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Face masks may be 'new normal' in post-virus life as U.S. prepares gradual reopening

By Maria Caspani, Jessica Resnick-Ault

 

A food delivery driver cycles on an empty road as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31,000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a post-virus life that would likely include public face coverings as the “new normal.”

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159933-face-masks-may-be-new-normal-in-post-virus-life-as-us-prepares-gradual-reopening/

 

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Europe's scramble for face masks prompts longer term rethink

By Ludwig Burger

 

FILE PHOTO: Employees of the city administration of Kamenz pack protection masks for sending by mail to the households of the city, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Kamenz, Germany, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - As countries scramble for face masks to protect their healthcare workers from the coronavirus, German and U.S. manufacturers in Europe are seeing an opportunity more permanently to take on big Asian rivals and bring mask production closer to home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159934-europes-scramble-for-face-masks-prompts-longer-term-rethink/

 

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First lot of Thai returnees released from Bangkok quarantine

By THE NATION

 

 

The 75 Thai nationals, who were isolated in a state-run quarantine centre for 14 days after returning from overseas, were released on Thursday (April 16), deputy Bangkok governor Sakolthee Pattiyakul said. He added that they all tested negative for Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159935-first-lot-of-thai-returnees-released-from-bangkok-quarantine/

 

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Officials delay check on ‘worryingly thin’ tiger as Phuket Zoo files to officially close

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Wildlife officials say they are concerned about the condition of the ‘worryingly thin’ tiger, but will not inspect Phuket Zoo until tomorrow (Apr 17). Photo: Supplied via DNP

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket wildlife officials will not check on a ‘worryingly thin’ tiger being held at Phuket Zoo until tomorrow (Apr 17), despite police at the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division in Bangkok reporting complaints about the condition of the tiger to local wildlife officials yesterday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159936-officials-delay-check-on-‘worryingly-thin’-tiger-as-phuket-zoo-files-to-officially-close/

 

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Europe COVID-19 cases almost at one million, coming weeks 'critical' - WHO

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe is currently in eye of the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of cases nearing a million, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European regional director said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159937-europe-covid-19-cases-almost-at-one-million-coming-weeks-critical-who/

 

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How coronavirus hitched a ride through China

By Marco Hernandez, Cate Cadell

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask walks past an estate agent in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, in Guangdong province, China April 13, 2020. REUTERS/David Kirton

 

(Reuters) - As residents of China’s Wuhan began leaving for the first time last week, a Reuters analysis of official statements, data and residents’ accounts reveals how the coronavirus took hold and spread to more than 25 areas of the country before a Jan. 23 lockdown of the city.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159938-how-coronavirus-hitched-a-ride-through-china/

 

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PM apologizes for miscommunication about 5,000 baht subsidies

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has offered a public apology for his miscommunication, which has caused widespread public confusion, over the 5,000 baht monthly cash subsidy for people affected by business closures.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159940-pm-apologizes-for-miscommunication-about-5000-baht-subsidies/

 

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Songkhla hotel braces for 300 returnees from Malaysia

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Charoon Thongnual

 

Staff at a Songkhla hotel are preparing the place to welcome Thais who will return from Malaysia via the Sadao checkpoint from Saturday (April 18) onwards.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159953-songkhla-hotel-braces-for-300-returnees-from-malaysia/

 

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Cop turns robber at Chachoengsao bank: Police

By The Nation

 

 

A policeman in Chachoengsao province was arrested for allegedly attempting to rob a branch of Kasikornbank on Thursday (April 16).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159954-cop-turns-robber-at-chachoengsao-bank-police/

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Rita Wilson opens up on coronavirus ordeal and warns of treatment side effects

 

Tom Hanks, left, and Rita Wilson attend the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Washington. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

 

Actress Rita Wilson has opened up on her coronavirus ordeal and warned of the "extreme" side effects she suffered from medicine used to treat the illness.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159955-rita-wilson-opens-up-on-coronavirus-ordeal-and-warns-of-treatment-side-effects/

 

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Netflix's The Innocence Files revisits an important detail in the Ted Bundy case

BY LAURA JANE TURNER

 

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For a series centred around the important and challenging work of The Innocence Project – a non-profit aiming to bulldoze its way through wrongful convictions in the United States, while also campaigning for justice reform – a focus on Ted Bundy feels more than a little at odds.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159957-netflixs-the-innocence-files-revisits-an-important-detail-in-the-ted-bundy-case/

 

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Bass Oddity: Why David Bowie’s ‘jungle nuttah’ D’n’B phase is worth rediscovering

 

David Bowie, performing here in 1997, braved a bold new musical world with his short-lived D’n’B phase ( AFP )

 

By 1997, the Thin White Duke had become pop’s flame-haired groovy dad.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159958-bass-oddity-why-david-bowie’s-‘jungle-nuttah’-d’n’b-phase-is-worth-rediscovering/

 

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Bra-maker snaps back at virus with shapely face masks

By The Nation

 

 

Underwear maker Wacoal has switched its focus from pants to the pandemic, manufacturing thousands of face masks from lingerie material for free distribution.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159976-bra-maker-snaps-back-at-virus-with-shapely-face-masks/

 

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First of 620 returnees touch down in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand has preparations in place for 620 Thais being repatriated from overseas this week amid the global virus outbreak, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Thursday (April 16).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159977-first-of-620-returnees-touch-down-in-thailand/

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Thailand expects liquidity support for Thai Airways next week

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers service a Thai Airways Airbus A380-800 aircraft at Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand September 3, 2019. Picture taken September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government expects to conclude a capital injection plan for flagship carrier Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI.BK) next week, a government minister said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159978-thailand-expects-liquidity-support-for-thai-airways-next-week/

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Cash-strapped Thais rush to sell gold as coronavirus hits economy

By Jiraporn Kuhakan, Satawasin Staporncharnchai

 

Thais flock to sell gold as demand for cash increases after the partial shut down caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hurts the local economy in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Thais rushed to sell gold in Bangkok’s Chinatown, on Thursday, cashing in on a surge in the price of the precious metal as the new coronavirus outbreak pulls the economy into a recession, with millions losing jobs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159979-cash-strapped-thais-rush-to-sell-gold-as-coronavirus-hits-economy/

 

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Germany's Oktoberfest unlikely to take place this year

 

FILE PHOTO: Visitors cheer with beers in a tent during Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, September 22, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - The annual Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, is unlikely to take place this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the premier of the southern German state of Bavaria said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159980-germanys-oktoberfest-unlikely-to-take-place-this-year/

 

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Explainer: Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again?

By Sangmi Cha

 

FILE PHOTO: Couples enjoy a view of Seoul while practicing social distancing, behind an observation deck which has been cordoned off as part of efforts to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), atop Mt. Namsan in Seoul, South Korea, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean health officials are investigating several possible explanations for a small but growing number of recovered coronavirus patients who later test positive for the virus again.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159981-explainer-why-are-some-south-koreans-who-recovered-from-the-coronavirus-testing-positive-again/

 

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