Coronavirus
- Việt Nam
Covid-19: Bộ Y tế điều trị virus corona theo triệu chứng
Hội đồng chuyên môn y tế cho biết, bệnh nhân nhiễm virus corona đang được điều trị theo triệu chứng, giữ phòng bệnh thông thoáng, súc họng bằng dung dịch sát khuẩn. Chiều qua, Thứ trưởng Bộ Y tế Nguyễn Trường Sơn, Cục trưởng Quản lý Khám Chữa bệnh Lương Ngọc Khuê, cùng 30 chuyên gia thành viên Hội đồng…
- Covid-19 News
Authorities searching for bus travellers in Chiang Rai after passenger tests positive
Authorities in Chiang Rai are trying to track down the passengers of a tour bus after three tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. The bus was travelling from Bangkok to the Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. The three, all from the same family, are being treated in hospital. A spokesman for Chiang Rai’s health department has…
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Thai Airways suspends all flights, some from today
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has claimed another victim: Thai Airways, the national carrier, has announced the suspension of all operations until May 31. The struggling carrier, once considered one of Asia’s most luxurious airlines, said yesterday that the suspension is necessary “because the global pandemic has prompted many countries to impose border closures and lockdowns, forcing many Thai offices abroad…
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107 new coronavirus cases confirmed, total now 934 (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. 52 patients have so far recovered.…
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Phuket reports 3 new coronavirus cases (Wednesday)
Newshawk Phuket reports 3 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus on the southern Thai island of Phuket. 2 Chinese patients have recovered and been discharged, bringing the total remaining cases to 27. 98 people are still in hospital in Phuket, with 71 awaiting test results. The new cases are… An English traveller who arrived in Phuket on March 19 via…
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Foreigners without health certificates, insurance being turned away at Thai airports
No health certificate and travel insurance: “No Entry” Nearly 100 foreign travellers have been denied entry into Thailand for failing to have the mandatory documents to meet immigration standards to fight the Covid-19 coronavirus. Of these, 73 are being deported back to their country of departure. The passengers were among 4,533 passengers, both Thai and foreigners who landed in Thailand…
- Việt Nam
Tình hình dịch Covid-19: Ba bệnh nhân tình trạng ‘rất nặng’
Ba người phải thở máy, lọc máu, can thiệp ECMO tại Bệnh viện Bệnh Nhiệt đới Trung ương, Bộ Y tế liên tục hội chẩn chuyên môn để điều trị. Hôm qua, Bộ Y tế thông tin, 3 trong tổng số 123 bệnh nhân nhiễm Covid-19 có tình trạng rất nặng, gồm bác gái của “bệnh nhân 17” và du khách người Anh.…
- Covid-19 News
2020 Tokyo Olympics put on hold for a year
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are to be delayed by one year due to concerns over the world Covid 19 coronavirus pandemic. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe made the announcement yesterday, telling reporters he has won the backing for the proposal to delay the games, originally scheduled to start in July, in a call with IOC president Thomas Bach. “The Tokyo Olympics will…
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5 people who were bloody amazing during “self-quarantine”
Life in Thailand has changed rapidly since the WHO declared the Covid-19 coronavirus a pandemic on March 11. Offices have closed, public spaces have emptied, and the nation is in a state of national emergency, effective tomorrow. People are urged to to stay home and “self-isoltate” to the extent possible. Many have suddenly found themselves, to put it charitably, “with…
- Economy News
The almighty baht set to fall further despite rate cuts, stimulus
A lot has changed for the baht. It was only months ago that The Bank of Thailand considered drastic measures to rein in the rambunctious baht, whose massive gains in currency markets made it the darling of speculators. In December Kasikorn Bank released a report outlining reasons the baht “will remain strong into 2020.” The bank’s research arm forecast the…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 UPDATE: US records nearly 10,000 new cases, Thailand total 827 cases
