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Thailand tightens borders over fears of second wave of coronavirus

 

FILE PHOTO - A tourist wearing a protective mask sits on a social distancing seat as she waits for her flight at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand ordered security stepped up at its land borders on Monday after concerns surged over a possible second wave of coronavirus infections, following the arrests of thousands of illegal migrants in the past month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172590-thailand-tightens-borders-over-fears-of-second-wave-of-coronavirus/

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Army denies responsibility for Covid-positive Egyptian soldier

By The Nation

 

Colonel Winthai Suwaree

 

The Army has denied responsibility for the visiting Egyptian soldier who visited a Rayong shopping centre before testing positive for Covid-19. The case caused uproar among Thai citizens, who targeted the Army with a flood of social media criticism for allowing the soldier into the country at a time when most foreigners are banned entry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172552-concern-over-infected-egyptian-soldier-in-rayong-quarantine-–-among-3-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=15612590

 

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Six months after Thailand’s first COVID case, Phuket holding strong, says island health chief

By The Phuket News

 

PPHO Chief Dr Thanit arrives on Koh Maphrao on Friday (July 10) to ensure ’new normal’ protocols are practiced there. Photo: PPHO

 

PHUKET:-- Six months since Thailand recorded its first confirmed case of a person infected with COVID-19, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew today (July 13) said that efforts across the island to prevent the spread of the disease have worked well, but urged people to keep practicing the ‘new normal’ rules to help stave off a resurgence of the disease.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172608-six-months-after-thailand’s-first-covid-case-phuket-holding-strong-says-island-health-chief/

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Jomtien Beach being widened under Bt1.1bn project

By THE NATION

 

 

Jomtien Beach in Pattaya is being widened under a Bt1.1-billion project to replenish a vast expanse of sand eroded over the years by the sea.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172626-jomtien-beach-being-widened-under-bt11bn-project/

 

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Group offers food to grab govt’s attention

By THE NATION

 

Jurin Laksanawisit

 

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit tastes some of the food offered by representatives of People’s Network for Welfare State, who had gathered outside Government House on Monday (July 13) to ask that their proposed “pension for all” be put on the House of Representatives agenda.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172627-group-offers-food-to-grab-govt’s-attention/

 

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Listing of household herbs as hazardous substances leaves farmers perplexed

By The Nation

 

 

After being slammed by the farming community, the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has decided to remove 13 types of Thai herbs from the list of hazardous substances type 2.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172563-ginger-lemongrass-galangal-may-soon-be-listed-as-hazardous-substances/?do=findComment&comment=15612618

 

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Rayong hotel where an infected Egyptian stayed partially closed

 

Rayong Governor Surasak Charoensirichoke

 

The provincial administration of Rayong province has ordered the quarantining of some staff at, and partial closure of the hotel where a member of an Egyptian military delegation, who was later found to be infected with COVID-19, stayed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172552-concern-over-infected-egyptian-soldier-in-rayong-quarantine-–-among-3-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=15612624

 

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Indonesian president sees new COVID-19 peak in Aug-Sept: Antara

 

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends an ASEAN leaders summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - President Joko Widodo said the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia is expected to peak in August or September, the state news agency Antara reported on Monday, two to three months later than earlier projected.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172629-indonesian-president-sees-new-covid-19-peak-in-aug-sept-antara/

 

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One positive in latest Premier League COVID-19 tests, total now 20

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v AFC Bournemouth - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - February 22, 2020 General view of the Premier League logo on a match ball before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

(Reuters) - The Premier League said on Monday that one person returned a positive result in its latest round of COVID-19 tests conducted on players and staff last week, taking the total number of cases to 20 since testing began in May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172631-one-positive-in-latest-premier-league-covid-19-tests-total-now-20/

 

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Body found at site of search for missing 'Glee' actress Naya Rivera - sheriff

 

FILE PHOTO: Actress Naya Rivera, from the Fox series "Glee," arrives at the 2014 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A body has been found at the site where authorities were searching for missing "Glee" actress Naya Rivera, the Ventura, California, County Sheriff's office said on Twitter on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172632-body-found-at-site-of-search-for-missing-glee-actress-naya-rivera-sheriff/

 

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Trump bashes U.S. health experts, Fauci urges caution, as virus cases surge

By Lisa Lambert and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday took a swipe at health experts in his government leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus, and one of them, Dr. Anthony Fauci, answered with an appeal for states to stick to guidelines to snuff out a surge in cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172633-trump-bashes-us-health-experts fauci urges-caution-as-virus-cases-surge/

 

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COVID crisis may get "worse and worse": WHO sounds alarm as coronavirus cases rise by 1 million in five days

By Gayle Issa

 

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a news conference on the coronavirus (COVID-2019) in Geneva, Switzerland February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus infections around the world hit 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by a million in just five days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172634-covid-crisis-may-get-worse-and-worse-who-sounds-alarm-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-1-million-in-five-days/

 

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Deputy Health Minister to propose increasing island capacity during COVID-19

 

   

RAYONG (NNT) - The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Health is going to propose to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, an increase in the number of tourists visiting Khao Laem Ya - Mu Ko Samet National Park.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172636-deputy-health-minister-to-propose-increasing-island-capacity-during-covid-19/

 

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PM's adviser leads race to become next BOT governor

By The Nation

 

Adviser to the PM Setthaput Suthiwart-Narueput is widely expected to be picked as next central bank governor.

