To mask or not to mask: East and West have different views

By Kittipong Thavevong

 

 

As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, scientists have highlighted an anomaly: while the number of infections and fatalities continues to rise in the West, the contagion is gradually subsiding in Asia.

 

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Finance Ministry threatens legal action against false claims for cash handouts

 

 

Recipients of the 5,000 baht/month support payments, who used false information to claim the subsidy, will face legal action and will be forced to repay the money, plus interest.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158669-finance-ministry-threatens-legal-action-against-false-claims-for-cash-handouts/

 

8 medical staff down with virus in Laksi

By The Nation

 

File photo: Mongkutwattana General Hospital

 

Maj-General Rienthong Nanna, director of Mongkutwattana General Hospital in Bangkok’s Laksi area, said in a Facebook post on Thursday (April 9) that eight medical personnel at the hospital have been infected by Covid-19, and that they and their close contacts are under quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158670-8-medical-staff-down-with-virus-in-laksi/

 

Roi Et policeman, wife caught for smuggling face masks

By The Nation

 

 

A Roi Et police officer and his wife face charges for smuggling face masks after 7,500 pieces of the protective equipment were found in the boot of his car on Wednesday (April 8).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158671-roi-et-policeman-wife-caught-for-smuggling-face-masks/

 

Under-used Swiss hospitals hint at hidden toll of coronavirus

By Emma Farge

 

FILE PHOTO: Staff treat a patient in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital (CHUV) during the coronavirus outbreak in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 3, 2020. Pool/Laurent Gillieron via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss emergency rooms and hospitals are quieter than usual despite an influx of COVID-19 patients, a worrying sign that some doctors say could mean more people are dying at home from other ailments.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158673-under-used-swiss-hospitals-hint-at-hidden-toll-of-coronavirus/

 

Italy may relax some coronavirus measures by end of April - Conte

 

A man wearing a protective mask walks next to a basket of free food amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Milan, Italy April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italy may start gradually lifting some restrictions in place to contain the new coronavirus by the end of April, provided the spread of the disease continues to slow, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the BBC on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158674-italy-may-relax-some-coronavirus-measures-by-end-of-april-conte/

 

Japan coronavirus cases pass 5,000 as state of emergency fails to keep people home

By Leika Kihara

 

Statues wearing protective face masks are seen after the government announced the state of emergency for the capital following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Shibuya shopping and entertainment district in Tokyo, Japan April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - The total number of Japanese novel coronavirus infections hit at least 5,002 on Thursday, NHK public broadcaster said, showing no signs of slowing despite a state of emergency being imposed this week on Tokyo and six other areas.

 

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Spain sees coronavirus torment easing, seeks new economic 'pact'

By Joan Faus, Belén Carreño

 

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers his speech during a session on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Parliament in Madrid, Spain, April 9, 2020. Mariscal/Pool via REUTERS

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is close to the beginning of a decline in the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday, urging all political parties to join a pact for national economic revival after the health crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158676-spain-sees-coronavirus-torment-easing-seeks-new-economic-pact/

 

Favipiravir to be distributed to hospitals around Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Even though there is still no vaccine nor official treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, doctors in many countries have reported successful treatments using existing drugs, one of which is Favipiravir. Thailand has already received 100,000 Favipiravir tablets which will be distributed to hospitals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158678-favipiravir-to-be-distributed-to-hospitals-around-thailand/

 

Thailand, US to cooperate in fight against COVID-19

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and the United States of America have resolved to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to pursue closer bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158680-thailand-us-to-cooperate-in-fight-against-covid-19/

 

Roaring silence the only arrival at Suvarnabhumi

By The Nation

 

 

The normally busy Suvarnabhumi Airport stands empty after the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) barred planes from landing between April 7 and 18.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158681-roaring-silence-the-only-arrival-at-suvarnabhumi/

 

Rawai resort owner charged for violating hotel closure order

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

A random check on the rsort was conducted on Tuesday (Apr 7). Photo: Chalong Police

