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/

Tighter measures considered as COVID-19 infection rate remains unsatisfactory

 

 

New COVID-19 infections in Thailand took a nosedive from 111 yesterday to 54 today, as two more related deaths, both elderly people, were officially recorded.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158666-tighter-measures-considered-as-covid-19-infection-rate-remains-unsatisfactory/

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.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158668-to-mask-or-not-to-mask-east-and-west-have-different-views/

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/

Satun prepares quarantine for surge of returnees from Malaysia

By The Nation

 

 

The southern border province of Satun is preparing quarantine facilities for about 1,000 Thais set to arrive back from Malaysia when the border checkpoint opens on April 16.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158735-satun-prepares-quarantine-for-surge-of-returnees-from-malaysia/

 

CP ready to start producing masks now that materials have arrived

By The Nation

 

 

Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) said on Thursday (April 9) that the chartered flight from China carrying a mask-manufacturing machine and meltblown non-woven fibre has arrived in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158736-cp-ready-to-start-producing-masks-now-that-materials-have-arrived/

 

Bt600-billion budget aims to offer lifeline to farmers, others hit by Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

The government has allocated a Bt600-billion budget to help Thailand’s farmers, as well as other citizens impacted by the Covid-19 situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158737-bt600-billion-budget-aims-to-offer-lifeline-to-farmers-others-hit-by-covid-19/

 

UPDATE:

Fake claims of Bt5,000 aid will land you in trouble: Finance Ministry

By The Nation

 

 

The Finance Ministry has said it will take action against people who have claimed the Bt5,000 aid under false pretences. Lavaron Sangsnit, director of the Fiscal Policy Office, said the ministry is looking into people boasting on social media that they have taken the aid but are not really affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158669-finance-ministry-threatens-legal-action-against-false-claims-for-cash-handouts/?do=findComment&comment=15277525

 

Phuket people asked to prepare for ‘Tambon Lockdown’

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Governor Phakaphong at the meeting earlier today (Apr 9). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavitpatana has issued an order for all subdistricts on the island to come under “lockdown”, with no non-essential travel beyond subdistrict borders permitted, starting next Monday (Apr 13), Songkran Day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158739-phuket-people-asked-to-prepare-for-‘tambon-lockdown’/

 

RCOT suggests doctors look for “Smell Disorders”

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal College of Otolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons of Thailand, suggests those in the health sector mark smell disorders as one of the primary symptoms that appears in Covid-19 patients; the symptoms may range from a weak ability to smell, to a complete loss of the ability to smell.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158740-rcot-suggests-doctors-look-for-“smell-disorders”/

 

Biden courts Sanders voters with student loan, healthcare policies

By Trevor Hunnicutt

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders do an elbow bump in place of a handshake as they greet other before the start of the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S. March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday proposed expanding access to Medicare and forgiving some student debt in new overtures to supporters of onetime rival Bernie Sanders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158741-biden-courts-sanders-voters-with-student-loan-healthcare-policies/

 

Northern Ireland authorities give green light to abortion services

By Amanda Ferguson

 

FILE PHOTO: Naomi Connor, Co-Convener of Alliance for Choice poses with the recommended and safe medication that women in Northern Ireland are being denied. Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

 

BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland authorities on Thursday gave the green light for the rollout of abortion services, activists and leading doctors said, although it was unclear when the first procedures would take place.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158742-northern-ireland-authorities-give-green-light-to-abortion-services/

 

UK PM Johnson moves out of intensive care

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the novel coronavirus, in London, Britain March 3, 2020. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-PATH Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has moved out of intensive care as he continues to recover from COVID-19, a spokesman said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158743-uk-pm-johnson-moves-out-of-intensive-care/

 

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 16,000 - Reuters tally

By Lisa Shumaker

 

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers prepare to transfer the body of a deceased person at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 16,400 on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158744-us-coronavirus-deaths-top-16000-reuters-tally/

 

Europe could fall, Italy warns as divided EU seeks coronavirus rescue deal

By Jan Strupczewski and Gabriela Baczynska

 

A man wearing a face mask walks past the European Commission headquarters as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Brussels, Belgium April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union faces an existential threat if it cannot come together to combat the coronavirus crisis, Italy said on Thursday as the divided bloc sought to salvage talks on a rescue package to aid battered economies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158745-europe-could fall-italy-warns-as-divided eu seeks-coronavirus-rescue-deal/

 

New York City hires laborers to bury dead in Hart Island potter's field amid coronavirus surge

By Lucas Jackson and Brendan McDermid

 

Drone pictures show bodies being buried on New York's Hart Island where the department of corrections is dealing with more burials overall, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New York City, U.S., April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City officials have hired contract laborers to bury the dead in its potter's field on Hart Island as the city's daily death rate from the coronavirus epidemic has reached grim new records in each of the last three days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158747-new-york-city-hires-laborers-to-bury-dead-in-hart-island-potters-field-amid-coronavirus-surge/

