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GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for unity and a
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Sanders initially exceeded sky-high expectations about his ability to recreate the magic of his
Recipients of the 5,000 baht/month support payments, who used false information to claim the subsidy, will face legal action and will be forced to repay the money, plus interest. Mr. Lawan Saengsanit, director of Thailand’s Fiscal Policy Office, said that officials are investigating several social media posts, purportedly by those who have received the
As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, scientists have highlighted an anomaly: while the number of infections and fatalities continues to rise in the West, the contagion is gradually subsiding in Asia. Experts and observers say the divide may be due to Asians’ habit of wearing face masks in public. Many Asian countries have
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York, the hardest-hit state in America, on Wednesday reported its highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in a single day with even veteran doctors and nurses expressing shock at the speed with which patients were declining and dying. The number of coronavirus cases in New York state alone approached 150,000
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today visited a group of Thais who have recently returned from the United States, including several exchange program students, at a designated state quarantine facility based in an adapted Bangkok hotel. The Prime Minister thanked the hotel management for their cooperation in converting the hotel and asked whether they need anything
Foreigners, who are in Thailand based on a visa issued on arrival, the validity of which expires after March 26th, will be allowed to remain in the country until April 30th, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, according an announcement issued by Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda yesterday. Under the same announcement, expatriates with permanent residency,
A group of unemployed migrant workers were allowed to leave the resort island of Phuket to return home yesterday (Tuesday), as the provincial administration agreed to temporarily lift the travel ban so they can rejoin their families. One of the workers, from the neighboring province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, told Thai PBS that he has
PARIS (Reuters) – France has officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections, making it the fourth country to cross that threshold after Italy, Spain and the United States. The rate of increase in the number of fatalities also rose on Tuesday for the second consecutive day, official figures showed. Jerome Salomon, head of
The interview with Dr. Tanarak Plipat, Deputy Director General, Department of Disease Control on Thai PBS World Tonight
One of the most-maligned politicians in the global COVID-19 crisis is Donald Trump. But truth is that many of his key mistakes are typical in the conventional political system. In other words, he is among those who rely on self-advertisement to progress or survive, and many of them would have done more or less the
Thousands of travellers flocked to catch trains leaving Wuhan early Wednesday as authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel from the hard-hit Chinese city where the global coronavirus pandemic first emerged. The removal of the ban at midnight (1600 GMT Tuesday) ends an isolation that began when the government imposed an unprecedented
A cluster infection of 42 members of a group of 76 Thais, returning from a religious event in Indonesia, has resulted in a rebound in Thailand’s daily new infections to 111, after 52 on Monday and 38 yesterday, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). “I was relieved yesterday that the number had
Thailand’s famous resort city of Pattaya will be locked down from Thursday until further notice. Entry to the city will not be permitted and the movements of those living or working there will be restricted and they will be required to wear face masks when outdoors. The resort town is home to several thousand expats,