 

PHUKET:-- A Rawai resort owner has been charged for accepting a new guest, in violation of the provincial order for all hotels to cease accepting new guests, and to close once the last guest has checked out.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158685-rawai-resort-owner-charged-for-violating-hotel-closure-order/

 

Covid-19 crisis further pulls down consumer confidence

By THE NATION

 

 

The consumer confidence index dropped to 50.3 points in March from 64.8 points in February, said Thanavath Phonvichai, president of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158686-covid-19-crisis-further-pulls-down-consumer-confidence/

 

Hospital where Covid cases outnumber doctors pleads for donations

By The Nation

 

 

Kong Ra Hospital in Phatthalung province is asking for donations of money and medical supplies, saying that it currently has five Covid-19 patients but only three doctors.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158688-hospital-where-covid-cases-outnumber-doctors-pleads-for-donations/

 

Phuket officials to launch islandwide door-to-door checks for COVID-19

By The Phuket News

 

Governor Phakaphong announced the news while receiving 3,000 infrared thermometers from the DDPM Region 11 office in Surat Thani. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket will be the first province in the country to launch door-to-door checks of residents’ body temperatures in the hope of identifying infected people early and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158690-phuket-officials-to-launch-islandwide-door-to-door-checks-for-covid-19/

 

Phi Phi residents talked into letting tourists stay

By The Nation

 

 

The deputy governor of Krabi province has called on residents of Phi Phi Island to allow the 300 or so foreign tourists to continue staying on the island so the spread of Covid-19 can be contained.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158692-phi-phi-residents-talked-into-letting-tourists-stay/

 

Netflix adds 4-digit PIN code to stop freeloaders messing up your recommendations

By Jeff Parsons

 

Don’t let others mess with your watchlist (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

 

Netflix has introduced a new set of parental controls so its users can have a bit more control over their accounts.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158694-netflix-adds-4-digit-pin-code-to-stop-freeloaders-messing-up-your-recommendations/

 

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming posts cryptic comment as he isolates with ex Demi Moore

By Susan Knox

 

Bruce Willis' wife has confirmed that she is not in self isolation with the actor by commenting on an Instagram picture of his family (Image: Getty)

 

Bruce Willis' wife has confirmed that she is not in self isolation with the actor by commenting on an Instagram picture of his family.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158695-bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-posts-cryptic-comment-as-he-isolates-with-ex-demi-moore/

 

Nick Cave praises Bob Dylan’s new track ‘Murder Most Foul’

By Matthew Neale

 

Nick Cave and Bob Dylan. Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage; Michael Tran/FilmMagic/Getty

 

Nick Cave has offered his opinion on Bob Dylan’s latest song ‘Murder Most Foul,’ calling the track “extraordinarily comforting, especially at this moment.”

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158697-nick-cave-praises-bob-dylan’s-new-track-‘murder-most-foul’/

 

China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock, in post-virus regulatory push

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks with his pet dog as he talks to a vendor who sells dog meat at a market during the local dog meat festival in Yulin, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society called a potential "game changer" in animal welfare.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158707-china-reclassifies-dogs-as-pets-not-livestock-in-post-virus-regulatory-push/

 

Five suspects arrested in Srisoonthorn drug and gun raid

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Achita Somthai, 25, who was found with two litres of kratom juice. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET:-- Thalang Police have announced the arrests of five suspects for drug offences and illegal possession of firearms in Srisoonthorn.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158712-five-suspects-arrested-in-srisoonthorn-drug-and-gun-raid/

 

Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build virus defences

By Jörn Poltz, Paul Carrel

 

FILE PHOTO: A member of the medical staff shows a used sample container at a test centre for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Havelhoehe community hospital in Berlin, Germany, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch -/File Photo

 

MUNICH (Reuters) - One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to borrow the salt.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158713-pass-the-salt-the-minute-details-that-helped-germany-build-virus-defences/

 

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