webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Phuket Immigration extends permits to stay for foreigners stuck in Thailand By The Phuket News A man walks away from the Visa Extension section at the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot PHUKET: Phuket Immigration is issuing all foreigners stuck in the country due to the COVID coronavirus situation 30-day extensions so they do not have travel and risk infection, The Phuket News was told this morning (Mar 20). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154615-phuket-immigration-extends-permits-to-stay-for-foreigners-stuck-in-thailand/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Police hunt ‘savings pool’ fraudster By Eakkapop Thongtub The pool of victims file their group complaint at Kathu Police Station. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Kathu Police are looking for a 28-year-old woman from Trang who allegedly stole B50,000 from people who agreed to pay monthly contributions a “rotating savings and credit” pool that they were told they could take turns borrowing money from. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154617-police-hunt-‘savings-pool’-fraudster/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 BREAKING Thailand reports 50 new coronavirus infections for total of 322 FILE PHOTO//@Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 50 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 322, a health official said on Friday, with the majority located in Bangkok, the capital. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154620-thailand-reports-50-new-coronavirus-infections-for-total-of-322/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 UPDATE: Forty-one of 50 new Covid-19 cases linked to boxing stadium By The Nation Fifty new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on Friday (March 20), taking the total number of infections in Thailand since the outbreak over the 300 mark, Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154620-thailand-reports-50-new-coronavirus-infections-for-total-of-322/?do=findComment&comment=15183890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Chiang Mai air quality 'worst in the world' By THE NATION Chiang Mai was once again the world's most polluted city, with air quality level at 346, the AirVisual application reported at 9.58am on Friday (March 20). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154630-chiang-mai-air-quality-worst-in-the-world/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thailand among recipients of medical kits from Jack Ma, Alibaba foundations By The Nation Photo credit: alizila The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are jointly donating 2 million face masks, 150,000 test kits, 20,000 sets of protective gear and 20,000 face shields for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154632-thailand-among-recipients-of-medical-kits-from-jack-ma-alibaba-foundations/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Chachoengsao governor orders 224 people into home quarantine Chachoengsao provincial governor Rapee Pongbuppakit has quarantined himself and has notified 224 others, who were in close contact with the mayor of Chachoengsao provincial administration organization (PAO), of the need to enter 14 days of self-quarantine at home. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154633-chachoengsao-governor-orders-224-people-into-home-quarantine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 UPDATE: Governor admits Danish family with COVID under treatment in Phuket By The Phuket News Phuket Govenror Phakaphong Tavipatana finally admitted the five COVID cases in Phuket this morning (Mar 20). photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has confirmed that a family of three Danish tourists in Phuket have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and are currently in hospital receiving treatment. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154604-first-cases-of-covid-19-announced-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=15184031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 16 national police infected with Covid-19, 220 in quarantine By The Nation Sixteen national police were infected with Covid-19, and 220 policemen would be in quarantine for 14 days to prevent further spread of the new coronavirus, Assistant National Police chief Pol Lt-General Piya Uthayo said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154647-16-national-police-infected-with-covid-19-220-in-quarantine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Chinese woman on spitting spree in public transport arrested A Chinese woman was arrested on Thursday (March 19) by officials after she was allegedly found spitting repeatedly inside a bus that she took from Bangkok to Saraburi before she rode a train to Bangkok and started spitting again. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154648-chinese-woman-on-spitting-spree-in-public-transport-arrested/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 PM urges people to avoid travel By The Nation FILE PHOTO: Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, has appealed to all people in the country, especially in Bangkok and metropolitan areas, to avoid travelling to other provinces during the Covid-19 outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154650-pm-prayut-urges-people-to-avoid-travel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thailand Post offers concessional rate to promote more online shopping amid Covid-19 threat By THE NATION Thailand Post Co Ltd is offering a special rate to encourage people to shop for consumer products and protective gears via online channels in an effort to combat the spread of Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154652-thailand-post-offers-concessional-rate-to-promote-more-online-shopping-amid-covid-19-threat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Sixteen-day ban on tourists proposed By The Nation Mongkolkit Suksintharanon Government coalition parties Thai Civilised, Thai People Justice and Tairaktham will ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to issue an emergency decree about the Covid-19 crisis. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154655-sixteen-day-ban-on-tourists-proposed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Bangchak offers free hand gel at petrol stations By THE NATION Bangchak Corp will be offering alcohol-based hand sanitiser free of charge at its 200 Bangkok area service stations starting on Monday (March 23) and no fill-up or other purchase is required. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154659-bangchak-offers-free-hand-gel-at-petrol-stations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Online learning -- one way to combat virus threat By The Nation Photo by Tanachai Pramarnpanic Apinya Bunditwuthisagul, from the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, is one of many teachers who gives lectures via the Cisco Webex Meetings program, which has been increasingly used of late. