By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Jakarta: Foreign tourists won’t be allowed to visit Bali for the rest of 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, its governor said, scrapping a plan to open up the Indonesian island from next month. The holiday hotspot re-opened beaches, temples and other tourism spots for domestic visitors at the end
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Coronavirus: What are the risks of catching it from food packaging?
By BBC TRACES of the coronavirus were reportedly found on packaging in China recently, on consignments of frozen shrimp and frozen chicken wings from South America. This has again raised questions about whether coronavirus can be transmitted via food packaging. How safe are takeaways and supermarket deliveries? What are the chances? In theory, it may
Read moreResidual amount of coronavirus ‘cannot infect anyone’
QUESTIONS are arising about the meaning of residual amount of coronavirus after two Thai women were found to have this low amount in their body this week and both are now under medical supervision, Sanook.com reported today (August 20, 2020) Both the women, one 34 years old and the other 35, had returned separately from
Read morePope warns rich countries against coronavirus vaccine nationalism
By Philip Pullella , Reuters & published by LiveMint.com RICH COUNTRIES should not hoard a coronavirus vaccine and should only give pandemic-related bailouts to companies committed to protecting the environment, helping the most needy and the ‘common good’, Pope Francis said today (August 19, 2020) “It would be sad if the rich are given priority
Read moreUrgent! Covid-19 patient found within the country
RAMATHIBODI Hospital confirmed this afternoon (August 19) that its respiratory system clinic had found a patient infected with Covid-19 with this person having previously cleared the 14-day state quarantine and allowed out to lead a normal life, Sanook.com said. Dr. Piyamit Srithara, dean of this hospital’s Faculty of Medicine, said the viral sharing online of
Read moreRussia’s vaccine chief claims the West is trying to ‘lure’ away its scientists
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC THE HEAD of Russia’s vaccine-development body has claimed that Western research institutions are seeking to “lure” away its scientists to work for them. Alexander Gintsburg alleged that attempts to poach scientists from Russia to work in Europe and the US had not worked. Gintsburg is the head of the Gamaleya National
Read morePanel to consider letting pubs stay open till 2 a.m
THE ad hoc committee in charge of relaxing measures against Covid-19 will be considering five issues this afternoon (August 7) with one being allowing pubs and other entertainment places to remain open till 2 a.m., Naewna newspaper reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), mentioned this during the daily
Read more12 nabbed for posting fake news on Covid-19
THE ANTI-FAKE News Centre has rounded up 12 suspects on the charges of posting fake news and misinformation about quack treatments for Covid-19, INN News this afternoon (July 31, 2020). Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana Nucharod, head of this centre at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, said the 12 suspects were arrested under Computer
Read moreThais stranded in Uzbekistan plea for help getting home
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ONE HUNDRED AND ONE Thai workers currently stranded in Uzbekistan have desperately urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to send a special flight from Bangkok to Tashkent to bring them back home sooner than scheduled. Saravut Seethong, a native of Udorn Thani, called his wife in the northeastern province, to help him
Read moreRussia to approve Covid-19 vaccine soon despite not completing trials
By Matthew Chance, CNN Moscow (CNN) – Russia intends to be the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, in less than two weeks — despite concerns about its safety, effectiveness and over whether the country has cut essential corners in development, CNN has learned. Russian officials told CNN they are working toward
Read moreConcert organizers to be hit with charges for flouting Covid-19 rules
ALARMED at reports that Thailand’s tik tok star Rachnok ‘Janey’ Suwannaket held two concerts over the long weekend with no social distancing in place nor the majority of the people wearing face masks Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered that the fact be checked while police are moving to file charges against the organizers, Naewna newspaper
Read moreThai workers warned not to torch camp in Uzbekistan
THE Royal Thai Embassy in Moscow yesterday (July 27) sternly warned Thai workers in Uzbekistan not to set fire to their camp as a pressure tactic to be quickly flown home, Sanook.com reported this morning. In a note posted at its Facebook page the embassy said it was aware that some Thai people and workers
Read moreCoronavirus blows lead to Phuket resort shutting down
ANOTHER BUSINESS ENTITY knocked down by the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is U Zenmaya Phuket Resort which has announced on its Facebook page that it is shutting down on July 31, 2020, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. In a Thai-language message posted at this page, the resort said, “thank you all our fans and
Read moreUK’s Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers ‘nuts’
UK PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has branded opponents of vaccinations “nuts.” Speaking to staff at a medical facility in London today (July 24), Johnson said that “there’s all these anti-vaxxers now, aren’t there?” before adding, “they are nuts.” His comments come as pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world embark on early stage testing for
Read moreKing Power ropes in Leicester City FC to promote ‘Thailand Smiles with You’ drive
GLOBALLY popular Leicester City Football Club is now promoting Thailand through the collaboration between King Power Group and Tourism and Sports Ministry plus Tourism Authority of Thailand and will be spreading Thai smiles worldwide to send support and care from the Thai people to all others in these dark days of coronavirus. The “Thailand Smiles
Read moreKing Power ropes in Leicester City FC to promote ‘Thailand Smiles with You’ campaign
G GLOBALLY popular Leicester City Football Club is now promoting Thailand through the collaboration between King Power Group and Tourism and Sports Ministry plus Tourism Authority of Thailand and will be spreading Thai smiles worldwide to send support and care from the Thai people to all others in these dark days of coronavirus. The “Thailand
Read moreOxford vaccine found ‘safe’ in early trials; triggers immune system response
By Times of India THE MUCH-AWAITED RESULT of Phase I/II trials of the Oxford University’s vaccine candidate ‘AZD1222’ has just been released and it just might be the first piece of good news in 2020. The results which have been published in the medical journal The Lancet reinstate the earlier media reports which cited that
Read morePhase 6 lockdown easing, emergency decree to be considered next week
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will be considering both the phase six relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown and the emergency decree next week, Naewna newspaper reported today (July 19, 2020). Answering reporters’ questions after the daily briefing on the Covid-19 infection in this country, CCSA’s spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said the next phase
Read moreDr Taweesilp denies stepping down as CCSA spokesman
COMING out deny news that he is resigning and stepping down was Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), who in doing so also said he does not know where this news came from, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 17, 2020). However a misunderstanding could have arisen yesterday when he apologized
Read moreEstonian diplomat paying to stay at a Sukhumvit hotel
AFTER THE hours-long altercation with a Sukhumvit condominium management yesterday (July 16) the Estonian Embassy’s person, now identified as a diplomat, checked into Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 Hotel at 11 p.m. last night for a 14-day quarantine, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. The diplomat was barred by Millennium Residence condominium management from going to stay
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