Government House gets an alcohol rub

By THE NATION

 

 

The government itself is hardly escaping the cleaning lady’s attention during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

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Last squawk for cockfights for now

By THE NATION

 

 

Covid-19 has slammed the door on cockfights, and don’t expect to see fighting fish in combat either, or horse racing or even human boxing matches, until the crisis is over.

 

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Karaoke, gaming parlours to get a shining

By The Nation

 

Itthiphol Kunplome, Culture Minister

 

The Culture Ministry’s Department of Cultural Promotion has been told to start imposing strict controls on gaming centres, karaoke shops and video shops in a bid to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

 

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AoT confirms reported death at Phuket airport is ‘fake news’

By The Phuket News

 

A screen shot from the video posted on social media yesterday (Mar 17) claiming a death had occurred at Phuket airport. AoT dismissed the claim as fake news. Photo: Phuket International Airport HKT Facebook page

 

PHUKET:-- The Airports of Thailand management team operating Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has dismissed a post that surfaced on social media suggesting a person had died of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the airport.

 

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Spain's coronavirus tally climbs to 13,716 cases, 558 fatalities

 

FILE PHOTO: A person is silhouetted against the reflections of the lights of two open pharmacies on the paviment in the empty La Bola street during partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s tally of coronavirus cases rose to 13,716 on Wednesday and the number of fatalities rose to 558, said Fernando Simon, the head of the country’s health emergency centre.

 

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Bangla gets a COVID hose-down

By The Phuket News

 

Teams of health workers and bar, club and restaurant and even police staff today gave Bangla Rd a thorough scrubbing. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Patong Municipality workers along with staff working for bars, clubs and restaurants operated by members of the Patong Entertainment Club took the opportunity today (Mar 18) to hold a Big Cleaning Day and hose down the popular Bangla Rd with disinfectant to build confidence among people in measures taken to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154263-bangla-gets-a-covid-hose-down/

 

EU drugs watchdog says currently no evidence ibuprofen worsens COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO: Nurofen ibuprofen tablets

 

(Reuters) - The European Union’s healthcare regulator said on Wednesday there currently is no evidence which links anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen with the worsening of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154266-eu-drugs-watchdog-says-currently-no-evidence-ibuprofen-worsens-covid-19/

 

Antiviral drug on the way from China

By The Nation

 

 

Some 120,000 tablets of Favipiravir, an antiviral drug, will be imported for the battle against Covid-19, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday (March 18).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154267-antiviral-drug-on-the-way-from-china/

 

Stunned world grapples with 'once-in-100-year' coronavirus battle

By Swati Pandey, Ryan Woo

 

An empty shopping street is seen during the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of millions of people worldwide were adjusting on Wednesday to once-in-a-generation measures to battle the coronavirus crisis that is not only killing the old and vulnerable but also threatening prolonged economic misery.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154268-stunned-world-grapples-with-once-in-100-year-coronavirus-battle/

 

Finance Minister Uttama awaits test result after police guard contracted Covid-19

By The Nation

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana, centre.

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana was tested for Covid-19 infection in the afternoon (March 18) after one of his entourage tested positive for Covid-19 infection.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154272-finance-minister-uttama-awaits-test-result-after-police-guard-contracted-covid-19/

 

PM ready to close Thai borders to entry if virus situation worsens to Stage 3

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that his government is ready to close the country’s borders to all foreign arrivals, if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens to Stage 3.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154274-pm-ready-to-close-thai-borders-to-entry-if-virus-situation-worsens-to-stage-3/

 

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