Today the world’s numbers of cases surge past 400,000. Two days ago the numbers were 50,000 less. The current hotspots are the US and Europe where the pandemic is still spreading swiftly. The US had the largest batch of new cases in the past 24 hours, adding nearly 10,000 new cases to its 53,609 total – 9,875 cases in the…
- Việt Nam
Covid-19: ‘Bệnh nhân 17’ Nguyễn Hồng Nhung lần thứ ba xét nghiệm âm tính nCoV
Mẫu bệnh phẩm xét nghiệm ngày hôm nay của “bệnh nhân 17” Nguyễn Hồng Nhung không còn nCoV, là lần thứ ba liên tiếp âm tính trong gần một tuần qua. Bộ Y tế cho biết, bệnh nhân này là người duy nhất hiện nay có kết quả xét nghiệm 3 lần âm tính. Hai người khác có kết quả…
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Sharp jump in Thai coronavirus cases due to new testing methods
Thailand’s Ministry of Public health explained today that the sharp rise in confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus cases reported in recent days is due to new testing standards. In the past, two labs have had to show a positive result before a case was confirmed, but now a positive result from one lab is considered a confirmed case. The situation was explained…
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Professor says social distancing, self-isolation are crucial to control infection
“People must stay home and not socialise, or Thailand will become like Italy with coronavirus patients overwhelming health resources and medical personnel having to decide which patients to treat, or not.” Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital of Mahidol University, yesterday emphasised the need for strict social distancing on the university’s online TV channel, saying…
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Thai epidemiologist warns public to stay home to avoid virus surge
As the number of Covid-19 coronavirus infections rises around Thailand, an epidemiologist from the Ministry of Public Health is urging the public to stay home, avoid all social interaction unless absolutely essential and practise social distancing whenever you need to go outdoors to avoid an outbreak like those in Italy and Spain. Ministry epidemiologist Walairat Chaifoo says that the total…
- Việt Nam
Bến Tre: Cách ly 1.588 người liên quan ca nhiễm Covid-19 trở về từ Malaysia
Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh Bến Tre vừa có văn bản quyết định cách ly 480 hộ bao gồm 1.588 nhân khẩu tại ấp Thừa Lợi, xã Thừa Đức, huyện Bình Đại, tỉnh Bến Tre, sau khi xuất hiện ca dương tính Covid-19. Đây là địa phương ven biển của huyện Bình Đại được xác định nơi cô gái M.T.N. T.…
- Covid-19 News
Cabinet will look at proposal to help with home internet
Cabinet today will look at a proposal to help people working from home with 10 Gb free internet for their smartphones, along with other subsidies. The Thai National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission will ask for cabinet approval providing mobile users with 10 free gigabytes of data usage per subscriber, per month up to June 30. The NBTS say they recognise…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật dịch COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Thêm 6 ca nhiễm mới tại TP HCM, Tây Ninh và Đà Nẵng
Hai người nước ngoài, hai Việt kiều và hai người Tây Nam Bộ dương tính nCoV, đưa số bệnh nhân cả nước lên 122 người. Trong số này, ba người ở TP HCM mới được xác nhận chiều nay. Hai ca bệnh ở Tây Ninh đều mới từ Campuchia nhập cảnh về, một người quê Hà Tĩnh, từ Bangkok về…
- Covid-19 News
The Thaiger top 10 ways to cope with self-isolation
It’s a turbulent time. With socialising discouraged and many businesses closed, things can seem a bit scary. And with the Covid-19 coronavirus sweeping the world, you will be worried about the health of family and friends, even yourself. If you’re stuck at home due to the virus you’re probably asking yourself: “Now what am I supposed to do?” But there…
- Việt Nam
TP.HCM: “Bệnh nhân 100” khiến 129 người liên quan tại Quận 8 bị cách ly
Ban chỉ đạo phòng, chống dịch Covid-19 quận 8, TP.HCM cho biết, thêm 129 trường hợp liên quan đến bệnh nhân thứ 100 đã được đưa đi cách ly tập trung. Cụ thể, 129 trường hợp này (phường 1: 128, phường 2: 1) được Quận đưa đi cách ly tập trung tại kí túc xá ĐH Quốc gia TP.HCM do…
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Phuket confirms 4 new coronavirus cases, some businesses closed
