webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Panic buyers throng Pattaya supermarkets Instant noodles, canned fish and eggs sold out at Big C, Tesco-Lotus, Topps and other supermarkets. The meat counter also was picked clean. PATTAYA:--Even as the government repeatedly states that supermarkets and food shops will remain open throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Pattaya residents continue to panic buy and hoard noodles, eggs and meat. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156152-panic-buyers-throng-pattaya-supermarkets/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Covid-19: Just 26 provinces left that haven't recorded a single case of the virus Picture Daily News Daily News reported that Mae Hong Son recorded a case of coronavirus yesterday in a 32 year old man. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156156-covid-19-just-26-provinces-left-that-havent-recorded-a-single-case-of-the-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Police shoo tourists off Pattaya Beach PATTAYA:--Pattaya police began shooing people off of the beach after Chonburi officials imposed a night-time beach curfew. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156151-police-shoo-tourists-off-pattaya-beach/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Pattaya Passport Office closed until further notice The Pattaya Passport Application and Renewal Office at the Avenue Shopping Mall on Pattaya 2nd Road is now closed. PATTAYA:--Chonburi Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai on March 26 closed the Pattaya Passport Application and Renewal Office at the Avenue Shopping Mall on Pattaya 2nd Road until further notice. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156154-pattaya-passport-office-closed-until-further-notice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thailand reports 91 new coronavirus cases and one death BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 91 new coronavirus cases and 1 fatality, bringing the total to 1,136 cases and 5 deaths, a health official said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156167-thailand-reports-91-new-coronavirus-cases-and-one-death/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Fact is stranger than fiction: Long lost relative turns up on TV show and is reunited with her family Sanook reported on a story that they said proved that fact is stranger than fiction. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156169-fact-is-stranger-than-fiction-long-lost-relative-turns-up-on-tv-show-and-is-reunited-with-her-family/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 True triples bandwidth capacity as Internet, mobile usage see big leap due to Covid-19 By THE NATION There has been a sharp spike in internet and mobile usage as more people are staying at home due to the Covid-19 threat, Jirachai Kunakorn, chief network operations officer at True Corporation Plc, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156172-true-triples-bandwidth-capacity-as-internet-mobile-usage-see-big-leap-due-to-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Average age of COVID-19 patients in Thailand is 40 years old FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan 28, 2020. File photo Reuters Back in January, when the first reported cases of coronavirus in Thailand were confirmed as being Chinese nationals aged 61, 74, 68 and 73, respectively, it appeared to reinforce the idea that only the elderly or those with existing health conditions were at risk from COVID-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156177-average-age-of-covid-19-patients-in-thailand-is-40-years-old/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thailand has 'big scheme' to ease virus impact as recession looms By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon The go-go bar street Soi Cowboy is seen deserted after the government ordered the closure of all entertainment facilities, as part of measures intended to control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will have a "big scheme" to help stimulate the economy ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 1,000 in the country, a deputy prime minister said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156180-thailand-has-big-scheme-to-ease-virus-impact-as-recession-looms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 UPDATE Another Covid-19 patient dies, 91 new cases By The Nation Thailand’s total number of Covid-19 cases rose to 1,136 with 91 new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period while one person died, Sujariyakul Anupong, senior expert in preventive medicine at the Department of Disease Control, said on Friday (March 27). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156167-thailand-reports-91-new-coronavirus-cases-and-one-death/?do=findComment&comment=15216571 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Train services suspended amid dearth of passengers By THE NATION With the Covid-19 scare halving passenger numbers, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is suspending train services on 22 routes from Wednesday (April 1) “until the situation improves”. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156196-train-services-suspended-amid-dearth-of-passengers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thailand runs short of eggs By THE NATION The price of eggs has increased due to hoarding by people worried about the Covid-19 virus – and the rising summer temperature making hens less productive. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156199-thailand-runs-short-of-eggs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Dangerous places: Covid-19 hotspots By The Nation Here’s a list of locations in Thailand where the Covid-19 contagion has been spread with the pertinent times and dates, as updated on Friday (March 27) by the Public Health Ministry. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156201-dangerous-places-covid-19-hotspots-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Chonburi 7-Eleven and other convenience stores ordered to close between 10pm-5am Image: Nation Convenience stores in Chonburi have been ordered to close between 10pm to 5am daily, the provincial governor announced on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156200-chonburi-7-eleven-and-other-convenience-stores-ordered-to-close-between-10pm-5am/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Senior Army officer transferred as inquiry begins into March 6 boxing event By THE NATION The Army's welfare department chief has been shunted out as an inquiry begins into a boxing event on March 6 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium that has led to scores of people getting infected with the new coronavirus (Covid-19). