, 114 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính tới sáng ngày 12/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Số ca nhiễm: 258 (=). Số ca…
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Phuket confirms 4 new Covid-19 cases (Sunday)
Phuket has confirmed 4 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus today (Sunday), double yesterday’s 2 cases but still in the low single digits as the numbers are on a downward trend. Phuket has virtually sealed itself off, with all roads, ports. As of Friday night even the airport officially closed. The governor announced an alcohol ban on Friday night as well, effective…
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31 Thai returnees from Russia quarantined, 3 hospitalised with fever
34 Thai nationals who have been stranded at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, due to travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus, have now arrived home. They arrived at at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday by Aeroflot Airlines flight SU272 as a special repatriation flight arranged by the Thai government. Authorities at the airport’s international communicable disease control checkpoint found that 3…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối T7 11/4): Tổng số ca nhiễm nCoV là 258
18h ngày hôm nay 11/4, Bộ Y tế ghi nhận thêm một ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 258 người, trong số đó, 144 người đã khỏi bệnh, 114 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính tới cuối ngày 11/4, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Số ca nhiễm: 258 (+1). Số ca khỏi…
- Việt Nam
Tình hình Covid-19 Thế giới (Chiều T6 10/4): Gần 1,7 triệu ca nhiễm, hơn 102.000 người chết vì nCoV toàn cầu
Số ca nhiễm Covid-19 toàn cầu tiếp tục tăng mạnh, với gần 1,7 triệu ca nhiễm và vượt ngưỡng 100.000 người tử vong vì nCoV tính tới sáng ngày 11/4. Theo thống kê của Đại học Johns Hopkins, thế giới hiện ghi nhận: 1.691.719 ca nhiễm (tăng 104.510 ca). 102.136 ca tử vong (tăng 7.286 ca). 211 quốc gia và…
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PM urges Thailand to observe Songkran at home on April 13
PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is calling on all citizens and residents to refrain from celebrating Songkran, cancel their trips home and avoid all gatherings during the 3 day festival, which kicks off on Monday. The government announced last month that the Songkran holidays would be postponed to later, unspecified dates, in line with efforts to curb the spread of the Covid-19…
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New Covid-19 cases fall to 45 in Thailand
45 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases were confirmed at this morning’s briefing by the the Ministry of Public Health and the Covid-19 Coronavirus Situation Response Centre, a slight drop from yesterday’s 5o and Thursday’s 54. Two more deaths were also reported. The total number of infections since the outbreak began now stands at 2,518. 35 patients have died. The cases span…
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Chiang Rai restricts travel in and out until April 30
Chiang Rai, Thailand’s northernmost province, has now been partially locked down, effective today until April 30, by order of its governor. Only four routes in or out will remain open. Vehicles and passengers will undergo strict screening at entrance and exit checkpoints. Those with a fever or who fail to wear facemasks will be not allowed to enter. Until April…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T7 11/4): Không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm nCoV mới
6h ngày hôm nay 11/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới. Tổng số ca nhiễm COVID-19 toàn quốc là 257 người, trong số đó, 144 người đã khỏi bệnh, 113 người đang tiếp tục điều trị. Như vậy, tính đến thời điểm hiện tại, Việt Nam ghi nhận: Số ca nhiễm: 257 (=). Số ca…
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Phuket reports 2 new Covid-19 cases (Saturday)
Continuing a hopeful downward trend, the southern province of Phuket today reported only 2 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, down from yesterday’s 9 and Thursday’s 21. Many if not most of cases originate from the island’s Patong subdistrict, which is now has restricted access, and especially its legendary Bangla Road red light area. The island province has taken stringent measures to…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Friday, April 10
50 new coronavirus cases nationwide (Friday), 1 death 50 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases were confirmed around Thailand, a slight drop from yesterday’s 54. There was also one new death. The total number of infections since the outbreak began now stands at 2,473. 33 patients have died. The cases span 68 of Thailand’s 76 provinces. 1,013 people have completely recovered and…
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Phuket residents instructed to stay home for at least 14 days
All residents living in the southern province of Phuket are being directed to stay in their homes for at least two weeks, starting next Monday, April 13. The provincial governor announced the measure last night to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus on the island, which now has the highest rate of infections in Thailand and is the second…
