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One-month-old infant recovers from coronavirus in Thailand

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

A nurse poses for a picture with a one-month-old Thai baby, the country's youngest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient that has successfully recovered, a day before being discharged from Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Bangkok, Thailand April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A one-month-old Thai baby, the country's youngest coronavirus patient, has successfully recovered from the illness thanks to a team of medics and the use of a cocktail of antiviral drugs, a doctor said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160956-one-month-old-infant-recovers-from-coronavirus-in-thailand/

 

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Airports of Thailand expects passengers to decline by more than 50%

 

FILE PHOTO: Empty of check-in counters are seen at the Suvarnabhumi Airport as the government extended a ban on incoming passenger flights until the end of April, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - State-owned Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT.BK) said on Wednesday it expects the number of passengers passing through its airports to decline by 53% this year due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160941-airports-of-thailand-expects-passengers-to-decline-by-more-than-50/

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Details on a Covid-19 vaccine soon, Anutin promises

By The Nation

 

Details of a Covid-19 vaccine should be available in three months, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday (April 22).

 

He was speaking after holding a meeting with the National Vaccine Institute during which a blueprint to develop the vaccine was proposed and approved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160922-details-on-a-covid-19-vaccine-soon-anutin-promises/

 

 

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Man shoots wife in head after she refused him liquor money

By The Nation

 

 

A man shot dead his wife as she lay next to their baby on Wednesday (April 22) after she refused to buy him more liquor.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160924-man-shoots-wife-in-head-after-she-refused-him-liquor-money/

 

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Buriram mulls reopening shops after 20 Covid-free days

By THE NATION

 

 

Buriram was on Wednesday (April 22) considering whether it should ease its restrictions its lockdown restrictions after the Northeast province recorded 20 days in a row with no new cases of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160959-buriram-mulls-reopening-shops-after-20-covid-free-days/

 

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Bt10 billion wiped off value of Thai oil, says industry source

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai refinery operators have seen the value of their stockpiled oil drop by Bt10 billion after the price of crude collapsed amid plummeting demand during the Covid-19 virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160960-bt10-billion-wiped-off-value-of-thai-oil-says-industry-source/

 

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Dental surgery made safer in times of Covid

By THE NATION

 

 

Siam Cement Group (SCG) has invented protective gear to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission during dental surgery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160961-dental-surgery-made-safer-in-times-of-covid/

 

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More people, especially frontline health workers, suffering increased stress

 

 

More people than usual called Thailand’s Mental Health Department’s (MHD) hotline in March and April, seeking advice about stress, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160963-more-people-especially-frontline-health-workers-suffering-increased-stress/

 

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Health minister orders anti-viral vaccine trials accelerated

 

 

Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has urged the National Vaccines Committee to shorten the period, required to develop the specifications for the production of a COVID-19 vaccine, from six to three months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160964-health-minister-anutin-orders-anti-viral-vaccine-trials-accelerated/

 

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Thailand will work on strengthening local economy first: Somkid

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has called on the Finance Ministry, the Bank for Agriculture and Cooperatives as well as the private sector to work with local communities to develop large projects and come up with necessary measures to strengthen the local economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160966-thailand-will-work-on-strengthening-local-economy-first-somkid/

 

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Pattaya-area’s top cop donates PPE, snacks to Banglamung Hospital

By Boonlua Chatree

 

  

Pol. Lt. Gen. Montri Yimyam, commander of Provincial Police Region 2, and his wife Patcharaporn, chairwoman of the Police Housewives Club, presented 100 N95 ventilator masks, 260 face shields, 200 white coats, and 10 boxes of face masks to doctors and nurses at Banglamung Hospital April 20.

 

The region’s top police family donated food and personal protection equipment to medical personnel in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160967-pattaya-area’s-top-cop-donates-ppe-snacks-to-banglamung-hospital/

 

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Pattaya offering free meals daily until April 30

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

  

People form an orderly queue to receive free help in the form of food boxes from city hall.

 

Pattaya City Hall is distributing free meals to the city’s poor and unemployed every day until the end of the month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160968-pattaya-offering-free-meals-daily-until-april-30/

 

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Camillian Center appeal for school uniforms

By Father Giovanni Contarin

 

  

The signs say it all.

 

Currently all of our children are here at the Camillian Center enjoying their Summer Holidays and they are all in good health at this time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160969-camillian-center-appeal-for-school-uniforms/

 

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Flights back to normal by Oct 2021, says AOT

By The Nation

 

 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects the volume of flights to return to normal by October 2021, AOT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn announced on Thursday (April 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160970-flights-back-to-normal-by-oct-2021-says-aot/

 

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Thai embassy reaches out to Thai woman infected with Covid-19 abroad

By The Nation

 

 

After a Thai woman in the Netherlands posted a video about her experience of becoming infected with Covid-19, the Thai Embassy in the Hague on Wednesday (April 22) contacted her to offer its help.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160972-thai-embassy-reaches-out-to-thai-woman-infected-with-covid-19-abroad/

 

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U.S. deaths top 47,000 after near-record increase on previous day: Reuters tally

By Lisa Shumaker

 

FILE PHOTO: The body bag of a COVID-19 victim, is labeled in the prep room of International Funeral & Cremation Services, a funeral home in Harlem, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

(Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 47,000 on Wednesday after rising by a near-record single-day number the previous day, according to a Reuters tally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160973-us-deaths-top-47000-after-near-record-increase-on-previous-day-reuters-tally/

 

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Iran says it puts first military satellite into orbit, triggers U.S. condemnation

By Parisa Hafezi and Phil Stewart

 

A first military satellite named Noor is launched into orbit by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps in an undisclosed location, Iran, April 22, 2020. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the country's first military satellite into orbit, triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160974-iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-us-condemnation/

 

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Trump summons CDC director to clarify remarks on second virus wave

 

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a reporter's question as Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield answers questions at the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was called on by President Donald Trump on Wednesday to walk back his remark that the second wave of coronavirus in the fall could be worse than the current situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160976-trump-summons-cdc-director-to-clarify-remarks-on-second-virus-wave/

 

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WHO chief urges U.S. to reconsider funding, says 'virus will be with us for a long time'

By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge

 

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a news conference on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that his main focus was on ending the pandemic and saving lives.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160977-who-chief-urges-us-to-reconsider-funding-says-virus-will-be-with-us-for-a-long-time/

 

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In a first, Missouri sues China over coronavirus economic losses

By Jan Wolfe

 

A shopper lining up to enter a supermarket wears gloves to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in north St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. April 4, 2020. Picture taken April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

 

(Reuters) - Missouri became on Tuesday the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus, saying that China's response to the outbreak that originated in the city of Wuhan brought devastating economic losses to the state.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160978-in-a-first missouri sues-china-over-coronavirus-economic-losses/

 

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Two New York cats become first U.S. pets to test positive for COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO - A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the One World Trade Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S. April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

(Reuters) - Two cats have become the first pet animals in the United States to test positive for COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160979-two-new-york-cats-become-first-us-pets-to-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Coronavirus circulated in U.S. weeks earlier than thought, mistaken for flu, health official says

By Sharon Bernstein and Kanishka Singh

 

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a face mask plays ball with their dog in the parking lot of a closed Victoria Golf Course as authorities encourage social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Carson, California, U.S., April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The novel coronavirus circulated in January in California, weeks earlier than thought, and early deaths were likely mistaken for the flu, a county health official said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160980-coronavirus-circulated-in-us-weeks-earlier-than-thought-mistaken-for-flu-health-official-says/

 

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Expect second round of Bt5,000 handouts after May 8: Finance Ministry

By The Nation

 

Patricia Monkhonvanit

 

The second round of cash handouts will begin in early May, assures the Finance Ministry as it is getting ready to borrow money to finance the aid package.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160982-expect-second-round-of-bt5000-handouts-after-may-8-finance-ministry/

 

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Thailand's March foreign tourist arrivals tumble 76.4% year-on-year amid virus crisis

 

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian citizens wearing protective face masks after they got boarding passes to a repatriation flight at the Suvarnabhumi Airport while the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand slumped 76.4% in March from a year earlier after a 42.8% drop in the previous month, hit by the coronavirus outbreak, tourism ministry data showed on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160983-thailands-march-foreign-tourist-arrivals-tumble-764-year-on-year-amid-virus-crisis/

 

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Australia calls on G20 nations to end wet wildlife markets over coronavirus concerns

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australia Agriculture Minister David Littleproud speaks during an interview with Reuters ahead of the G20 Meeting of Agriculture Ministers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Miguel Lo Bianco

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has called on G20 nations to end wet wildlife markets over concerns they pose a threat to human health and agricultural markets, a move which could further strain ties with China after Canberra called for an international inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160984-australia-calls-on-g20-nations-to-end-wet-wildlife-markets-over-coronavirus-concerns/

 

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China reports 10 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 30 a day earlier

 

FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks as they leave work during evening rush hour in Beijing as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, China April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 10 new coronavirus cases as of the end of April 22, down from 30 a day earlier as the number of so-called imported cases involving travelers from overseas declined, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160985-china-reports-10-new-coronavirus-cases-in-mainland-vs-30-a-day-earlier/

 

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VIDEO: Police chief warns Thais not to flee scene of accidents after officer survives hit and run

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The chief of the Royal Thai Police has told Thais to stop fleeing the scene of accidents. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160989-video-police-chief-warns-thais-not-to-flee-scene-of-accidents-after-officer-survives-hit-and-run/

 

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Ministry explores new markets for chicken exports as domestic sales plummet

By The Nation

 

 

The Commerce Ministry is aiming to boost chicken meat exports by 10 per cent this year after Covid-19 dragged domestic consumption down by 50 per cent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160991-thai-commerce-ministry-explores-new-markets-for-chicken-exports-as-domestic-sales-plummet/

 

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Five Asean countries named as high-risk for Covid-19 infection

By THE NATION

 

 

Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar have been added to the list of countries and territories considered as high risk for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) infection on the Royal Gazette website.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160994-five-asean-countries-named-as-high-risk-for-covid-19-infection/

 

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Earth Day 2020: Thais looking after their environment should become the "New Normal", says environmentalist

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A leading Thai scientist and environmentalist has said that he wants to see a future where stories about an abundance of animals in the wild are not unusual but are the "New Normal". 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160995-earth-day-2020-thais-looking-after-their-environment-should-become-the-new-normal-says-environmentalist/