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Japan says Tokyo Olympics may be postponed due to coronavirus

By Leika Kihara

 

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games may need to be postponed if the event cannot be held in its "complete form" due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155254-japan-says-tokyo-olympics-may-be-postponed-due-to-coronavirus/

 

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Covid-19: Khon Kaen shut down from today until April 12th - 28 kinds of places ordered closed immediately

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The governor of Khon Kaen province has issued an order for a mass shutdown in the north eastern province similar to that being experienced in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155262-covid-19-khon-kaen-shut-down-from-today-until-april-12th-28-kinds-of-places-ordered-closed-immediately/

 

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Aranyaprathet: Huge crowds as Cambodians head home ahead of border closure today

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported that there were huge lines of people and vehicles of all descriptions as Cambodians sought to cross the border at Ban Klong Luek, Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaeo yesterday afternoon. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155264-aranyaprathet-huge-crowds-as-cambodians-head-home-ahead-of-border-closure-today/

 

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Covid-19: Thai woman arrested for hoarding 44,000 face masks

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Chonburi immigration and Bowin police raided a house after a tip from an informant. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155266-covid-19-thai-woman-arrested-for-hoarding-44000-face-masks/

 

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Isopropyl alcohol shortages bemoaned

 

PATTAYA:--Operators of nail salons and tattoo parlors are complaining that hoarding of isopropyl alcohol has resulted in shortages and price gouging for products they need as part of their work.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155265-isopropyl-alcohol-shortages-bemoaned/

 

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7-Eleven expands home delivery service amid shutdown

By THE NATION

 

 

CP All Plc, operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Thailand, announced on Sunday (March 22), that the company will expand its food delivery service to help people deal withe Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155268-7-eleven-expands-home-delivery-service-amid-shutdown/

 

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Finance ministry proposes cash handouts for those affected by shutdown

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Finance is planning to propose cash handouts for those who have become unemployed or been affected by the closure of business venues in Bangkok and other provinces as part of measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155270-finance-ministry-proposes-cash-handouts-for-those-affected-by-shutdown/

 

 

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Chiang Mai: Westerners and Asians still wandering around - some wearing masks

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Chiang Mai News reported that tourists from the West and Asia were still wandering around tourist attractions and shopping areas in the northern Thai city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155272-chiang-mai-westerners-and-asians-still-wandering-around-some-wearing-masks/

 

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BREAKING

 

Thailand reports 122 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 721

 

People wearing protective face masks, sit on social distancing benches at a bus station after many workers crowded the terminal station to return to their cities after many activities have been closed due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Challinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has 122 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 721, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday at a news conference.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155277-thailand reports-122-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-721/

 

 

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Mae Sot: Four Chinese men caught sneaking over the border in Thailand

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The Mae Sot district chief, immigration and military forces apprehended four Chinese nationals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155279-mae-sot-four-chinese-men-caught-sneaking-over-the-border-in-thailand/

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Scores of people queue for face masks at Villa Market Soi 11

 

 

Scores of people were seen queuing for face masks outside Villa Market on Sukhumvit Soi 11 in Bangkok on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155281-scores-of-people-queue-for-face-masks-at-villa-market-soi-11/

 

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Rice price increasing due to drought, Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The price of rice packs have been on an increasing trend in the second quarter of this year after rice prices in the country rose from the beginning of this year by 20 to 30 per cent due to the drought and increasing demand in foreign markets amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155289-rice-price-increasing-due-to-drought-covid-19/

 

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Hua Lamphong station implements safety measures to check Covid-19 infection

By THE NATION

 

 

Numerous people are returning to their hometowns after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration closed 26 establishments for 20 days to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155291-hua-lamphong-station-implements-safety-measures-to-check-covid-19-infection/

 

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COVID-19 Visa Extension Letter

 

This service is available for British Nationals who entered Thailand with a tourist visa and have already extended this at Immigration, have had their flight to UK/place of residence cancelled and cannot reschedule their flight until after their visa expires.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155296-how-to-obtain-a-covid-19-visa-extension-letter-from-the-british-embassy-bangkok/

 

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Phuket Immigration jammed with foreigners, expats on non-immigrant visas forced to leave the country

By The Phuket News

 

A marquis was set up in front of Phuket Immigration so foreigners could sit outside while waiting for officials to even receive their request to stay in Thailand longer instead of risking contracting the disease by having to leave the country. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Expats living and working in Phuket for years, even more than a decade, are being forced to leave the country because of the Immigration Bureau’s requirement for non-tourist foreigners staying in Thailand to obtain a letter from their embassies requesting the foreigner’s permit-to-stay be extended.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155304-phuket-immigration-jammed-with-foreigners-expats-on-non-immigrant-visas-forced-to-leave-the-country/

 

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Leading Thai doctor in dire warning: Deadly Italian strain of Covid-19 now set to wreak havoc in Thailand

 

 

A leading physician in the fight against Covid-19 has sounded a dire warning about the spread of the virus in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155313-leading-thai-doctor-in-dire-warning-deadly-italian-strain-of-covid-19-now-set-to-wreak-havoc-in-thailand/

