EVEN AS the security forces beefed up the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, the manager of a Tachileik hotel from where 10 infected Thai women sneaked across the border over the past week and exposed hundreds of people to Covid-19 sent word that 180 more Thai women are currently work working
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Timeline of Bangkok coronavirus spreaders
OF THE six new Covid-19 cases of women sneaking back to Thailand from Tachileik district in Myanmar three of them flew to Bangkok with one moving around in the capital before her illness was detected, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Dec. 2, 2020). The Public Health Ministry today confirmed these six new coronavirus cases with all
Read moreFourth women found infected with Covid-19, fifth case rumoured
THE Public Health Ministry announced that a fourth woman who worked at an entertainment venue in Myanmar’s Tachileik district has been found to be infected with Covid-19 but an unverified report shared online says a fifth woman too has similarly tested positive for this deadly disease and she moved around and even went to a
Read more8 caught sneaking into Chiang Rai as 2 new Covid-19 cases emerge
EIGHT Thais were arrested in Chiang Rai province today (Nov. 30) just as they were sneaking back home from Myanmar via natural routes soon after two Thai women who are friends of a superspreader in Chiang Mai also tested positive for Covid-19, Amarin TV reported. All eight suspects were working at Myanmar’s Tachileik district, just
Read moreCovid-19 infected woman in Chiang Mai endangered over 300 people
A TOTAL of 326 people were exposed to a Thai woman who tested positive for Covid-19 in Chiang Mai yesterday (Nov. 27) after crossing over to Thailand from Myanmar and skipping the mandatory 14-day quarantine, Amarin TV reported this afternoon. The Public Health Ministry said aside from those exposed to this virus at her condo
Read moreGermany wants to grow out of crisis ‘with full strength’ next year
By Reuters staff, published by US News Berlin: Germany is mobilising huge sums of money to soften the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and hopes the economy will emerge from the crisis with full strength in 2021, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said today (Nov. 27, 2020). “Our goal is to overcome this pandemic and grow
Read moreBudget set aside to acquire AstraZeneca vaccine
THE Cabinet today (Nov. 17) allotted a budget of 6.049 billion baht for the procurement of coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and AstraZeneca UK, limited, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the National Vaccine Institute will establish an Advance Market Commitment (AMC) contract for the
Read moreModerna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Cambridge, Massachusetts: Moderna said today (Nov 16) its experimental vaccine was 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second US company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer’s vaccine, also shown
Read moreHungarian diplomat infected with Covid-19 amid vaccine hope
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at 11 a.m. today (Nov.10) that a Hungarian diplomat in Bangkok has been infected with coronavirus with there also being three more overseas arrivals found to be similarly infected and all four placed in state quarantine, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The male Hungarian diplomat, 53, did come
Read moreLocal coronavirus case found in Krabi, 11 more from overseas
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at 11 a.m. today (Nov. 7) that over the past 24 hours one locally transmitted case was found in southern Krabi province with 11 more overseas arrivals testing positive for this deadly disease and all placed under state quarantine, Sanook.com reported. The person infected in Krabi is
Read more16 Thais caught slipping across the border from Myanmar
A TEAM of soldiers, policemen and village guards patrolling the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province caught 16 Thai online casino workers who had illegally come across the border and were hiding in the jungle at 5 a.m. this morning (Nov. 5), Thai Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Sompong Fungthaweewong, Phop Phra district chief, had sent the
Read moreGen. Prayut checks coronavirus measures on Koh Samui
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha together with his Cabinet are currently on a trip to Koh Samui and Phuket islands where a mobile Cabinet meeting is being held over two days, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon. Gen. Prayut together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda and
Read moreTAT Governor: Quarantine not yet being reduced to 7 days
THE Ministry of Tourism and Sports has not yet tabled a proposal to slash the coronavirus quarantine period from 14 to seven days to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), INN News reported this afternoon (Oct. 31). Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the ministry wants to track the first group of
Read moreTwo more coronavirus cases found at same facility as Frenchwoman
TWO additional Covid-19 cases have been found at the same alternative state quarantine (ASQ) facility in Samut Prakan province where the infected 57-year-old Frenchwoman stayed before flying to Koh Samui and found to be infected there last week, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Oct. 27). Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, director of the Department of General Communicable Disease,
Read moreDrug used to treat stomach ulcers ‘successful against coronavirus’
By AFP staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong – An affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced today (Oct 12). Researchers set out to explore whether metallodrugs – compounds containing metal that are more commonly used
Read moreFilm-going could ‘become extinct’ warns director
By BBC staff WONDER WOMAN director Patty Jenkins has said that movie-going is facing a real threat of extinction. Her new superhero movie has been delayed three times during the coronavirus pandemic. She is among dozens of top Hollywood directors appealing to the US government to provide a financial lifeline to cinemas. Ms Jenkins’s warning
Read moreFrantic Covid-19 testing in Mae Sot after infected Thai crosses over from Myanmar
FEAR gripped Mae Sot town on the border with Myanmar after a Thai businessman who crossed over today (Oct. 8) tested positive for coronavirus with doctors and officials frantically testing cargo vehicle drivers coming over the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, Sanook.com reported. The Thai businessman was only found to be infected with this deadly infection after
Read morePM: Only specific areas to be initially opened to limited number of tourists
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Oct. 7) that agencies concerned are discussing the reopening of the country to tourism but where Phuket is concerned this could only start after the vegetarian festival ends on October 25 but the whole island would not be opened to them, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Foreign tourists coming in
Read moreTrump’s medical status unclear – he could be discharged on Monday
By Reuters staff, published by US News Washington – US President Donald Trump could be discharged from the hospital where he is being treated for Covid-19 as soon as Monday, according to his doctors, although his condition remains unclear and outside experts warn that his case may be severe. Sequestered at Walter Reed National Military
Read moreTrump tests positive for the coronavirus
By New York Times Washington — US President Trump said early this morning (Oct. 2) that he and the first lady have tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the nation’s leadership into uncertainty and escalating the crisis posed by a pandemic that has already killed more than 207,000 Americans and devastated the economy. “Tonight, @FLOTUS
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