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Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 114

 

FILE PHOTO: Test tube with Corona virus name label is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 32 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections in the Southeast Asian country to 114, health officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153596-thailand reports-32-new-coronavirus-cases-brings-total-to-114/

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All over 70s in UK told to self isolate, lockdowns, entry bans imposed worldwide

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask travels on a tube in London, Britain, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Marika Kochiashvili/File photo

 

(Reuters) - France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners, and Argentina and El Salvadore extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153619-all-over-70s-in-uk-told-to-self-isolate-lockdowns-entry-bans-imposed-worldwide/

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EEC tells Pattaya to upgrade trash, sewage systems

 

PATTAYA:--The commission overseeing the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor plan urged Pattaya to upgrade its garbage and sewage processing systems in order to boost tourism in the East.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153606-eec-tells-pattaya-to-upgrade-trash-sewage-systems/

 

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5 gullible Pattaya drivers fork over vehicles to fortune-telling con artist

 

 

PATTAYA:--Police are searching for a supposed fortune teller accused of conning Pattaya-area residents into buying new vehicles and then stealing them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153607-5-gullible-pattaya-drivers-fork-over-vehicles-to-fortune-telling-con-artist/

 

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Pattaya spells out where to park at Bali Hai

 

 

PATTAYA:--Pattaya will install a message board to direct traffic at Bali Hai Pier and close an accident-prone Sukhumvit Road U-turn.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153608-pattaya-spells-out-where-to-park-at-bali-hai/

 

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India border closure deals another blow to Pattaya tourism

 

 

PATTAYA:-- First the Chinese tourists stopped coming, now Indians travelers facing daunting challenges that likely will drastically reduce their numbers in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153605-india-border-closure-deals-another-blow-to-pattaya-tourism/

 

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UPDATE:

 

32 new Covid-19 cases found in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand saw a steep jump in the number of new coronavirus cases, with 32 testing positive for Covid-19 over the weekend, most of them contracting the virus after visiting a pub and a boxing stadium.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153596-thailand reports-32-new-coronavirus-cases-brings-total-to-114/?do=findComment&comment=15164464

 

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Deserted Suvarnabhumi Airport

By The Nation

 

 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn posted photos of an empty Suvarnabhumi Airport on his Facebook account, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153647-photos-deserted-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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Thai students return from Italy

By The Nation

 

 

Eighty-three students who had visited Italy under the AFS Intercultural Programme returned to Thailand, landing at the U-tapao airport on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153648-thai-students-return-from-italy/

 

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No reason to panic, PM says, as people stock up on supplies

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha,right.

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said that there was no need for people to panic and store food supplies amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153649-no-reason-to-panic-pm-prayut-says-as-people-stock-up-on-supplies/

 

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Panic buying leading to shortages at some outlets

By The Nation

 

 

Worries about the relentless spreading of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) is leading to panic stocking of goods.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153650-panic-buying-leading-to-shortages-at-some-outlets/

 

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Fire damages car paint factory in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

A fire late at night on Saturday (March 14) damaged Thainakornpaint and Chemical, a car paint factory, at Ramkhamhaeng soi 201 in Bangkok's Min Buri district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153652-fire-damages-car-paint-factory-in-bangkok/

 

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PCD pours in more efforts to control wildfires and haze

By The Nation

 

 

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) plans to accelerate efforts to control and extinguish fires and ensure strict monitoring of forest fires in order to solve the haze crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153653-pcd-pours-in-more-efforts-to-control-wildfires-and-haze-in-thailand/

 

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PM transfers internal trade chief amid reports of face mask exports

By The Nation

 

Wichai Pochanakit

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has transferred the director-general of the Department of Internal Trade (DIT), Wichai Pochanakit, to the Office of Prime Minister after rumours of hoarding of face masks amid the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153654-pm-prayut-transfers-internal-trade-chief-amid-reports-of-face-mask-exports/

 

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Military personnel banned from overseas travel amid Covid-19 outbreak

By The Nation

 

 

The chief of the Defence Forces, General Pornpipat Benyasri, has issued an order banning overseas travel of military personnel in order to avoid risky destinations during the Covid-19 pandemic, Colonel Chatrapi Poonsri, deputy spokesperson of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, said on Sunday (March 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153655-military-personnel-banned-from-overseas-travel-amid-covid-19-outbreak/

 

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Government advised to stop all crowd activities and events

 

Photo from www.chulalongkornhospital.go.th

 

Thailand’s well known virologist, Dr. Yong Poovorawan, has proposed that the Government stop all social events and activities that attract crowds, and to provide easier public access to COVID-19 tests, in order to prevent a wider spread outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153656-thai-govt-advised-to-stop-all-crowd-activities-and-events/

 

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Police to investigate alleged toddler mistreatment at Phuket nursery

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Natthanan Phetmak, 18, filed a complaint at the Damrongdhama Centre, claiming police refused to investigate her case. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Wichit Police recorded a Phuket woman’s complaint regarding alleged abuse of her 15-month-old daughter at a local nursery. Yet it took the mother a visit to the Damrongdhama Centre (Ombudsman’s Office) to get the complaint registered by the police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153657-police-to-investigate-alleged-toddler-mistreatment-at-phuket-nursery/

