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  • Environment News27 deaths from Dengue fever already this year
    ThaigerPublished: 13:06, 09 May 2019
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    27 deaths from Dengue fever already this year

    27 people have died from dengue fever in Thailand so far this year. That’s the highest fatality rate, year on year, in the past five years. The Public Health Ministry deputy permanent secretary Dr Supakit Sirilak has reacted by sending an urgent letter to related agencies to prepare measures to prevent more dengue fever deaths. It’s estimated there will be…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 Coronavirus UPDATE: Global pandemic, Italy cases soar, new Chinese cases plummet
    ThaigerPublished: 11:19, 12 March 2019
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    Covid-19 Coronavirus UPDATE: Global pandemic, Italy cases soar, new Chinese cases plummet

    As the World Health Organisation declares the Covid-19 coronavirus a global pandemic, there are now 126,380 cases, resulting in 4,634 deaths, with 68,310 people fully recovered. The focus of new outbreaks has moved away from China and to the European continent and the US. The current death rate is 3.7%. Here are snippets of the latest news from around the…

  • Thailand NewsImport of birds and poultry from Russia suspended to avoid bird flu
    ThaigerPublished: 17:17, 30 November 2018
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    Import of birds and poultry from Russia suspended to avoid bird flu

    The Livestock Development Department is imposing a 90 day slowdown of imports into or transit through Thailand of birds and poultry, as well as their carcasses from Russia, Togo and Congo to prevent a possible spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI H5N1 virus in the country (bird flu). Thai PBS reports that the department’s previous announcement for a…