UK sees no need for its own U.S.-style travel ban - Chancellor Sunak

 

FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Chancellor Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that Britain did not see the need for a U.S-style flying ban as part of its response to the spread of coronavirus.

 

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China says 'immoral and irresponsible' U.S. officials shift coronavirus blame

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China criticised U.S. officials for “immoral and irresponsible” comments that blamed Beijing’s response to the coronavirus for worsening the global impact of the pandemic.

 

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Lazada looking into charge of mask overpricing

By THE NATION

 

 

Lazada is conducting an internal investigation regarding the Commerce Ministry’s Wednesday (March 11) allegation that protective facemasks were being sold via its online platform at illegal prices.

 

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Cut students a break over Covid-19, universities asked

By THE NATION

 

 

The government has asked institutes of higher education to lower tuition fees and other fees to ease the financial burden on students and their parents while the Covid-19 situation persists.

 

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Colleagues of infected bank employee sent home for two weeks

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Bank has told staff members who work on the 26th floor of the Sengthong Thani Tower in the capital to instead work from home for the next 14 days after one of their colleagues tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

 

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UTCC cuts Thai growth forecast to 1.1 per cent

By THE NATION

 

Thanavath Phonvichai

 

The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has revised down its Thai GDP growth forecast this year from 2.8 per cent to 1.1 per cent, due to Covid-19 and other negative factors such as slump in export and tourism, and the drought.

 

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Postcards from Asian airports as coronavirus tightens its grip

 

An empty arrivals terminal following the coronavirus outbreak, at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - From Beijing to Jakarta, many usually bustling Asian airports have become eerily empty and quiet as coronavirus tightens its grip over the region where the outbreak first began late last year.

 

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Phuket airport readies to roll out COVID-19 entry requirements

By The Phuket News

 

All passengers must provide personal and travel details via an app or by paper form before they will be allowed to enter the country. Image: AoT

 

PHUKET:-- Officers at Phuket International Airport today held a series of urgent meetings ahead of implementing the new requirements to be applied to people arriving in the country to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

 

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Naomi Campbell takes safety to the next level with full hazmat suit and mask to the airport amid coronavirus fears

By Kala Paul-Worika

 

Naomi at the airport in full hazmat suit / Credit: Instagram/Naomi Campbell

 

NAOMI Campbell turned heads at the airport as she wore a full hazmat suit and mask to travel.

 

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Celine Dion calls off shows because of ‘common cold’ after testing negative for coronavirus

By Louis Chilton

 

Google

 

Celine Dion has postponed a number of concerts, despite testing negative for coronavirus.

 

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Kate Beckinsale recalls shocking incident with Harvey Weinstein and says he punished her 'for years'

By JOANNA CRAWLEY

 

Reveal: Kate Beckinsale has recalled a shocking encounter with Harvey Weinstein, hours after the disgraced movie mogul was sentenced to 23 years in prison (pictured at a Miramax party in 2004)

 

Kate Beckinsale has recalled a shocking encounter with Harvey Weinstein after the disgraced movie mogul was sentenced to 23 years in prison. 

 

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Mall operator denies rumour of infected diners

By THE NATION

 

 

Central Pattana, operator of the Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, has denied a rumour circulating online that a person or persons infected with the Covid-19 virus had recently dined at Chongjaroen, one of the restaurants in the mall.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153187-mall-operator-denies-rumour-of-infected-diners/

 

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