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Thailand reported one new COVID-19 infection again today and one more fatality, with 14 new recoveries. CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin said today that all the 40 problematic cases, from the southern province of Yala, have tested negative for coronavirus, after analysis by the Medical Science Department in Bangkok. The results resolve the conflicting results
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. general said on Tuesday it was still unknown whether the coronavirus emerged from a wet market in China, a laboratory or some other location, but reaffirmed the U.S. view that it was probably not man-made. “Did it come out of the virology lab in Wuhan? Did it occur in
Machine error has been blamed for the 40 recent false positive test results for COVID-19 in Thailand’s southern province of Yala. Dr. Opas Karnkavinpong, director-general of the Medical Science Department, told a news conference this afternoon (Wednesday) that health officials conducting COVID-19 lab tests found something unusual about the standard control protocol of the RT-PCR
Thailand’s Bamrasnaradura Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been at the forefront of treating people suspected of contracting COVID-19, and was accepting up to 800 cases a day during the peak of the pandemic, now has only one in-patient still under treatment. Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of Disease Control Department, said today that, over the
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ telecoms body ordered the country’s leading broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp to cease operations on Tuesday, as a parliament dominated by President Rodrigo Duterte’s loyalists dragged its feet over renewing its license. Duterte has repeatedly threatened to block the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise, after the channel angered him during the 2016 presidential
A team of experts, from the Medical Science Department and Thailand’s Prince of Songkhla University, has been sent to the southern border province of Yala to investigate what went wrong with the COVID-19 testing procedures there, said Dr. Opas Karnkavinpong, director-general of the Medical Science Department, today. The problematic tests on 40 people in Yala
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of people queued outside liquor stores in New Delhi on Monday as the Indian capital began easing some curbs after a 40-day lockdown against the coronavirus, while some offices resumed work with fewer staff and traffic trickled into the streets. The nationwide lockdown, among the world’s strictest, is being relaxed
Only one new COVID-19 infection was reported in Thailand today (Tuesday), the fewest since the outbreak of the deadly disease in January, and no new fatalities. Accumulated infections in the country are now 2,988, with seven more recoveries, bringing the total to 2,747, while the death toll remains at 54. The remainder, 187, remain in
An Irish artist spent time during the lockdown observing changes in the society and creating his new painting collection.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned stores that they must observe the rules on maintaining strict physical distancing between their customers, or they may be closed down again. The Prime Minister appeared to be concerned over the scramble to buy liquor, after the ban was eased on Sunday. Meeting with the media, after the
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a “travel bubble” between the two countries, sources said on Monday, even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will take part in a meeting of Australia’s emergency coronavirus cabinet on
Hundreds of people gathered at the Public Relations Department (PRD) this morning (Tuesday) to file petitions to receive the 5,000 baht/month cash subsidy, promised by the Thai government, after they did not receive the first payment in April. Some of the petitioners are reported to have kept a vigil in front of the PRD since
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join an Australian leaders’ meeting on Tuesday to discuss establishing a “trans-Tasman bubble” that allows the neighbours to lift bilateral coronavirus travel bans. With both nations seeing significant drops in new infections, Ardern accepted Australian counterpart Scott Morrison’s invitation to join a virtual meeting of the National Cabinet,
The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support “speculative” claims by the US president that the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab. “We have not received any data or specific evidence from the United States government relating to the purported origin of the virus — so from our
Thailand’s daily new COVID-19 infections rose from 3 yesterday to 18 today. They are all illegal immigrants being held at a detention centre in Sadao district of the southern province of Songkhla. No new fatalities have been reported. Accumulated infections in the country are now 2,987, while 2,740 people have recovered, 193 others remain at
