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Thailand to test over 10,000 people after record COVID-19 surge

 

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A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample of a child for a COVID-19 test at a migrant community, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to test more than 10,000 people after a record daily surge in coronavirus cases to over 500, most of which were among migrant workers linked to a shrimp market near the capital, an official said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197656-thailand-to-test-over-10000-people-after-record-covid-19-surge/

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Bangkok countdown events cancelled, public told to work from home for 14 days

 

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced the cancellation of all countdown events after new cases of COVID-19 were found in the capital and nearby provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197662-bangkok-countdown-events-cancelled-public-told-to-work-from-home-for-14-days/

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Failure to quickly contain Covid-19 could hit economy hard, ex-dean warns 

By The Nation

 

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Thai authorities place a razor wire fence around Mahachai Market where a largest cluster of Covid-19 infections originated in Samut Sakhon province. 

 

Many businesses and workers may go bankrupt if a new wave of virus infection cannot be contained quickly, an economist has warned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197693-failure-to-quickly-contain-covid-19-could-hit-economy-hard-ex-dean-warns/

 

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Brexit to have no impact on Thailand, but senior official urges FTA talks with UK

By The Nation

 

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The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) believes Brexit is unlikely to have much impact on the Thai economy, as the value of trade, investment and tourism between the two countries is not high.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197697-brexit-to-have-no-impact-on-thailand-but-senior-official-urges-fta-talks-with-uk/

 

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Bangkok asks for cooperation to refrain from all New Year activities

By The Nation

 

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The governor of Bangkok, General Asawin Kwanmuang, along with his deputy Lt-General Sophon Phisutthiwong, called an urgent meeting of relevant agencies, such as the Department of Disease Control, the Ministry of Interior and hospital directors in Bangkok to assess the situation amid the risk of the Covid-19 virus spreading after the outbreak in Samut Sakhon province and nearby areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197662-bangkok-countdown-events-cancelled-public-told-to-work-from-home-for-14-days/?do=findComment&comment=16098063

 

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Thai Red Cross steps up humanitarian aid to affected community, health workers

By The Nation

 

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The Thai Red Cross Society has shifted in full swing, taking up direct actions in providing relief packages and humanitarian assistance to victims, medical personnel, hospital staff, administrative officials and volunteers who are on the front line in containing the spread of Covid-19 after more than 500 people were tested positive in Samut Sakhon province over the weekend, the society said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197699-thai-red-cross-steps-up-humanitarian-aid-to-affected-community-health-workers/

 

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PM urges Thai people not to panic in wake of new wave of COVID-19 infections

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today called on the Thai people not to be panic over what he described as a new wave of COVID-19 infections and to keep themselves informed with updates from the CCSA and state agencies about the virus situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197700-pm-urges-thai-people-not-to-panic-in-wake-of-new-wave-of-covid-19-infections/

 

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PM admires Thailand’s No.1 rank on Bloomberg’s Top Emerging Markets list

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand now ranks at the top of Bloomberg’s list of top emerging markets for next year, with the Prime Minister welcoming the ranking which reflects confidence in the country’s economic recovery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197702-pm-admires-thailand’s-no1-rank-on-bloomberg’s-top-emerging-markets-list/

 

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PM assigns MOL to address workforce problems due to COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - PM General Prayut Chan-O-Cha has assigned the Ministry of Labor to address problems due to the COVID-19 incident in Samut Sakhon province, as hundreds of foreign laborers were placed in quarantine, directly impacting the fishery industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197704-pm-assigns-mol-to-address-workforce-problems-due-to-covid-19-in-samut-sakhon/

 

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Villa beat West Brom 3-0 as Allardyce gets off to losing start

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa - The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, Britain - December 20, 2020 Aston Villa's Bertrand Traore celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths

 

(Reuters) - A brace from Anwar El Ghazi and a second-half Bertrand Traore strike gave Aston Villa a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday, handing new Baggies boss Sam Allardyce a defeat in his first game in charge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197705-villa-beat-west-brom-3-0-as-allardyce-gets-off-to-losing-start/

 

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United thrash Leeds 6-2 to move up to third

By Simon Evans

 

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes scored two each as Manchester United turned on the style, thumping Leeds United 6-2 at Old Trafford on Sunday to move up to third in the Premier League.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197706-united-thrash-leeds-6-2-to-move-up-to-third/