 

An adviser to PM Prayut and a central bank insider are the two frontrunners in the race to be next central bank governor.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172637-pms-adviser-leads-race-to-become-next-bot-governor/

 

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Some Rayong schools closed Tuesday over COVID-19 Egyptian soldier

 

Six municipal schools and two nurseries in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong are to be closed from Tuesday until further notice, as a precautionary measure, after members of an Egyptian military delegation visited a mall and other venues in the province last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172552-concern-over-infected-egyptian-soldier-in-rayong-quarantine-–-among-3-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=15612694

 

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Manchester United stay fifth after Saints grab late leveller

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Southampton - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - July 13, 2020 Manchester United's Nemanja Matic in action with Southampton's Danny Ings, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Dave Thompson

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United's Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow after an equaliser deep in stoppage time from Michael Obafemi earned Southampton a 2-2 draw in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172639-manchester united-stay-fifth-after-saints-grab-late-leveller/

 

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Shoppers in England ordered to wear face coverings from July 24

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee wearing a protective face mask serves a customers at Willen Hospice charity shop as it is re-opening for all customers after previously being open only for NHS employees, keyworkers and the elderly, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Milton Keynes, Britain, June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Shoppers in England will have to wear face coverings in shops and supermarkets from July 24 to help reduce the risk of a new pick-up in the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172640-shoppers-in-england-ordered-to-wear-face-coverings-from-july-24/

 

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California shuts down again as U.S. coronavirus crisis expands

By Sharon Bernstein and Dan Whitcomb

 

People wait for health assessment check-in before entering Jackson Memorial Hospital, as Miami-Dade County eases some of the lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello

 

SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's governor on Monday clamped new restrictions on businesses, and the state's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, said children would not return to class for the new term as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soared.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172641-california-shuts-down-again-as-us-coronavirus-crisis-expands/

 

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Trump's clemency for Roger Stone wipes away fine and supervised release

By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: Roger Stone, former campaign adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives for his criminal trial on charges of lying to Congress, obstructing justice and witness tampering at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2019. REUTERS/ Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's executive clemency to his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone not only commuted the veteran Republican operative's prison term but it also spared him a hefty fine and two years of supervised release.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172642-trumps-clemency-for-roger-stone-wipes-away-fine-and-supervised-release/

 

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'Worst-case' UK winter could see 120,000 COVID deaths in second wave

By Kate Kelland

 

FILE PHOTO: A ambulance arrives at the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre in London as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain faces a potentially more deadly second wave of COVID-19 in the coming winter that could kill up to 120,000 people over nine months in a worst-case scenario, health experts said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172644-worst-case-uk-winter-could-see-120000-covid-deaths-in-second-wave/

 

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Flash flood, water runoff warning for North, South

By THE NATION

 

 

Heavy rains are likely in the North, the Central region, the East and the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast today (July 14), warning people in risky areas, especially in the North and the South, to beware of the severe conditions that may cause water runoff and flash floods.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172650-flash-flood-water-runoff-warning-for-north-south/

 

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Air Asia offers promo fares for new Hua Hin flights 

 

 

Air Asia is offering a special promotion for its newly launched Hua Hin-Chiang Mai and Hua Hin-Udon Thani flights.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172660-air-asia-offers-promo-fares-for-new-hua-hin-flights/

 

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Appointment of new NBTC board expected before Sept

By THE NATION

 

 

The Senate is confident that the appointment of new board members for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will be completed before September, Senate deputy secretary-general Napaporn Jaisajja said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172663-appointment-of-new-nbtc-board-expected-before-sept/

 

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Video: Police called after Egyptian soldiers allegedly refuse initial COVID-19 test

 

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Police had to be called in after a group of Egyptian soldiers refused to be tested for coronavirus at a well known Rayong Hotel. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172672-video-police-called-after-egyptian-soldiers-allegedly-refuse-initial-covid-19-test/

 

 

 

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U-Tapao airport: Director says all regulations were followed in case of Egyptian soldier with coronavirus

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The director of U-Tapao airport in Rayong has said that all regulations regarding Covid-19 screening were followed in the case of an Egyptian soldier who tested positive for the virus. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172675-u-tapao-airport-director-says-all-regulations-were-followed-in-case-of-egyptian-soldier-with-coronavirus/

 

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Covid-19: Infected Sudanese girl should have been under embassy care - she was in downtown Bangkok condo 

 

 

An investigation is underway after a nine year old Sudanese girl - part of a family of embassy personnel - tested positive for coronavirus in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172677-covid-19-infected-sudanese-girl-should-have-been-under-embassy-care-she-was-in-downtown-bangkok-condo/

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Tourism & Sports Ministry to sponsor Thailand Open Master Games

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism and Sports Ministry will sponsor the Thailand Open Master Games 2020 event for senior citizens from September 13 to 20 in Bangkok, Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said yesterday (July 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172679-tourism-sports-ministry-to-sponsor-thailand-open-master-games/

 

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Pattaya: Thai media reports resort is watchful after case of Egyptian soldier in nearby Rayong

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that the authorities were out in Walking Street trying to ensure that Covid-19 regulations were being followed to the letter last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172680-pattaya-thai-media-reports-resort-is-watchful-after-case-of-egyptian-soldier-in-nearby-rayong/

 

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Myanmar man, cow killed as train smashes into their pickup in Ratchaburi

By THE NATION

 

 

A Myanmar national died as his pickup truck loaded with a cow was hit by a train in Ratchaburi’s Ban Pong district. The poor animal was also killed but another passenger had a narrow escape, surviving with injuries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172681-myanmar-man-cow-killed-as-train-smashes-into-their-pickup-in-ratchaburi/

 

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Opening hours for Pattaya bars and clubs will not be extended, say police

 

 

Pattaya's police chief has said that he intends to follow the government instructions to the letter and enforce midnight closing in the resort's bars and clubs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172684-opening-hours-for-pattaya-bars-and-clubs-will-not-be-extended-say-police/