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WHO officials rethink epidemic messaging amid pandemic debate

By Kate Kelland, Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), are pictured in Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is considering changing the way it classifies and describes international epidemics, amid a protracted public debate over whether to call the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153358-who-officials-rethink-epidemic-messaging-amid-pandemic-debate/

 

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Krungsri halts FX service at all branches , booths

By THE NATION

 

 

Following the lead of several banks, Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL) has also temporarily suspended its currency exchange services at all branches and forex booths nationwide, starting at 1 pm today (March 13 , 2020) as a pre-emptive measure against the spread pf Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153359-krungsri-halts-fx-service-at-all-branches-booths/

 

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Chinese visitor laden with facemasks dies in hotel fall

By The Nation

 

 

A Chinese man who fell to his death from the sixth floor of a Bangkok hotel on Friday (March 13) was allegedly in possession of a large quantity of protective facemasks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153360-chinese-visitor-laden-with-facemasks-dies-in-hotel-fall/

 

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Here’s a Thai app for tracking the virus

By The Nation

 

Covidtracker website's interface

 

A Thai team known as 5Lab that develops websites, software and applications has introduced a site devoted to tracking the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153361-here’s-a-thai-app-for-tracking-the-virus/

 

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World’s biggest water fights called off as Southeast Asia scales back New Year

By Shoon Naing and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: People play with water guns during Songkran Water Festival to celebrate Thai New Year, in Bangkok, Thailand April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries are cancelling or scaling back traditionally boisterous Buddhist New Year celebrations next month, citing the coronavirus pandemic as they call off water-soaked street parties and festivals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153362-world’s-biggest-water-fights-called-off-as-southeast-asia-scales-back-new-year/

 

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EU grapples with border curbs as coronavirus spreads

 

FILE PHOTO: A road sign reading "traffic control" is pictured near the location where medics check the temperatures of people coming from Italy due to the spreading of the coronavirus at the Brenner Pass border between Italy and Austria, March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Any border restrictions imposed inside the European Union’s zone of free travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus must be coordinated to ensure they are not counterproductive, EU ministers said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153363-eu-grapples-with-border-curbs-as-coronavirus-spreads/

 

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Fights off at Rajadamnern after fan tests positive

By The Nation

 

 

Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium in Bangkok is to be closed for 14 days after a fan posted on Facebook that he’d been confirmed as infected with the Covid-19 virus since attending a match there.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153364-fights-off-at-rajadamnern-after-fan-tests-positive/

 

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Winona Ryder comes to defense of ex-Johnny Depp

By KEVIN KAYHART

 

Winona Ryder defended ex-fiance Johnny Depp's character during her legal declaration in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard

 

Johnny Depp got some moral and legal support from an old flame in his defamation case in Virginia against ex-wife Amber Heard.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153365-winona-ryder-comes-to-defense-of-ex-johnny-depp/

 

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Emily Blunt: 'It's about human beings and how they're affected by a crisis'

By Aaron Hicklin

 

Emily Blunt: ‘It’s about how far you’d go to protect your children. It turns out, you’d go a really long way.’ Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

 

Now postponed because of coronavirus, A Quiet Place 2 explores a world untethered by fear. Its star discusses parenthood, in film and real life, and her terror of doing SNL.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153367-emily-blunt-its-about-human-beings-and-how-theyre-affected-by-a-crisis/

 

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Coronavirus: More Hollywood films delayed as Disney closes all its theme parks

Disney is closing all of its theme parks

 

 

Hollywood studios are reacting to the global coronavirus pandemic by delaying the release of more huge film releases.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153368-coronavirus-more-hollywood-films-delayed-as-disney-closes-all-its-theme-parks/

 

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Thai forex firm disinfects banknotes to fight coronavirus

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

A man sprays disinfectant inside a currency exchange office as prevention after the coronavirus outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai foreign exchange firm is disinfecting banknotes it collects from its branches as a safety precaution for its workers and customers because of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153371-thai-forex-firm-disinfects-banknotes-to-fight-coronavirus/

 

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