 

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Celtic clinch historic quadruple-treble with shootout win in Scottish Cup

 

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(Reuters) - Scottish champions Celtic beat Heart of Midlothian 4-3 on penalties in the Scottish Cup final on Sunday to clinch an unprecedented fourth successive domestic treble and ease some of the pressure on beleaguered manager Neil Lennon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197707-celtic-clinch-historic-quadruple-treble-with-shootout-win-in-scottish-cup/

 

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Ko cruises to five-shot victory in LPGA Tour season finale

 

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FILE PHOTO: Dec 19, 2020; Naples, Florida, USA; Jin Young Ko prepare to tee off at the first hole during the third round of the CKE Group Tour Championship, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at the Tiburon Golf Club in North Naples, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Jon Austria-USA TODAY

 

(Reuters) - South Korean world number one Ko Jin-young used a string of late birdies to pull away from the chasing pack and claim a clinical five-shot victory at the LPGA's season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida, on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197708-ko-cruises-to-five-shot-victory-in-lpga-tour-season-finale/

 

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European neighbours shut doors to Britain amid alarm over new coronavirus strain

By Angus MacSwan

 

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Passengers wearing face masks stand at the Zaventem International Airport as Belgium eases restrictions aimed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's European neighbours began closing their doors to travellers from the United Kingdom on Sunday amid alarm about a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus that has caused cases to soar there.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197709-european neighbours shut doors to britain amid alarm over new coronavirus strain/

 

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UK PM Johnson to chair emergency response meeting on COVID travel, freight

 

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Train personnel wave to each other as one of them boards the last scheduled Eurostar train from London to Paris ahead of travel restrictions imposed by the French government on the UK, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss international travel, in particular the flow of freight in and out of Britain, a spokeswoman for his office said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197710-uk-pm-johnson-to-chair-emergency-response-meeting-on-covid-travel-freight/

 

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U.S. Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 aid package, top Senate Republican and Democrat say

By Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional leaders have reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate's top Republican and Democrat said on Sunday, but it remained unclear when Congress would vote to seal the deal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197715-us-congress-reaches-deal-on-covid-19-aid-package-top-senate-republican-and-democrat-say/

 

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Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond 'just sanctions'

By Raphael Satter

 

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FILE PHOTO: Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain (C) listens to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) while seated next to Special Assistant to the President Gayle Smith (L) as they meet with organization leaders that are responding to the Ebola crisis while in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, November 13, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden's response to the massive hacking campaign uncovered last week would go beyond sanctions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197716-biden-chief-of-staff-says-hack-response-will-go-beyond-just-sanctions/

 

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Rockets fired at U.S. Embassy land inside Baghdad's Green Zone, damaging compound

By Ahmed Rasheed and Hesham Abdul Khalek

 

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the U.S. Embassy, causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday, the Iraqi military and the embassy said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197717-rockets-fired-at-us-embassy-land-inside-baghdads-green-zone-damaging-compound/

 

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Chiang Rai: Thai police/military arrest four Chinese for illegal entry 

 

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Four Chinese nationals - three men and a woman - who attempted to enter Thailand through a natural border at the weekend were thwarted by a contingent of police and military personnel. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197721-chiang-rai-thai-policemilitary-arrest-four-chinese-for-illegal-entry /

 

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Bangkok Covid reaction: Screening at bars/pubs to be stepped up, large public gatherings should be avoided
 
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Bangkok's governor general Aswin Kwanmuang issued a ten point plan yesterday to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after hundreds tested positive in nearby Samut Sakhon province. 
 
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Phetchaburi: Hospital director gunned down over 130 baht prescription

 

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Thai media has reported that a doctor who was a hospital director in Phetchaburi was gunned down in cold blood by a Ya Ba crazed man who was angry over having to pay 130 baht for a prescription. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197731-phetchaburi-hospital-director-gunned-down-over-130-baht-prescription/

 

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Jittery Bangkok: Myanmar workers at sewing factory causes concern in Sai Mai district

 

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Concerns about the possible spread of Covid-19 in Bangkok from migrant workers from Myanmar were voiced after a video showed people without masks working at a sewing factory in Sai Mai district of the capital. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197733-jittery-bangkok-myanmar-workers-at-sewing-factory-causes-concern-in-sai-mai-district/

 

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