Coronavirus

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket closes Cape Promthep, other beaches and parks
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    Phuket closes Cape Promthep, other beaches and parks

    Add another to the growing list of sites, venues and attractions being shuttered by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in Thailand, Phuket’s popular tourist magnet, Cape Promthep, a lookout point famous for its sunsets, has been closed to visitors. Officials on Thailand’s most popular resort island declared the attraction off limits as virus numbers start to increase around the nation. The…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai PM suspends military conscription for 3 months
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    Thai PM suspends military conscription for 3 months

    Thailand’s mandatory annual military conscription has been put on hold due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Defence, under an order from PM and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has postponed this year’s round of the draft, which was scheduled for April 1 to 12, for up to 3 months. Conscription in Thailand is traditionally done by drawing lots…

  • Covid-19 NewsChinese tourists arrested for breaking quarantine rules in Phuket
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    Chinese tourists arrested for breaking quarantine rules in Phuket

    Four Chinese citizens have been arrested, after having their temperatures checked, in the Saku area, Phuket, after “defying coronavirus quarantine rules”. They spent Thursday night at Saku police station for leaving their rented accommodation without notifying authorities of their move from their previously registered address. Two of them were found at a house in Phuket Town, the other two had headed to…

  • Covid-19 NewsBritish PM Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19
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    British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19

    The British PM has tested positive for the coronavirus. Boris Johnson says he developed “mild symptoms over the past 24 hours”, including a cough and temperature. Mr Johnson was last seen last night, UK time, as he clapped outside his home as part of a nationwide gesture thanking National Health Service staff. 55 year old Mr Johnson maintains he is now…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today – Friday, March 27
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    Thailand News Today – Friday, March 27

    91 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death in Thailand Thailand’s Department of Disease Control has confirmed a 91 new cases of the the Covid19 coronavirus at their daily press briefing this morning. There was also an additional death reported. The new numbers bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1136 and deaths to 5. Of the…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen
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    Bangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen

    Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA or City Hall as it’s more commonly known), is closing down more public venues around the capital, effective midnight tonight (Friday) until April 30, as it steps up measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Sites to remain closed are all sport arenas of both humans and animals (boxing arenas, cockfighting and fish fighting…

  • Covid-19 NewsTình hình Covid-19: Số ca nhiễm virus corona tại Mỹ cao nhất thế giới, vượt Ý và Trung Quốc
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    Tình hình Covid-19: Số ca nhiễm virus corona tại Mỹ cao nhất thế giới, vượt Ý và Trung Quốc

    Thống kê ngày 26/3, số ca nhiễm virus corona được xác nhận ở Mỹ lên tới 82.404, chính thức là con số lớn nhất toàn cầu, vượt cả Ý và Trung Quốc, theo Đại học Johns Hopkins. Trung Quốc ở vị trí thứ hai với 81.340 ca nhiễm và Ý ở vị trí thứ ba với 80.589 ca. Tổng số…

  • Covid-19 NewsArmy officers sidelined over illegal boxing match that caused ‘Covid-19’ cluster
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    Army officers sidelined over illegal boxing match that caused ‘Covid-19’ cluster

    The head of the army’s welfare department has been “transferred to an inactive post” along with other army brass, as an inquiry begins into a now-notorious boxing event on March 6 at the Lumphini Boxing Stadium that’s has led to scores of Covid coronavirus infections. The Royal Thai Army announced today that that Major General Rachit Arunrangsri, who was in…

  • Covid-19 NewsSingaporeans face jail, fines if they don’t observe social distancing
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    Singaporeans face jail, fines if they don’t observe social distancing

    Singapore authorities have announced tough new measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, saying that those found guilty of intentionally standing or sitting too near to others could be jailed for up to six months. The city-state has already closed bars and cinemas, as well as banning large events. While Singapore isn’t under lockdown or a state of…

  • Covid-19 NewsKing and Queen of Malaysia under quarantine after palace staff test positive for coronavirus
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    King and Queen of Malaysia under quarantine after palace staff test positive for coronavirus

    Malaysia has the highest number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia (2031 at time of publication), and now its King and Queen are under quarantine after 7 staff members of the royal palace tested positive for the virus. National news agency Bernama made the announcement yesterday. Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin and his wife Tuanku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have tested…

  • Việt NamTình hình Covid-19 tại Việt Nam: 600.000 người ở TP HCM mất việc vì đại dịch
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    Tình hình Covid-19 tại Việt Nam: 600.000 người ở TP HCM mất việc vì đại dịch

