THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 20 Apr 2020

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Daily new cases must fall below 10 to contain Covid-19

 

 

To keep the spread of Covid-19 at bay, daily new cases have to be in single digits, the spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said, urging people to continue wearing masks and observe social distancing even if some lockdown restrictions are eased at the end of this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160396-daily-new-cases-must-fall-below-10-to-contain-covid-19/

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Number of Covid-19-free provinces in two weeks increases to 33

 

 

The situation in Thailand has started to get better as the number of provinces without a new case in the last 14 days increased by four to 33.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160395-number-of-covid-19-free-provinces-in-two-weeks-increases-to-33/

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PM's brother and tourism committee come under fire

 

 

Thai netizens are roasting General Preecha Chan-o-cha, the younger brother of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, after it became known through the Royal Gazette that he had been appointed a member of the Senate committee on tourism on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160389-pms-brother-and-tourism-committee-come-under-fire/

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Thai Lion Air ready to fly domestic routes in May

 

 

Thai Lion Air is ready to reopen domestic routes by May 1 and assured it had no intention to go out of business.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160392-thai-lion-air-ready-to-fly-domestic-routes-in-may/

 

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Another 100 Thais return from Malaysia via Songkhla checkpoint

By The Nation

 

 

About 100 Thais who had been stranded in Malaysia returned to Thailand on Sunday (April 19) at 9am via the 24-hour Customs, Immigration and Quarantine checkpoint in the Sadao district of Songkhla province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160409-another-100-thais-return-from-malaysia-via-songkhla-checkpoint/

 

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Satun checkpoint ready to receive returnees from Malaysia

By The Nation

 

 

The vice governor of Satun province, Sakda Wittayasirikul, visited the Wangprajan border checkpoint to boost the morale of staff as they prepared to receive more people returning from Malaysia. He believed that more than hundred will pass this checkpoint on Sunday (April 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160411-satun-checkpoint-ready-to-receive-returnees-from-malaysia/

 

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Steel industry wary of major Chinese push

By The Nation

 

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Thailand’s steel industry, already battling unstable prices, is edgy ascompetitors from China are all set to be back in business with full government support.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160412-thailands-steel-industry-wary-of-major-chinese-push/

 

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Hundreds of Thais from Malaysia arrive without proper documentation

The Nation

 

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Nearly 300 Thai people returning from Malaysia were found to have entered Su-ngai Kolok without proper documentation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160414-hundreds-of-thais-from-malaysia-arrive-without-proper-documentation/

 

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14 Covid-19 patients in Phatthalung recover

By The Nation

 

 

Fourteen Covid-19 patients in Phatthalung province recovered on Sunday (April 19) and are ready to return to their homes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160415-14-covid-19-patients-in-phatthalung-recover/

 

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Millions of workers have savings to last for just a month: TMB study

By The Nation

 

 

A TMB study says that eight million Thai workers are at risk of economic difficulty as their savings can sustain them for only 30 days. TMB Analytics Centre executive director Naris Sathapholdecha said that 34 per cent of Thais have sufficient savings or can last for more than six months without work, 45 per cent can manage for 2-3 months while 20 per cent have savings to sustain them for less than one month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160416-millions-of-workers-have-savings-to-last-for-just-a-month-tmb-study/

 

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Rubber authority plans joint venture for manufacture of medical gloves

By THE NATION

 

 

The Rubber Authority of Thailand unveiled its plan to partner agricultural institutes and private companies to set up a rubber glove and medical glove factory due to rising demand sparked by the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160417-rubber-authority-plans-joint-venture-for-manufacture-of-medical-gloves/

 

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Minister calls on experts to brainstorm on reviving economy

By THE NATION

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong and University, Science, Research and Innovations Minister Suwit Mesinee met recently to discuss plans to revive the country’s economy once the Covid-19 outbreak comes to an end.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160418-minister-calls-on-experts-to-brainstorm-on-reviving-thai-economy/

 

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Manufacture of medical equipment 'needs to be higher on national priority'

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand should upgrade the medical equipment and health sectors as industries important to national security, Adisorn Apasuthirat, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries' Medical and Health Device Manufacture Industry Club, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160419-manufacture-of-medical-equipment-needs-to-be-higher-on-national-priority/

 

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Adequate funds for cash handout scheme, Budget Bureau assures

By The Nation

 

Dechapiwat na Songkhla, director of the Budget Bureau

 

The Budget Bureau has assured that the government can finance its cash handout scheme as state agencies have succeeded in reallocating funds under the annual budget for fiscal 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160420-adequate-funds-for-cash-handout-scheme-budget-bureau-assures/

 

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Decrees on Covid-19 aid package come into effect

By The Nation

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana

 

The Covid-19 aid package worth Bt1.9 trillion has come into effect with the publishing of four emergency decrees and one Royal Decree in the Royal Gazette on Sunday (April 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160421-decrees-on-covid-19-aid-package-come-into-effect/

 

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Commerce Ministry ready to hand over 10% of its budget

By THE NATION

 

 

The Commerce Ministry has allocated 10 per cent of its budget to help with the government’s battle to alleviate the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Friday (April 17).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160422-thai-commerce-ministry-ready-to-hand-over-10-of-its-budget/

 

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Anti-coronavirus candidate vaccine being tested on animals in Thailand

 

 

Thailand’s National Vaccines Institute, in cooperation with the Medical Science and Science faculties of Mahidol University and the Faculty of Pharmacy of Chulalongkorn University, is now testing a candidate COVID-19 vaccine in animals, following completion of initial laboratory based tests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160423-anti-coronavirus-candidate-vaccine-being-tested-on-animals-in-thailand/

