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Thai geneticists have refuted conjecture that asymptomatic coronavirus carriers from Italy may have been responsible for infecting boxing fans and visitors to a Thonglor area pub. According to Dr. Yong Pooworavan, a well-known virologist attached to the faculty of medical science at Chulalongkorn University, the scientists conducted genetic sequencing of several COVID-19 samples from patients
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks, driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in preventing a second wave of COVID-19. A total of 108 new coronavirus cases were reported on Sunday, up from 99 a day
The COVID-19 new infection rate in Thailand has fallen for the fourth consecutive day, to 33 from yesterday’s 45, bringing the total to 2,551. Three new fatalities were reported, bringing the virus’s death toll in the country to 33. Bangkok and neighbouring Nonthaburi province account for 1,427 cases, 334 cases in the rest of the
The United States passed the grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus deaths Saturday as huge swaths of the globe celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown at home. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 20,506 people in the US, which leads the world in deaths and in the number of declared infections — at
The daily rate of new COVID-19 infections in Thailand continue to slow, to 50 from yesterday’s 54, as the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is considering extending financial help to Thais stranded abroad, in order to delay their return to Thailand. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is to issue a statement at 6pm today
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged the Thai public not to take part in any Songkran-related activities next week, in a bid to prevent further spread of COVID-19. In his live televised national address this evening, the Prime Minister said that, although the Government has officially postponed the Songkran holidays because of the coronavirus
The Government is preparing about 3,500 private hotel rooms, in Bangkok and in the provinces, to house returning Thais in quarantine once the ban on incoming international flights, imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), expires. Deputy Defence Minister General Chaicharn Changmongkol and Defence Permanent Secretary General Nath Intharacharoen held a meeting with
Like thousands of other Bangkok office workers, Kotchakorn has been working from home for several weeks now. But the initial delight she felt at having to stay home to protect herself from Covid-19 is now tinged with stress and a yearning for face-to-face interactions. “The first week of work-from-home was so good. I didn’t have
New COVID-19 infections in Thailand have fallen for the third consecutive day, from Thursday’s 54 to yesterday’s 50 and 45 today, with many cases related to people returning from abroad, who are now quarantined at state facilities. CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin said that, of the new cases, some are among those in quarantine, but
The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 Friday as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic’s deadly march. The grim milestone came as the World Health Organization issued a dire warning that prematurely lifting lockdown restrictions — affecting more than half the
Today (Saturday), 45 new coronavirus infections were reported, 5 fewer than yesterday. 2 more fatalities were also recorded. According to the CCSA, today’s confirmed cases bring the country’s total to 2,518, with a death toll of 35. 1,135 people have fully recovered. According to the CCSA, today’s confirmed cases bring the country’s total to
Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe. The picture of the unfolding economic catastrophe also became clearer with the IMF warning of a Great Depression and data showing 17
A surgeon at Chulalongkorn Hospital has shared, via Facebook, his first nerve-racking experience of operating on a patient infected with COVID-19. Dr. Phuphat Vongwattanakit said, while it was the first operation of its kind at Chulalongkorn Hospital, and he was not sure whether it was the first of its kind in Thailand. He gave
New COVID-19 infections in Thailand took a nosedive from 111 yesterday to 54 today, as two more related deaths, both elderly people, were officially recorded. The CCSA’s spokesman, Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, said that 54 new cases, though less than half of yesterday’s, was not satisfactory, as he hinted at more stringent measures. Prime Minister
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to ban all wholesale and retail sales of liquor from tomorrow (Friday) until April 20th, in an escalated effort to prevent social gatherings during the Songkran period. Pol Cpt Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, spokesman for City Hall, said today that the Infectious Disease Committee of Bangkok is in the process of