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156203-senior-army-officer-transferred-as-inquiry-begins-into-march-6-boxing-event/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 A safe distance on Bangkok buses By THE NATION Every other seat on Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) buses is now marked “Social distancing – do not sit here” in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156206-a-safe-distance-on-bangkok-buses/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Governors told to track returnees by app By The Nation The Interior Ministry has told all provincial governors to use the “AOT Airports” application to track everyone returning home from Bangkok and vicinity, where the vast majority of Covid-19 infections in Thailand have occurred, and from at-risk overseas locales. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156208-governors-told-to-track-returnees-by-app/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Infections will skyrocket without social distancing, says official By The Nation Anupong Sujariyakul If the public were to ignore pleas to maintain safe social distancing, Thailand could have more than 25,000 people infected with the Covid-19 virus by mid-April, a Health Ministry official has warned. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156210-infections-will-skyrocket-without-social-distancing-says-official/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Siam Makro's doors closed for those not wearing face mask By THE NATION Siam Makro, the operator of Makro retail malls, said that customers not wearing a face mask will not be allowed in its branches in Bangkok and nearby provinces from Saturday (March 28). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156214-siam-makros-doors-closed-for-those-not-wearing-face-mask/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Three seriously injured after huge construction crane collapses in Pattaya Pictures: Siamchon News Three people have been seriously injured after a construction crane collapsed and fell onto residential buildings in Naklua on Friday morning. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156216-three-seriously-injured-after-huge-construction-crane-collapses-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Police virus checkpoints put 100 on watchlist By The Nation More than 100 travellers across the country were found in random checks on Thursday (March 26) to have high body temperature. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156220-police-virus-checkpoints-put-100-on-watchlist/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 BMA to close more public venues, reopening for three types By THE NATION BMA spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang (Photo: National Broadcasting Services of Thailand) Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will close down more public venues, effective from midnight Friday (March 27) until April 30, as it steps up preventive measures to curb spread of the Covid-19 contagion. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156222-bma-to-close-more-public-venues-reopening-for-three-types/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thirty horses die suddenly, cause unknown By The Nation The Thailand Equestrian Federation is urging horse fanciers to not transport any animals after 30 died in the Northeast on Thursday (March 26), the cause or causes undetermined. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156224-thirty-horses-die-suddenly-cause-unknown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 BMA equips monks with masks, hand gel By The Nation The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s Social Development Department has given monks at nine temples facemasks and hand-sanitising gels to curb the spread of Covid-19, BMA permanent secretary Silapasuay Raweesangsoon said on Friday (March 27). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156248-bma-equips-monks-with-masks-hand-gel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 More public venues in Bangkok face closure More public venues in Thailand’s capital face closure, from tomorrow until end of April, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) tightens the partial lockdown of the city to stem the spread of COVID-19. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156250-more-public-venues-in-bangkok-face-closure/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Haze eases in North, but not worries By THE NATION The average accumulation of airborne PM2.5 dust particles has dipped in the North in the last 24 hours, but it’s worse in some areas because of numerous forest fires. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156252-haze-eases-in-north-but-not-worries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thai chef in NYC dies of COVID-19 A Thai chef, working at a Thai restaurant in New York City, died of COVID-19 today. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156253-thai-chef-in-nyc-dies-of-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 In China's Hubei, uncertainty, pessimism and hope as life resumes By Brenda Goh Li Yu, 55, a peddler selling corn, wears a face mask at an ancient city wall in Jingzhou, after the tourist attraction reopened as the lockdown was eased in Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, March 26, 2020. Picture taken March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song JINGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Li Yu is happy she sold six pieces of roasted corn on the day she reopened her stall after travel restrictions were lifted in Jingzhou, but she worries about the future of her business near the city’s ancient wall, a tourist attraction in Hubei province. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156255-in-chinas-hubei-uncertainty-pessimism-and-hope-as-life-resumes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 UK to use firefighters to deliver food, collect bodies in coronavirus crisis By Michael Holden An NHS supply chain lorry is seen outside the Excel Centre, London as it is being prepared to become the NHS Nightingale hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in East London, Britain, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom will use firefighters to help deliver food, retrieve dead bodies and drive ambulances as it braces for the looming peak of the coronavirus outbreak that has already claimed the lives of more than 22,000 people across the world. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156257-uk-to-use-firefighters-to-deliver-food-collect-bodies-in-coronavirus-crisis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Koh Lipe off limit to visitors from March 28 By The Nation Koh Lipe,a small L-shaped island off the southern province of Sutun, will be closed to visitors from March 28 (Saturday) until further notice , said Satun Governor Wiranan Pengjun. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156258-koh-lipe-off-limit-to-visitors-from-march-28/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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