OFFICIALS manning the Padang Besar checkpoint at Sadao district of southern Songkhla province found six Thai students returning from Saudi Arabia to have been infected with Covid-19 and quickly rushed them to the hospital, Naewna newspaper reported this morning (27.5.2020). All six students are from southern provinces, and aside from two from Songkhla itself, one
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Xi urges preparedness for military combat amid coronavirus epidemic
Reuters and published by Msn.com Beijing (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping said today (26.5.2020) China would step up its preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks as the coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on national security, state television reported. China’s performance in fighting the new coronavirus has
Read moreBang Pu has reopened! Head there to exercise and relax
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com AFTER being closed for months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Bang Pu Recreation Centre in Samut Prakarn has again reopened to the public for exercise and various recreational activities, Sanook.com reported. Located just beyond the 37 km marker on Sukhumvit road, it is in fact the army’s rehabilitation and
Read moreCurfew could be cut by an hour next week
THE National Security Council said today (24.5.2020) that an ad hoc committee on enforcing measures against Covid-19 outbreak would on May 27 consider both phase 3 easing of the lockdown and shortening the curfew by an hour, PostToday reported. Gen Somsak Rungsita, the council’s secretary general, said the committee’s decision on whether to maintain curfew
Read moreCoronavirus ‘immunity passports’ are a terrible idea that could backfire, experts warn
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) – Some governments are considering using a blood test to determine whether people can return to work, school and other public activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Lack of certain antibodies would mean you don’t have an “immunity passport” and are therefore not allowed to venture out in public. Those who
Read moreCoronavirus-infected German keeps all family members safe
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GERMAN MALE who has visited northeastern Thailand for about two weeks was recently found infected with the Covid-19 but managed to keep all accompanying members of his family safe. The 42-year-old German national accompanied by a Thai wife and two children of their own traveled earlier this month from Bangkok
Read moreAdopt a grandparent: Young help the old in Bolivian pandemic
By Paola Flores, Associated Press, published by ABC News La Paz, Bolivia — Sergio Royela lived far from his parents in Bolivia and was concerned how they were faring in the quarantine imposed by interim President Jeanine Áñez to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “So, I looked for a neighbour to help me and
Read moreForeigner joins in filling one of 120 pantries of sharing in Surat Thani
Surat Thani – This southern province now has 120 pantries of sharing to help the downtrodden in these difficult times and a foreign businessman, who was so impressed by Thai generosity, brought his family along to fill up one of them, PostToday reported this morning (16.5.2020). As the coronavirus pandemic rages on across the world,
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