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Cocktail of flu, HIV drugs appears to help fight coronavirus: Thai doctors

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

A man wears a mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he walks near the Grand Palace at Bangkok, Thailand February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment, they said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146360-cocktail-of-flu-hiv-drugs-appears-to-help-fight-coronavirus-thai-doctors/

 

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Electric vehicles to be levied lower registration tax

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Land Transport is joining the campaign for cleaner air by offering incentives to those who use clean energy vehicles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146362-electric-vehicles-to-be-levied-lower-registration-tax/

 

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Netizens bugged by rising price of face masks

By The Nation

 

 

People are complaining about overpriced face masks despite an assurance by Chatchai Saksilapachai, deputy director-general of the Department of Internal Trade, that there is enough stock for the next four months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146363-netizens-bugged-by-rising-price-of-face-masks/

 

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Air in six Bangkok districts at unsafe levels

By The Nation

 

 

The PM2.5 dust particle levels in Bangkok and its metropolitan areas at 7am on Sunday (February 2) ranged between 40-72 micrograms per cubic metre, moderately safe, but unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to readings by state agencies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146364-air-in-six-bangkok-districts-at-unsafe-levels/

 

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IEAT offers four location options for Exxon Mobil’s new petrochemical facilities

By THE NATION

 

 

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is working with Petroleum Institute of Thailand to survey possible locations for Exxon Mobil Corporation to establish its new petrochemical facilities in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the authority’s governor, Somjin Phileuk, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146365-ieat-offers-four-location-options-for-exxon-mobil’s-new-petrochemical-facilities/

 

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Virus side-effects on tourism

By THE NATION

 

 

Fewer tourists were seen on Saturday (February 1) at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram and the adjacent Grand Palace in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146366-photos-virus-side-effects-on-tourism/

 

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Thai Foreign Minister explains why Government cannot rush Wuhan evacuation

 

 

In an effort to answer those who have accused the Thai government of being slow to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of the growing coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said Sunday that it is not a competition to see which country will be the first to evacuate their citizens. Instead, it is a matter of ensuring that Thai citizens there are safe and free from the virus when they return to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146371-thai-foreign-minister-explains-why-government-cannot-rush-wuhan-evacuation/

 

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Coronavirus kills Chinese man in Philippines, first death outside China

By Enrico Dela Cruz

 

A sign is posted on a medical supply store that says surgical and N95 masks are already out of stock, in Manila, Philippines, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Sunday said that a 44-year-old Chinese man had died of the new coronavirus, the first fatality outside of China, prompting tighter travel restrictions for both Filipinos and foreigners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146372-coronavirus-kills-chinese-man-in philippines-first-death-outside-china/

 

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Police shoot man dead in London after stabbing described as terrorism

By Elizabeth Piper

 

A police forensics officer gestures near the site where a man was shot by armed officers in Streatham, south London, Britain, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Police shot dead a man who stabbed two people on a busy street in south London on Sunday in what officials described as a terrorist incident believed to be related to Islamist militancy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146378-police-shoot-man-dead-in-london-after-stabbing-described-as-terrorism/

 

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DIT asks people not to hoard face masks

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) will consult with face mask and hand washing gel manufacturers tomorrow, to ensure that the number of products being made will meet the demand of consumers. The public meanwhile, is asked not to buy them in excess.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146379-dit-asks-people-not-to-hoard-face-masks/

 

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PM concerned about people, provides support to public health practitioners

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Regarding the corona virus outbreak, the Prime Minister is concerned about the effects on the population and is ready to bring Thai people back from Wuhan as soon as possible. He has also provided moral support to public health practitioners and related parties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146380-pm-prayut-concerned-about-people-provides-support-to-public-health-practitioners/

 

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Activities against coronavirus

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Many provinces have produced video clips in Thai and Chinese to cheer up Wuhan residents in China in the face of a coronavirus outbreak, and urged villagers to wash their hands properly to prevent infection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146381-activities-against-coronavirus/

 

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Medical team to evacuate Thais from Wuhan city

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has prepared medical teams, nurses and medical supplies to go on a flight to evacuate Thai nationals from Wuhan city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146382-medical-team-to-evacuate-thais-from-wuhan-city/

 

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Thailand's Economy Was Already Sickening

The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could tip Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy into recession.

By Clara Ferreira Marques

 

FILE photo

 

Outside China, Thailand has the largest number of patients infected by the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, the export-reliant $500 billion economy, Southeast Asia’s second-largest, was sickly even before the outbreak of the pneumonia-like illness.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146384-thailands-economy-was-already-sickening/

 

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Trump says U.S. has 'shut down' coronavirus threat; China shuns U.S. help

By Doina Chiacu and Andrea Shalal

 

People wear protective masks in an old neighbourhood of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of novel coronavirus, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fast-moving coronavirus while offering help to China, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146389-trump-says-us-has-shut-down-coronavirus-threat-china-shuns-us-help/

 

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Sovereignty comes first: Britain lays out tough stance for EU trade talks

By Elizabeth Piper

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain laid out a tough opening stance for future talks with the European Union on Sunday, saying it would set its own agenda rather than meeting the bloc's rules to ensure frictionless trade.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146392-sovereignty-comes-first-britain-lays-out-tough-stance-for eu trade-talks/

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Days after Brexit, Macron visits Poland amid frosty ties

By Joanna Plucinska

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) attend a joint statement at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool

 

WARSAW (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Poland on Monday and Tuesday in an effort to reset frosty ties at a time when the departure of Britain from the European Union is reshaping political alliances in the 27-member bloc.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146395-days-after-brexit-macron-visits-poland-amid-frosty-ties/

 

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On the campaign trail: Big crowds, Super Bowl watch parties cap Democrats' final Iowa push

By Simon Lewis

 

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S., February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146398-on-the-campaign-trail-big-crowds-super-bowl-watch-parties-cap-democrats-final iowa push/

 

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Pattaya dog shelter moving to Pong

By PCPR

 

  

Due to overcrowding, previously stray dogs are being moved from Pattaya’s shelter in Plutaluang to a new facility in Pong.