4 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Phuket, southern Thailand, today. This brings the total on the resort island to 17. 26 more are in hospital awaiting test results. Provincial officials are inspecting a variety of sites for a potential “field hospital” to be set up, in case the number infections in Phuket continues to rise. The director of…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật dịch COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Bác sĩ đầu tiên bị lây nhiễm nCoV
Nam bác sĩ 29 tuổi, là nhân viên y tế đầu tiên bị lây nhiễm nCoV trong quá trình làm việc. Bác sĩ này là một trong 3 ca dương tính được Bộ Y tế xác nhận sáng nay, đưa số bệnh nhân COVID-19 ở Việt Nam lên 116 người. Bệnh nhân 114: Nam, 19 tuổi, ở Hoàng Mai, Hà…
- Covid-19 News
Four Chinese nationals arrested at Burmese border
Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in the Mae Sot district of the lower northern province of Tak, in north west Thailand, and charged with illegal entry and violation of Covid-19 coronavirus controls. The four were arrested this morning. They were crossing from Myanmar into Thailand. They were arrested by a government patrol after crossing the Moei river from Myanmar…
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Thailand confirms 122 new coronavirus cases (Monday)
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and the Department of Disease control confirmed 122 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in their daily press briefing today (Monday). This brings Thailand’s total to 721 since the virus was first detected in January. 7 remain in critical condition. Of the new cases, 16 have been traced to previously confirmed cases, while 4 were…
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WHO says lockdowns aren’t enough, urgent measures needed now
The World Health Organisation is warning that national “lockdowns” aren’t enough to defeat the Covid-19 coronavirus, and that public health measures are urgently needed to prevent a resurgence of the disease once the numbers of infections begin to fall. Given the failure of the ‘lockdowns’ and border closures in Italy four weeks ago, the WHO are asking national governments to…
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Covid-19 UPDATE: Thailand’s latest cases, ‘Olympics’ decision in four weeks
As the world’s new cases soar past 338,000 this morning (including 9,339 new cases announced in the US over the past 24 hours), Thailand is bracing itself for a wave of cases outside of Bangkok. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and the Department of Disease control confirmed 122 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in their daily press briefing today (Monday). This…
- Việt Nam
Cập nhật dịch COVID-19 tại Việt Nam: Thêm 14 ca dương tính nCoV, nâng tổng số bệnh nhân lên 113 người
Cho đến 21h45 ngày hôm nay, Bộ Y tế xác nhận Việt Nam có thêm 14 ca dương tính với virus SARS-Cov-2, nâng tổng số bệnh nhân toàn quốc lên tới 113 người. Như vậy, chỉ trong đêm nay đã có tới 14 bệnh nhân mới được xác nhận, gồm 7 ở Hà Nội, 4 Đồng Tháp, 2 An Giang…
- Việt Nam
Tình hình Covid-19: Số ca nhiễm nCoV ở Thái Lan tăng kỷ lục
Trong ngày hôm nay, Thái Lan ghi nhận thêm 188 ca nhiễm nCoV, mức tăng cao nhất trong một ngày, nâng tổng số bệnh nhân tại nước này lên 599. Hầu hết ca bệnh mới được ghi nhận tại Bangkok. Họ nằm trong số những người trẻ đang tiếp tục các hoạt động xã hội. Theo thông tin từ phát…
- Covid-19 News
Chiang Rai reports first coronavirus cases
The Thai Health Department reported 89 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, two of which are in Chiang Rai Province. (188 new cases were reported today, Sunday, bringing Thailand’s total to 599.) Both Chiang Rai patients are being treated in hospital and have provided medical authorities with lists of those they have been in contact with. Chiang Rai health officials have…
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Thailand announces 188 new covid-19 coronavirus cases (Sunday)
Thailand’s daily press briefing with the Ministry of Public Health and the Department of Disease Control confirmed 188 new cases of the Covid-19 Coronavirus this morning. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 599 since the first cases were detected in the Kingdom in January. Of those cases, 42 have fully recovered, while 557 remain…