    Dịch Covid-19 khiến khoảng 600.000 lao động tại TP HCM phải nghỉ việc và không có thu nhập, lâm vào cảnh thất nghiệp. Do đó thành phố sẽ trích một nửa thu nhập tăng thêm của cán bộ, công chức để hỗ trợ những người này. Chiều 26/3, cuộc họp Ban chỉ đạo phòng chống Covid-19 đã diễn ra. Bí…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: 91 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death in Thailand (Friday March 27)
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    UPDATE: 91 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death in Thailand (Friday March 27)

    Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and Department of Disease Control and confirmed a 91 new cases of the the Covid19 coronavirus at their daily press briefing this morning (March 27). There was also an additional death reported. The new numbers bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1136 and deaths to 5. Two Thais have also…

  • Covid-19 NewsHuman Rights Watch blasts the arrest of Phuket artist over online comments
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    Human Rights Watch blasts the arrest of Phuket artist over online comments

    A local artist and art gallery owner in Phuket, Danai Ussama, better known as “Mr Zen”, was arrested at his home on the island this week, on the day before Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha announced a state of emergency would soon go into effect (which happened on Thursday, March 26). The 42 year old street artist was arrested Monday afternoon and…

  • Covid-19 NewsDefence chief: Stay home for the sake of the nation, or curfew is inevitable
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    Defence chief: Stay home for the sake of the nation, or curfew is inevitable

    “We should control ourselves instead of being forced to by the state.” Under the state of emergency that went into effect yesterday, the head of Thailand’s defence forces Pornpipat Benyasri has urged people to stay in their homes today and the weekend or face an enforced curfew to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Pornpipat, who under the emergency…

  • Việt NamTình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Ổ dịch sau buổi tiệc tại Buddha Bar & Grill
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    Tình hình COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Ổ dịch sau buổi tiệc tại Buddha Bar & Grill

    Ít nhất có 14 người dương tính với virus corona sau 14 ngày dự tiệc tại Buddha Bar & Grill, quận 2, buộc TP HCM gấp rút cắt chuỗi lây lan từ ổ dịch này. COVID-19 tại Việt Nam Địa phương khởi bệnh Số ca (153) Khỏi bệnh (20) Tử vong (0) Hà Nội 52 TP. Hồ Chí Minh 40…

  • Việt NamCập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối 26/3): Tổng số ca nhiễm nCoV lên tới 153 bệnh nhân
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    Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (Tối 26/3): Tổng số ca nhiễm nCoV lên tới 153 bệnh nhân

    Đến tối hôm nay (26/3), Việt Nam ghi nhận thêm 5 trường hợp nhiễm COVID-19, nâng tổng số ca lên 153. Trong 5 bệnh nhân mới, có 4 người ở TP HCM, 1 người Hà Nội ghi nhận tại Quảng Ninh. Hai trong số những trường hợp mới là từ nước ngoài về Việt Nam từ ngày 21/3 tới 23/3,…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today – Thursday, March 26
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    Thailand News Today – Thursday, March 26

    New cases in Thailand – 111, pushes total over 1,000 Thursday’s total for new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus is out as announced today by the Public Health Department. The number of newly confirmed Covid-19 cases in Thailand is now over 1,000. 111 new cases were announced to the media today by spokesperson from the Ministry of Public Health. At…

  • Covid-19 NewsBlue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home
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    Blue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home

    With the state of emergency requiring people to stay home as much as possible and keeping their ‘social distance’ in public to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Ministry of Commerce has launched a fleet of Blue Flag vehicles to sell and deliver groceries and other consumer goods at affordable prices, right to people’s homes. Starting yesterday, mobile…

  • Covid-19 News‘Boxing Stadium Cluster’ investigation over banned March 6 event
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    ‘Boxing Stadium Cluster’ investigation over banned March 6 event

    The head of the Royal Thai Army, General Apirat Kongsompong today ordered the creation of a committee to track down those responsible for holding a competition in Lumphini Boxing Stadium on March 6, days after it was ordered closed. The stadium, which is under the management of the army, has been a major hotzone for the spread of the Covid-19…

  • Covid-19 News5 new coronavirus cases reported in Phuket, first in Koh Samui
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    5 new coronavirus cases reported in Phuket, first in Koh Samui

    Phuket Newshawk reports 5 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases on the southern island of Phuket. The details of the new cases are… A 64 year old Swiss businessman A British man, aged 20, who is a caretaker of yachts A 43 year old Thai woman, a masseuse in Patong A 41 year old Thai man, concierge in a Patong hotel A…