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154660-online-learning-one-way-to-combat-virus-threat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Fighting COVID-19 is like running a marathon – Dr. Yong Poovorawan Fighting COVID-19 is a long-haul battle, like running a marathon, as the contagion will remain with mankind for a long time, at least until there is an effective vaccine, said Thailand’s renowned virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan in his Facebook post today (Friday). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154662-fighting-covid-19-is-like-running-a-marathon-–-dr-yong-poovorawan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 YouTube to reduce streaming quality in Europe due to coronavirus By Foo Yun Chee FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union to avert internet gridlock as thousands of Europeans, constrained by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154665-youtube-to-reduce-streaming-quality-in-europe-due-to-coronavirus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Up to 500 boxing fans could be infected, undetected By The Nation Health authorities have been able to track down only 55 of the thousands of people who were watching boxing matches at Bangkok’s Lumphini Stadium on March 6 when the Covid-19 virus was being transmitted in the crowd. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154668-up-to-500-boxing-fans-could-be-infected-undetected/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Virus’ cost to Thailand likely Bt176 bn, says ADB By The Nation The Covid-19 virus could cost Thailand US$5.6 billion (Bt176 billion), the Asian Development Bank warned on Friday (March 6). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154670-virus’-cost-to-thailand-likely-bt176-bn-says-adb/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Tourist seen applying his saliva all over BTS lift Another Asian tourist’s reckless, caught-on-camera behaviour in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak has Thais livid online. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154681-tourist-seen-applying-his-saliva-all-over-bts-lift/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 New flight rules cause confusion among Thais overseas wanting to fly home A health official checks the forms of incoming passengers during a health assessment at a checkpoint for people flying in from a list of countries and territories that include China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Iran and Italy, as a precautionary measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on March 9, 2020. (Photo by VIVEK PRAKASH / AFP) The new anti-virus restrictions, just announced by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), requiring airlines to demand “fit to fly” health certificates from passengers before boarding a flight to Thailand, have thrown many Thai citizens overseas, who want to fly home, into confusion. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154689-new-flight-rules-cause-confusion-among-thais-overseas-wanting-to-fly-home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Newin reports Covid-19 foreigner’s infection, touts ‘Buriram Model’ By THE NATION Newin Chidchob A foreign tourist is being treated for Covid-19 infection at Buriram Hospital, according to a Facebook post by prominent citizen Newin Chidchob on Friday (March 20). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154690-newin-reports-covid-19-foreigner’s-infection-touts-‘buriram-model’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Laid off? Register for unemployment online By The Nation Anyone who’s been laid off work due to the Covid-19 outbreak can register for unemployment benefits online. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154693-laid-off-register-for-unemployment-online/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Traffic on friendship bridge higher as Myanmar shuts port over Covid-19 fears By THE NATION The number of people crossing the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge at Tak province on Friday (March 20) have increased after Myanmar closed its port that linked the two countries, as a measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154695-traffic-on-friendship-bridge-higher-as-myanmar-shuts-port-over-covid-19-fears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Virus-free Laos takes umbrage at Thai TV anchor By The Nation A Thai TV news anchor has people in Laos fuming after demeaning their health system. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154697-virus-free-laos-takes-umbrage-at-thai-tv-anchor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Bangkok Airways offers options for ticket-change, refund By THE NATION Bangkok Airways has announced a host of options for passengers holding tickets,issued on or before March 17 2020 for all flights until April 30, but no longer wish to depart on the scheduled dates. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154699-bangkok-airways-offers-options-for-ticket-change-refund/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Come back to fight coronavirus, UK begs 65,000 former nurses and doctors People queue for a supermarket, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked 65,000 former nurses and doctors to return to work and will deploy final-year medical students to fight the coronavirus health crisis, the health ministry said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154701-come-back-to-fight-coronavirus-uk-begs-65000-former-nurses-and-doctors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 China's new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day FILE PHOTO: March 17, 2020 picture of staff in protective suits accompanying a passenger outside a centralized facility for screening and registration near the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing as the country tries to contain imported cases of the coronavirus. REUTERS/Thomas Peter BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's imported coronavirus cases have risen to a record 228, data showed on Friday, as infected travellers spread to ever more provinces, adding pressure on authorities to toughen entry rules and health protocols. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154703-chinas-new-imported-coronavirus-cases-at-record-no-domestic-transfers-for-second-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Retailers sure of ready supply of all goods By THE NATION The Thai Retailers Association says 24,500 stores and malls across the country have confirmed they’re in no danger of running out of any commodities despite some customer hoarding of food and other essentials being observed due to the Covid-19 scare. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154705-retailers-sure-of-ready-supply-of-all-goods/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Only collective action will prevent a lockdown — Anutin Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today called for collective efforts by all Thais to fight the coronavirus pandemic which continues to ravage more than half of the countries in the world. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154706-only-collective-action-will-prevent-a-lockdown-—-anutin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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