 

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People queue at Bangchak station to get hand sanitisers

By THE NATION

 

 

Many residents queued at the Bangchak gas station near the Thonburi BTS station to get alcohol-based hand sanitisers Bangchak Corporation is providing free of charge at its branches in Bangkok and nearby areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155318-people-queue-at-bangchak-station-to-get-hand-sanitisers/

 

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WARNING: Covid-19 infections ‘could escalate to thousands unless social-distancing measure is strictly followed’

By The Nation

 

Supakit Sirilak

 

The number of those who will become infected with Covid-19 could soon escalate to thousands if people don’t strictly follow the social-distancing measure, a top government official warned today (March 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155319-warning-covid-19-infections-‘could-escalate-to-thousands-unless-social-distancing-measure-is-strictly-followed’/

 

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Chiang Mai residents scramble to buy food supplies, officials says no need to panic

By The Nation

 

File Photo

 

Chiang Mai residents rushed to Makro supermarket today (March 23) after the governor ordered the closure of some zones at supermarkets and shopping malls in the province to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155320-chiang-mai-residents-scramble-to-buy-food-supplies-officials-says-no-need-to-panic/

 

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Chula student infected with Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

A Chulalongkorn University student was found to be infected with Covid-19 on Sunday (March 22) and has been moved to Chulalongkorn Hospital, Dr Narin Hiransuthikul, the head of the university’s Covid-19 Emergency Operation Centre, said on Monday (March 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155321-chula-student-infected-with-covid-19/

 

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COVID-19 prevention in Chonburi: Restrictions on visiting beaches, further closures announced

 

FILE PHOTO

 

The governor of Chonburi has put more restrictions in place in order to combat further spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155322-covid-19-prevention-in-chonburi-restrictions-on-visiting-beaches-further-closures-announced/

 

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Phuket city hall auditorium being converted into field hospital if Covid-19 cases spike

By The Nation

 

Dr Chalermpong Sukhonthaphon, Director of Vachira Phuket Hospital

 

Phuket is preparing to convert an auditorium in city hall into a field hospital should the new coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis be raised to phase three level.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155324-phuket-city-hall-auditorium-being-converted-into-field-hospital-if-covid-19-cases-spike/

 

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Health Office wants people who visited 5 locations to undergo test immediately

By The Nation

 

 

The Nonthaburi Provincial Public Health Office has requested a group at risk of contracting Covid-19 to take a test and report to Public Health officials as soon as possible after some people who visited specific locations got infected between March 8 and 14.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155325-health-office-wants-people-who-visited-5-locations-to-undergo-test-immediately/

 

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TAT update: Thailand Public Health Ministry updates list of ongoing local transmission areas

The list now covers 29 countries, up from 11 countries previously, while the Ministry of Public Health also updated its recommendations for travellers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155327-tat-update-thailand-public-health-ministry-updates-list-of-ongoing-local-transmission-areas/

 

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TAT temporarily redesigns logos to promote social distancing to combat COVID-19

 TAT Newsroom

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155328-tat-temporarily-redesigns-logos-to-promote-social-distancing-to-combat-covid-19/

 

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Provinces on top alert as people from Bangkok return to hometowns

By THE NATION

 

 

Many provinces are on high alert, screening people returning to their hometowns after the temporary closure of several venues in Bangkok, aiming to mitigate the escalating Covid-19 situation in their provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155331-provinces-on-top-alert-as-people-from-bangkok-return-to-hometowns/

 

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Makers of counterfeit sanitisers face criminal prosecution, ruling party warns

By The Nation

 

Tipanan Sirichana

 

The ruling Phalang Pracharat Party has warned that using counterfeit alcohol-based sanitisers can lead to lethal health conditions and vendors will face imprisonment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155333-makers-of-counterfeit-sanitisers-face-criminal-prosecution-ruling-party-warns/

 

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“Future is in your hands” – health official, 122 new infection cases reported

 

A woman and two children, all wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, leave a supermarket in Hadyai district in Thailand’s southern province of Songkla on March 22, 2020. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP)

 

Thailand has now reached a critical point which could see the country go either the way of several European countries that are being ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak or that of countries like Japan and South Korea which have managed to contain the spread of the deadly virus, a senior public health official said this morning.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155277-thailand reports-122-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-721/?do=findComment&comment=15198552

 

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Thais in Malaysia may only return home by air

 

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Thai people living or working in Malaysia, who wish to return home, can now only do so by air, after all land border crossings between Thailand and Malaysia were closed today.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155362-thais-in-malaysia-may-only-return-home-by-air/

 

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Thai export shrinks 4.47 % in February

By THE NATION

 

Pimchanok Wonkorporn

 

Thai exports totalled US$ 20.641 billion in February, shrinking 4.47 per cent year on year, said Pimchanok Wonkorporn, director of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, today (March 23).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1155363-thai-export-shrinks-447-in-february/