- Việt Nam
Tình hình Covid-19 Thế giới (Chiều T6 10/4): Gần 95.000 người tử vong vì nCoV toàn cầu
Số ca nhiễm Covid-19 toàn cầu tiếp tục tăng mạnh, với gần 1,6 triệu ca nhiễm và gần 95.000 người tử vong vì nCoV tính tới sáng ngày 10/4. Theo thống kê của Đại học Johns Hopkins, thế giới hiện ghi nhận: 1.587.209 ca nhiễm (tăng 76.105 ca). 94.850 ca tử vong (tăng 6.512 ca). 211 quốc gia và vùng…
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Coronavirous cash handouts may not last full 6 months
The much touted 5000 baht handouts to “informal workers” affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus, originally announced for 3 months but later extended to 6, may not actually last that long, Thailand’s finance minister said yesterday. More than 20 million people have signed up for the grants, but only some 9 million of them are eligible, and the government has issued…
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Phuket reports 9 new coronavirus cases (Friday)
Phuket, which has now closed all points of entry by land and sea, and today closed its airport, has reported 9 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases today (Friday). That’s less than half of yesterday’s 21 cases and even lower than Wednesday’s 14. The new cases bring the total on the southern island to 170 since the outbreak began in January. No…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng T6 10/4): Không ghi nhận ca nhiễm nCoV mới, giữ nguyên 255 ca
6h ngày hôm nay 10/4, theo công bố từ Bộ Y tế, Việt Nam không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm COVID-19 nào, tổng số bệnh nhân duy trì ở 255 người. Như vậy, đến thời điểm hiện tại, tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Số ca nhiễm: 255 (=). Số ca khỏi bệnh: 128 (=). Số ca điều trị: 127…
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Illegal Chinese casino in Pattaya operating after curfew – VIDEO
Police from several units, including the Transnational Crime Unit of Chon Buri, led a raid last night on an illegal casino in Pattaya where nearly a dozen people were gambling. It was located above a Chinese Restaurant. Police went to the Fu Manow Chinese Restaurant at about 10:15pm after a tip that there was an illegal gathering happening in a…
- Technology News
Mobile users can now register for 30 days of free data
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission yesterday gave details on how to register for 30 days of free mobile internet and a broadband speed upgrade. Registration begins today. The move supports the government’s policy of social distancing and encouraging people to work from home, while helping people cut utility bills during the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. But you need…
- Covid-19 News
Did an Issan woman get coronavirus for a second time?
A 38 year old woman from Thailand’s northeastern Chaiyaphum province in the Issan region appears to have contracted the Covid-19 coronavirus for a second time, after she was ‘cured’ of the virus in Bangkok in the middle of March. The woman, who in March had only recently returned from overseas, was found to be infected with the virus and was…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối 9/4): Tổng số ca nhiễm nCoV toàn quốc 255 người
18h ngày hôm nay 9/4, Bộ Y tế công bố thêm 4 ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới, trong đó có 2 người liên quan tới “bệnh nhân 243”, 1 người nhập cảnh từ Campuchia, 1 người về từ Nga. Như vậy, trong ngày 9/4 tại Việt Nam: Số ca nhiễm: 255 ca (+4 ca). Số ca khỏi bệnh: 128 (+2 ca).…
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Phuket will launch door-to-door coronavirus checks across the island
Even as it prepares to restrict travel between its 17 tambon (subdistricts), the southern island province of Phuket is set to become Thailand’s first to launch door-to-door checks of body temperature. The aim is to identify infected people early so they can seek treatment before their symptoms become severe, and potentially end up infecting other Phuketians with the Covid-19 coronavirus.…
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Bangkok bans booze April 10-20
All sales of alcohol will be banned in Bangkok starting tomorrow until April 20. Police made the announcement this afternoon at the Covid 19 Disease Management Centre in Bangkok. The stated reason for the ban is to encourage social distancing and stop the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. However, many netizens have already commented that it follows similar moves in…
- Việt Nam
Virus corona: Toàn thế giới nghi ngại về ‘Thành công của Trung Quốc’
Trung Quốc hôm 7/4 lần đầu tiên ghi nhận không xảy ra ca tử vong nào vì đại dịch Covid-19. Tuy vậy, vẫn có những câu hỏi tồn tại về các con số được Trung Quốc đại lục đưa ra. Vào mỗi 3h sáng (giờ địa phương), Trung Quốc công bố con số mới nhất về virus corona. Tính tới…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Sáng 9/4): Không có thêm ca nhiễm nCoV mới
6h ngày 9/4, Bộ Y tế không ghi nhận thêm ca nhiễm Covid-19 mới, giữ nguyên tổng số bệnh nhân toàn quốc là 251 người, hơn 50% số này đã khỏi bệnh. Như vậy trong 24h qua không ghi nhận ca nhiễm mới nào. Đây là lần đầu tiên trong hơn một tháng qua không thêm ca nhiễm mới trong…