 

More than 1,000 previously stray dogs are being moved from Pattaya’s shelter in Plutaluang to a new facility in Pong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146400-pattaya-dog-shelter-moving-to-pong/

 

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U-Tapao Airport in the Early 70’s

By Pattaya Mail

 

Pat Koester and 2 other American USO staff pose with one of the Security Guards at U-Tapao in the early 1970s.

 

U-Tapao International Airport has become well-known as a passenger airport in the last few years. But did you know that this is only a small part of a large Thai military base called the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield? And that during the Vietnam War, the U.S. had between 6,000 and 8,000 military personnel stationed at U-Tapao?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146403-u-tapao-airport-in-the-early-70’s/

 

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Plans to boost Thai tourism won’t benefit deserted Pattaya beer bars

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

Some Soi 7 and Soi 8 bar owners are estimating business is down 70 percent, attributing the plunge in business to fear over the Chinese coronavirus.

 

Pattaya tourism officials said they plan to boost efforts to attract Thai tourists to offset the loss of Chinese tour groups, but that’s not going to help complaining beer bar owners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146404-plans-to-boost-thai-tourism-won’t-benefit-deserted-pattaya-beer-bars/

 

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Iran welcomes Allawi's appointment as Iraqi prime minister, calls for U.S. pullout

 

Newly appointed Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi delivers a televised speech in Baghdad, Iraq February 1, 2020. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday offered its full support for new Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and reiterated its backing for the government's demand for U.S. forces to leave the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146410-iran-welcomes-allawis-appointment-as-iraqi-prime-minister-calls-for-us-pullout/

 

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U.S. flight rules on China visits will pose new airline challenges

By David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: Passengers arrive at LAX from Shanghai, China, after a positive case of the coronavirus was announced in the Orange County suburb of Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146412-us-flight-rules-on-china-visits-will-pose-new-airline-challenges/

 

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Paradise lost looms for German farmers as swine fever nears

By Michael Hogan

 

A farmer holds a piglet in Tauche, Germany, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

 

TAUCHE, Germany (Reuters) - The German state of Brandenburg has erected about 120 km (75 miles) of electric fencing to prevent wild boars infected with African swine fever (ASF) from straying across the border from Poland and infecting its pig herd.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146413-paradise-lost-looms-for-german-farmers-as-swine-fever-nears/

 

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At least 20 people killed in stampede at church service in Tanzania

By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala

 

A journalist looks at the abandoned shoes and personal belongings after a stampede, as worshippers rushed to be anointed, during a church service at the Ushirika stadium in Moshi, near Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman.

 

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - At least 20 people were killed and more than a dozen hurt in a stampede as worshippers rushed to be anointed during a church service in northern Tanzania, officials said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146415-at-least-20-people-killed-in-stampede-at-church-service-in tanzania/

 

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Amazing Thailand! Man turns up to his own cremation - so who's that in the coffin?

 

Thai caption: So who's that in the coffin?

Picture: Sanook

 

A funeral in southern Thailand was thrown into utter confusion on Sunday after the man who was supposed to be in the coffin casually walked into the temple. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146419-amazing-thailand-man-turns-up-to his-own-cremation-so-whos-that-in-the-coffin/

 

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Video: Pattaya ghost town...Coronavirus decimates tourism as staff go home for high season

 

Thai caption:  Businesses close - monthly salaries cut

 

A video posted on YouTube by Thai media 77kaoded showed the terrible state of tourism in Pattaya in the wake of the Chinese not travelling due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146421-video-pattaya-ghost-towncoronavirus-decimates-tourism-as-staff-go-home-for-high-season/

 

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Chiang Mai: Police act after sign at restaurant goes up stopping "Chinese and foreigners" due to virus

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Chiang Mai paid a visit to a well known noodle restaurant in a tourist area after there was a massive online backlash following signs put up by the restaurant. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146425-chiang-mai-police-act-after-sign-at-restaurant-goes-up-stopping-chinese-and-foreigners-due-to-virus/

 

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Australia evacuates more than 200 people from China as virus deaths rise

By Colin Packham and Sonali Paul

 

A flight attendant wearing a protective face mask is pictured during a flight from Sydney to Bangkok, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne said 243 citizens and permanent residents evacuated Wuhan on Monday on an Australian government-chartered aircraft, fleeing the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak which has killed 361 people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146434-australia-evacuates-more-than-200-people-from-china-as-virus-deaths-rise/

 

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Coronavirus outbreak to hit many sectors of Thai economy

By Wichit Chaitrong
The Nation

 

Foreign tourists in Bangkok February 2, 2020 photo taken by Anant Chantarasoot /NationPhoto

 

The increasing number of new coronavirus cases is expected to take a toll on the Thai economy, with not just tourism but manufacturing, exports, retail and agricultural sectors also feeling the pinch, an economist warned while calling on the central bank to cut its key policy rate to shore up the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146435-coronavirus-outbreak-to-hit-many-sectors-of-thai-economy/