 

UK defends coronavirus response after Reuters investigation

By Andrew MacAskill

 

UK's Raab says virus not peaked; too early to lift lockdown

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government defended its early handling of the coronavirus epidemic after a Reuters investigation found its scientific advisers were too slow to communicate their growing concerns about the outbreak to the public and ministers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158748-uk-defends-coronavirus-response-after-reuters-investigation/

 

Mainland China reports 42 new coronavirus cases vs 63 day earlier

 

Employees work on a production line of surgical masks for export, at a railway equipment manufacturing company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China April 8, 2020. Picture taken April 8, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported on Friday 42 new coronavirus cases, including 38 cases involving travelers from overseas, down from 63 cases a day earlier.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158755-mainland-china-reports-42-new-coronavirus-cases-vs-63-day-earlier/

 

Canada expects coronavirus deaths to soar; job losses hit one million

By David Ljunggren and Kelsey Johnson

 

Two people walk by the Etobicoke General Hospital drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to grow, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's coronavirus death toll is set to soar from more than 500 currently to as high as 22,000 by the end of the pandemic, health officials said on Thursday, while the economy lost a record 1 million jobs last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158757-canada-expects-coronavirus-deaths-to-soar-job-losses-hit-one-million/

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan governor orders alcohol ban

 

 

The provincial governor of Prachuap Khiri Khan has ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol in a bid to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158762-prachuap-khiri-khan-governor-orders-alcohol-ban/

Pattaya's Coronavirus Cock-up: Chaos on first day of lockdown as leaders scurry for rethink

 

Picture: ThaivisaNews

 

Pattaya's leaders are desperately scurrying to rethink the lock down of the city, once Thailand's premier tourist resort. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158765-pattayas-coronavirus-cock-up-chaos-on-first-day-of-lockdown-as-leaders-scurry-for-rethink/

Once the biggest outbreak outside of China, South Korean city reports zero new coronavirus cases

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask following the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), takes a walk at a park in Daegu, South Korea, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean city of Daegu, which endured the first large coronavirus outbreak outside of China, on Friday reported zero new cases for the first time since late February, as new infections across the country dropped to record lows.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158766-once-the-biggest-outbreak-outside-of-china-south-korean-city-reports-zero-new-coronavirus-cases/

 

Pattaya: Gambling den above well known Chinese restaurant raided - owner and tourists taken to jail

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Pattaya police chief and a large contingent of Chonburi officers raided a gambling den above the well known Fu Man Lou Chinese restaurant near the Alcazar Cabaret in Pattaya last night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158768-pattaya-gambling-den-above-well-known-chinese-restaurant-raided-owner-and-tourists-taken-to-jail/

 

Bangkok: Mad rush to buy booze as shelves stripped ahead of ten day ban

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that there was a mad rush to buy alcohol in the capital's malls and shops last night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158770-bangkok-mad-rush-to-buy-booze-as-shelves-stripped-ahead-of-ten-day-ban/

Transport frequency to be increased to ensure curfew is complied with

By THE NATION

 

 

Public transport operators have been told to increase frequencies of their trips before 10pm to make sure no passengers are left behind when the nationwide curfew begins at 10pm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158772-transport-frequency-to-be-increased-to-ensure-curfew-is-complied-with/

 

Have yourself a "Virtual Songkran": Police tell Thailand: "Don't even think about setting up a water tank outside your home!"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A police spokesman has warned the Thai public that even setting up a water tank and buckets outside their homes to play Songkran is illegal this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158775-have-yourself-a-virtual-songkran-police-tell-thailand-dont-even-think-about-setting-up-a-water-tank-outside-your-home/

 

How to get your free 10GB mobile data

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications (NBTC) has announced criteria to register for 10 gigabyte (GB) of mobile broadband data per person to promote working from home during the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158777-how-to-get-your-free-10gb-mobile-data/

Pattaya city disinfectant truck puts on big, foggy show to prevent COVID-19

 

 

PATTAYA:--The fog and red lights look like a scene out of a Hollywood movie as Chonburi health workers blasted disinfectant all over Pattaya roads as prevention against the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158781-pattaya-city-disinfectant-truck-puts-on-big-foggy-show-to-prevent-covid-19/

Driver injured in Pattaya pre-curfew wreck

 

SATTAHIP:--A driver rushing home before curfew spent the night in the hospital instead after he slammed his car into the back of a water truck in Sattahip.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158783-driver-injured-in-pattaya-pre-curfew-wreck/

 

Pattaya temples making mystical face masks to ward off Covid-19

 

PATTAYA:--Nong Plalai monks are handing over face masks blessed to ward off the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158784-pattaya-temples-making-mystical-face-masks-to-ward-off-covid-19/