 

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CentralWorld poised for major makeover as Isetan lease ends this year

By The Nation

 

 

CentralWorld has unveiled its plan to develop a new ‘Urban Lifestyle’ destination after the Isetan lease expires at the end of year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153658-centralworld-poised-for-major-makeover-as-isetan-lease-ends-this-year/

 

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Govt plans more stimulus packages to prop up economy

By The Nation

 

Kobsak Pootrakool, secretary to the Council of Economic Ministers

 

More stimulus packages are in the pipeline to counter the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, a senior official said, while an economist has urged the government to expand the fiscal deficit to up to Bt 600 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153659-thai-govt-plans-more-stimulus-packages-to-prop-up-economy/

 

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Amsterdam's 'Red Light' district shuts, long lines for marijuana

 

Several popular sex clubs in Amsterdam's "Red Light" district closes their doors in response to a rapidly expanding coronavirus outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Sex clubs in Amsterdam's "Red Light" district were told to close down and long lines formed at marijuana coffee shops on Sunday, as the Netherlands imposed tight restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153660-amsterdams-red-light-district-shuts-long-lines-for-marijuana/

 

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U.S. dollar falls after Fed cuts rates to near zero

 

FILE PHOTO: One hundred dollar notes are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul, South Korea, January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/Illustration/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended losses against the yen and turned negative against the euro on Sunday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero percent in an emergency move amid the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153661-us-dollar-falls-after-fed-cuts-rates-to-near-zero/

 

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Germany to introduce border controls as coronavirus cases jump

 

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer holds a news conference on closing its borders with Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Denmark from Monday in Berlin, Germany, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will temporarily introduce border controls on its frontiers with Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Denmark from Monday, the government said on Sunday as the country seeks to curb a rapid spread of coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153662-germany to-introduce-border-controls-as-coronavirus-cases-jump/

 

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Fed slashes rates, rips open crisis tool kit to cushion coronavirus blow

By Howard Schneider, Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir

 

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed rates back to near zero, restarted bond buying and joined with other central banks to ensure liquidity in dollar lending to help put a floor under a rapidly disintegrating global economy during the escalating coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153663-fed-slashes-rates-rips-open-crisis-tool-kit-to-cushion-coronavirus-blow/

 

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Last orders... Ireland closes all pubs on eve of St Patrick's Day

By Conor Humphries

 

A man wearing a protective face mask passes The Norseman pub, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Sunday said all bars in the country should close until at least the end of the month to curb the spread of coronavirus after videos of groups singing in packed Dublin venues sparked anger on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153664-last-orders ireland closes-all-pubs-on-eve-of-st-patricks-day/

 

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Saudi Arabia restricts movement, other Gulf states limit entry as coronavirus spreads

By Stephen Kalin and Samar Hassan

 

Expatriates wait for mandatory coronavirus testing in a makeshift testing centre in Mishref, Kuwait March 14, 2020.REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

 

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia closed public spaces on Sunday and announced a pause in most government operations while Qatar and Oman imposed entry restrictions as Gulf Arab states broadened efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and support their economies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153665-saudi-arabia-restricts-movement-other-gulf-states-limit-entry-as-coronavirus-spreads/

 

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Biden and Sanders set to debate during coronavirus crisis

By John Whitesides

 

FILE PHOTO: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) makes a point next to former Vice President Joe Biden during the eighth Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders square off in the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic presidential campaign on Sunday during a widening crisis over the coronavirus that has dramatically upended the daily life of Americans.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153666-biden-and-sanders-set-to-debate-during-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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Worries grow over northern hospitals as Italy's coronavirus toll surges

By James Mackenzie

 

A man wearing a protective mask on an empty Rialto Bridge on Sunday with an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Venice, Italy, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian authorities voiced growing concern on Sunday over how much longer strained health systems could cope with the coronavirus outbreak, as thousands of new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours and hundreds more people died.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153667-worries-grow-over-northern-hospitals-as-italys-coronavirus-toll-surges/

 

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Trump considering full pardon for ex-adviser Michael Flynn

 

FILE PHOTO: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn exits a vehicle as he arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia's ambassador before Trump took office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153671-trump-considering-full-pardon-for-ex-adviser-michael flynn/

 

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African nations close borders, cancel flights to contain coronavirus spread

By Omar Mohammed and Duncan Miriri

 

A police officer wears a protective mask at the coronavirus isolation facility at the Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Several African governments on Sunday closed borders, cancelled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, which has a foothold in at least 26 countries on the continent as cases keep rising.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153672-african-nations-close-borders-cancel-flights-to-contain-coronavirus-spread/

 

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Americans will have access to more than 2,000 labs for coronavirus testing, Pence says

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the government's coronavirus task force, addresses the press following a tour of the 3M company headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence promised on Sunday that Americans would have access in the days ahead to more than 2,000 laboratories capable of processing coronavirus tests, and a leading expert said the country would launch a new phase of testing for the fast-spreading disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153677-americans-will-have-access-to-more-than-2000-labs-for-coronavirus-testing-pence-says/