 

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Back to business – time for Thailand’s tourist industry to get ready

By Bill Barnett

 

 

OPINION by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com

 

Tourism is a vital part of Thailand’s economy. And as the country emerges into the post-Covid world, getting tourists back to the country will be an essential springboard to the rest of the Thai economy. None of that will be automatic or easy as international travel has been severely disrupted and will take months, probably years, to recover. But once they arrive here, either as domestic, regional or international travellers, the decisions about where they stay will now shaped by new criteria.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160424-back-to-business-–-time-for-thailand’s-tourist-industry-to-get-ready/

 

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Gunman in Canada kills more than 10 people in rampage - police

By John Morris

 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) monitor Portapique Beach Road, as a fire truck travels along it after searching for Gabriel Wortman, who the police describe as a shooter of multiple victims, in Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada April 19, 2020. REUTERS/John Morris

 

PORTAPIQUE, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed more than 10 people, including at least one police officer, during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160425-gunman-in-canada-kills-more-than-10-people-in-rampage-police/

 

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Don't reopen yet, governors tell Trump as coronavirus deaths cross 40,000

By Doina Chiacu and Barbara Goldberg

 

A person walks along the sand under flags of the United States of America at the Coney Island beach during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

(Reuters) - Governors in U.S. states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus sparred with President Donald Trump over his claims they have enough tests and should quickly reopen their economies as more protests are planned over the extension of stay-at-home orders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160426-dont-reopen-yet-governors-tell trump as-coronavirus-deaths-cross-40000/

 

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Anti-Netanyahu rally draws thousands under coronavirus curbs

 

A man wearing a protective face mask holds an Israel's flag as Israelis demonstrate against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under strict restrictions made to slow down the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, on Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel April 19, 2020 REUTERS/Corinna Kern

 

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Wearing face masks, waving black flags and keeping two yards apart, thousands of Israelis demonstrated against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu under strict coronavirus restrictions on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160427-anti-netanyahu-rally-draws-thousands-under-coronavirus-curbs/

 

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France says coronavirus crisis easing, but far from over

 

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe looks on during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris, France April 7, 2020. Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The coronavirus situation in France is improving "slowly but surely" and shortages of protective gear such as face masks are easing, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Sunday, although he warned that the crisis was far from over.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160428-france-says-coronavirus-crisis-easing-but-far-from-over/

 

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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll hits one-week low

By Silvia Aloisi and Elvira Pollina

 

FILE PHOTO: An almost empty street, during a lockdown against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Milan, Italy March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo/File Photo

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy said on Sunday that deaths from the coronavirus pandemic rose by 433, the lowest daily tally in a week, and the number of new cases slowed to 3,047 from a previous 3,491.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160429-italys-daily-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-one-week-low/

 

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Negative pressure beds donated to COVID-19 frontline hospital in Pattaya

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

  

Warakorn Wiriyaphan (2nd right), Vice Chairman of the Sanctuary of Truth, presents the mobile negative pressure beds to the Banglamung Hospital.

 

As the coronavirus pandemic takes a firm grip of people’s senses and fears, hundreds of thousands of people are stepping forward to offer assistance in various ways.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160431-negative-pressure-beds-donated-to-covid-19-frontline-hospital-in-pattaya/

 

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Hard times caused by COVID-19 bring forth love and generosity in Pattaya

By John Drone

 

  

More than 150 people line up to receive food and water from generous business operators in Jomtien Complex.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160432-hard-times-caused-by-covid-19-bring-forth-love-and-generosity-in-pattaya/

 

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Pattaya charity handouts face new social-distancing restrictions

By Pattaya Mail

 

Chonburi Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai said tighter rules are needed to prevent good deeds from creating bad side effects.

 

While hailing the generosity of charities and businesses donating food, supplies and cash to Pattaya residents struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, Chonburi’s governor said tighter rules are needed to prevent good deeds from creating bad side effects.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160433-pattaya-charity-handouts-face-new-social-distancing-restrictions/

 

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PWA to pump out half of water in drought-stricken Sattahip reservoirs

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

  

Sattahip residents say their area is suffering from severe drought and removing half the water from the lakes would destroy their value as tourist attractions.

 

The Provincial Waterworks Authority was summoned to explain why it wants to pump the remaining water out of two Sattahip reservoirs when the district already is facing a serious drought.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160434-pwa-to-pump-out-half-of-water-in-drought-stricken-sattahip-reservoirs/

 

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Pattaya tweaks lockdown checkpoint in Najomtien

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

People trying to enter Pattaya show their paperwork to checkpoint officers.

 

Pattaya tweaked its lockdown plan after traffic backups became untenable in Najomtien.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160435-pattaya-tweaks-lockdown-checkpoint-in-najomtien/

 

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Turkey blocks Saudi and UAE news websites

 

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and King Salman of Saudi Arabia (L) are pictured during a photo session at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Istanbul Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities blocked Saudi and United Arab Emirates news websites on Sunday, days after the sites of Turkey's state broadcaster and news agency were blocked in Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160436-turkey-blocks-saudi-and-uae-news-websites/

 

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About 2,500 protesters converge at Washington state capitol against stay-at-home order

By Gregory Scruggs

 

Two men hold signs as they protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as hundreds gather to demonstrate at the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington, U.S. April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

 

OLYMPIA, WA. (Reuters) - An estimated 2,500 people rallied at the Washington state capitol on Sunday to protest Democratic Governor Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order to limit the spread of coronavirus, defying a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160438-about-2500-protesters-converge-at-washington-state-capitol-against-stay-at-home-order/