  • Covid-19 NewsNo public transport bus tickets until at least April 30
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    No public transport bus tickets until at least April 30

    “We cannot provide additional buses and all available buses have been used. Complying with the social distancing policy halves the number of passengers per bus.” Due to the state of emergency declared by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the president of state enterprise Transport Company, Jirasak Yaovatsakul, announced today that ticket sales for all…

  • Việt NamCập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (26/3): Số ca nhiễm nCoV lên 148 người
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    Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (26/3): Số ca nhiễm nCoV lên 148 người

    Sáng 26/3, Bộ Y tế công bố thêm 7 ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới, gồm 4 người ở TP HCM, 2 tại Hà Nội, 1 người quê Nghệ An, nâng tổng số ca COVID-19 toàn quốc lên 148 bệnh nhân. Trong 24 giờ qua, Việt Nam ghi nhận thêm 14 trường hợp mắc mới. Trong đó, 10 ca được cách ly…

  • Covid-19 NewsEscaped coronavirus patient nabbed in Krabi, faces charges
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    Escaped coronavirus patient nabbed in Krabi, faces charges

    A patient who fled isolation and treatment for the Covid-19 coronavirus in the southern province of Krabi has been nabbed at a checkpoint last night and returned to hospital. The 25 year old faces criminal charges for violating the Communicable Disease Act. The director of Krabi Hospital says the patient had been at the hospital since Saturday but escaped on…

  • Covid-19 NewsMilitary checkpoints set up to monitor domestic travel
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    Military checkpoints set up to monitor domestic travel

    Under the state of emergency which went into effect around Thailand last night, the military has set up 357 checkpoints to monitor interprovincial travel in an additional measure to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. A statement said the checkpoints are in response to the PM tasking the military command with supervising security measures. The checkpoints are manned by…

  • Covid-19 NewsFortress Thailand – Thai PM asks for co-operation
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    Fortress Thailand – Thai PM asks for co-operation

    The Kingdom has raised the drawbridge and hunkers down for weeks, or months, of self-isolation and a roll-out of measures to control the spread of Covid-19. Foreign nationals may no longer enter Thailand and the government has not ruled out a 24 hour curfew under the state of emergency declared by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, which went into effect at midnight,…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand’s Prime Minister takes control as the State of Emergency is activated
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    Thailand’s Prime Minister takes control as the State of Emergency is activated

    The Thai PM says he promises to do his best to lead Thailand through this Covid-19 crisis, to ensure the safety of the Thai people, and urges everyone to have faith in his leadership. Thailand’s PM Prayut Chan-o-cha spoke earnestly to the Thai people telling them to expect the worst in the next “several weeks or months” as the virus…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today – Wednesday, March 25
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    Thailand News Today – Wednesday, March 25

    107 new coronavirus cases confirmed (Wednesday) Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and the Department of Disease Control announced 107 new confirmed cases of the Covid-19 Coronavirus in their daily press briefing this morning. This makes the total number of cases found in Thailand since the outbreak began in January 934, with 4 total deaths. Yesterday 106 confirmed cases were announced.…

  • Việt NamCập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (25/3): Hơn chục ca dương tính nCoV, nâng tổng số bệnh nhân lên 134 người
    Nguyễn Lê Việt AnhWednesday, March 25, 2020
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    Cập nhật COVID-19 tại Việt Nam (25/3): Hơn chục ca dương tính nCoV, nâng tổng số bệnh nhân lên 134 người

    Tối 24/3, Bộ Y tế công bố thêm 11 ca nhiễm COVID-19 mới, bao gồm 4 người ở TP HCM, 5 người tại Hà Nội, 1 ở Lai Châu, 1 người ở Thanh Hóa, nâng tổng số bệnh nhân toàn quốc lên 134. Cả 4 bệnh nhân mới ở TP HCM đều liên quan đến quán bar Buddha – nơi…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai PM: State of emergency begins at midnight
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    Thai PM: State of emergency begins at midnight

    “I am in charge of this mission.” In a nationally televised address, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha told the public today that Thailand has reached a turning point in its fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and he is now “in charge of every aspect” of the government’s efforts to combat the disease. An emergency decree, announced yesterday, will be enforced across…

  • Covid-19 NewsBank employee tests positive for coronavirus
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    Bank employee tests positive for coronavirus

    “The employee is now in hospital and his last day at work was March 23.” Siam Commerial Bank has announced that one of its temporary employees tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus. A spokesman says that the employee worked on the 20th floor of Ari Hill Building on Phaholyothin Road in Bangkok. After notifying the Ministry of Public Health and the…