Coronavirus
- Tourism News
“Tourist arrivals to plunge 50% in first half of 2020” – Thai Tourism Minister
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has painted a…
- Covid-19 News
Thai healthcare worker tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus
In a first, a Thai healthcare worker was diagnosed with…
- Covid-19 News
Asian tourists cancelling flights, staying home
Scores of flights to Asian destinations are being cancelled after…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand Post boosts anti-coronavirus measures
Thailand’s postal service announced this week that it’s employing health…
- Tourism News
2 cruise ship allowed to dock in Phuket, prompting accusations of double standard
After the Netherlands-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship was turned away…
- Economy News
Coronavirus could cause huge damage to ASEAN economies
The Covid-19 coronavirus is expected to cause damage valued at…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus myths busted
The newly named Covid-19 coronavirus has killed over 1,300 people…
- Covid-19 News
UK prisoner tested for coronavirus after extradition is virus-free
UPDATE: Neither Mark Rumble nor another suspect deported to the…
- Covid-19 News
Thai evacuee from Wuhan clear of coronavirus, discharged from hospital
One of the three (out of 138) Thai evacuees from…
- Tourism News
Chiang Mai a “ghost town” as tourists stay away in droves
The coronavirus outbreak has turned Chiang Mai into a ghost…
- Covid-19 News
Medical staff dance with coronavirus patients in Wuhan – VIDEO
While Wuhan and other Chinese cities struggle with shortages and…
- Covid-19 News
Virus cases on Japan cruise ship climb to 135
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases aboard the cruise ship…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Health: Don’t panic, coronavirus isn’t airborne
Thai Health said today that the 2019nCoV coronavirus is not…
- Covid-19 News
Macau casino group losing $2.5 million a day over virus closure
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is losing about $2.5 million a day…
- Covid-19 News
Thousands allowed to leave cruise ship quarantined in Hong Kong
Around 3,600 passengers and crew on the cruise ship World…
- World News
New criteria push the number of suspected virus cases to 615
The director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said…
- Covid-19 News
2 year old girl hospitalised in Israel over virus after arriving from Thailand
A two year old girl who recently flew from Thailand…
- Covid-19 News
Dr Li Wenliang, the face of the Wuhan Coronavirus, and failed censorship
In a country where media, especially social media, is tightly…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Health Minister apologises for his comments that ‘farang’ should be kicked out
UPDATE: The Thai Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has had a…
- Covid-19 News
Health minister says no travel ban
Thailand’s public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul now says imposing a…
- Covid-19 News
Japan cruise ship virus cases triple to 61
41 more cases of the Novel Coronavirus, or 2019nCoV, have…
- Covid-19 News
Tourist police make video to encourage “Chinese family”
Facing a massive slump in tourism from China, the Tourist…
- Covid-19 News
Cruise ships save the day in Koh Samui
It’s Europeans to the rescue in Koh Samui, as the…
- Covid-19 News
First Thai to catch and recover from Coronavirus tells people not to worry
The first Thai to contract, and recover from, the Novel…
- Covid-19 News
10 on quarantined cruise test positive for Coronavirus
If you’ve got to be quarantined, it may as well…
- Covid-19 News
Four evacuees from Wuhan kept in naval hospital for observation
Four* of the 138 Thai evacuees from the Chinese city…
- Covid-19 News
Flight full of Thai evacuees from Wuhan arrives at U-tapao, four with fever
Four of the 138 Thais repatriated in an Air Asia…
- Covid-19 News
Krabi health officials dismiss reports of 100 suspected virus patients
Days before PM Prayut Cha-ocha issued his ominous warning on…
- Opinion
The knock-on effect. Coronavirus hits Phuket hotels.
The Thaiger’s occasional Phuket hotel management contributor is back with…
- Covid-19 News
PM calls fake virus news “biggest threat”
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told a press briefing today that…
