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More than 22,000 hospital beds readied as hundreds more cases found

By THE NATION

 

 

A total of 22,690 hospital beds have been prepared to serve Covid-19 patients nationwide, the Department of Medical Services said on Friday. Thailand recorded 279 new cases on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199428-more-than-22000-hospital-beds-readied-as-hundreds-more-cases-found/

 

Pathum Thani closes schools, public venues to prevent virus spread

By The Nation

 

 

Pathum Thani governor Chaiwat Chuenkosum on Friday ordered the temporary closure of high-risk venues in the province to curb the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199430-pathum-thani-closes-schools-public-venues-to-prevent-virus-spread/

 

Rebuking Trump, Republican-led Senate overrides defense bill veto

By David Morgan and Susan Heavey

 

U.S. President Donald Trump ignores shouted questions from reporters as he walks towards the White House from Marine One with first lady Melania Trump after returning from Mar-A-Lago on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday overrode his veto for the first time in his nearly four years in office, pushing through a defense policy bill against his strong objections weeks before he leaves office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199431-rebuking-trump-republican-led-senate-overrides-defense-bill-veto/

 

UK reactivates emergency COVID-19 hospitals, closes London primary schools

By Kate Holton

 

Ambulances are parked outside NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reactivated emergency hospitals built at the start of the pandemic and shut primary schools in London on Friday to counter the rapid spread of a much more infectious variant of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199432-uk-reactivates-emergency-covid-19-hospitals-closes-london-primary-schools/

 

Man United close in on Liverpool with 2-1 Villa win

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Aston Villa - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - January 1, 2021 Aston Villa's Keinan Davis in action with Manchester United's Nemanja Matic and Harry Maguire Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United closed in on the Premier League's pole position after a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa on Friday put them level on points and games played with champions and leaders Liverpool.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199433-man-united-close-in-on-liverpool-with-2-1-villa-win/

 

Soucek provides New Year spark as West Ham beat Everton 1-0

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v West Ham United - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 1, 2021 West Ham United's Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Peter Byrne

 

(Reuters) -A late strike from Tomas Soucek gave West Ham United a 1-0 win at Everton in the first Premier League game of 2021 that had been short on fireworks until the Czech midfielder's well-deserved winner in the 86th minute.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199434-soucek-provides-new-year-spark-as-west-ham-beat-everton-1-0/

 

Iran tells IAEA it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% at Fordow site

By Francois Murphy

 

Flags flutter in the wind in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has told the United Nations nuclear watchdog it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 accord, at its Fordow site buried inside a mountain, the agency said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199435-iran-tells-iaea-it-plans-to-enrich-uranium-to-up-to-20-at-fordow-site/

 

Rescuers find body after landslide in Norway

By Gwladys Fouche

 

A view of the damage as emergency services work during a rescue operation two days after a landslide ocurred in Ask, Gjerdrum municipality, Norway January 1, 2021. Terje Bendiksby/NTB via REUTERS

 

OSLO (Reuters) - Rescuers found one body on Friday, two days after a landslide in southern Norway swept away at least nine buildings, police said, with nine people still missing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199436-rescuers-find-body-after-landslide-in-norway/

 

Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall

By David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of one of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 19, 2020. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50%, a Dutch consulting firm said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199438-aviation-deaths-rise-worldwide-in-2020-even-as-fatal-incidents-flights-fall/

 

Singapore to block entry to visitors from South Africa

 

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Friday it will stop allowing entry to visitors with a recent travel history to South Africa, citing reports of a potentially more contagious strain of the novel coronavirus circulating in the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199439-singapore-to-block-entry-to-visitors-from-south-africa/

 

Philippines to ban U.S. travellers from Sunday

 

 

Passengers wearing personal protective equipment for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue at the check-in counters of Emirates airline, in Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will prohibit the entry of foreign travellers from the United States from Sunday after the more infectious new variant of the coronavirus was detected in Florida.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199440-philippines-to-ban-us-travellers-from-sunday/

 

Myanmar insurgents say they released ruling party politicians

 

 

(Reuters) - Insurgents from western Myanmar on Friday released three ruling party politicians who had been kidnapped from conflict-torn Rakhine state, a spokesman for the insurgent group said, calling it a goodwill gesture to build trust with the government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199441-myanmar-insurgents-say-they-released-ruling-party-politicians/

 

With Pattaya and Bangkok shutdown, Ko Samui sees New Year tourism boost

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The operator of the ferry to Ko Samui has had to increase the frequency of the service to accommodate the number of visitors during the New Year holiday. The company is asking all passengers to comply with precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199442-with-pattaya-and-bangkok-shutdown-ko-samui-sees-new-year-tourism-boost/

 

COVID-19 positive Governor in good spirits

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Governor of Samut Sakhon is now receiving treatment at a hospital after contracting COVID-19. He is reported to be in a stable condition, and in good spirits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199443-covid-19-positive-governor-in-good-spirits/

 

Drunk driving remains top cause of holiday road accidents

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - 74 people have died on the second day of the New Normal road safety campaign to suppress accidents during the New Year holidays. The total number of accidents since yesterday was 586, with driving under influence the most common cause.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199444-drunk-driving-remains-top-cause-of-holiday-road-accidents/

 

Rayong opens field hospitals for COVID-19 patients as hospital overwhelmed

 

 

A local quarantine facility in Rayong has been turned into a 70-bed field hospital and preparations are under way to turn a resort and a naval base in Sattahip district of Chon Buri into field hospitals, to accommodate new COVID-19 patients, after the Rayong provincial hospital ran out of in-patient beds, said Rayong’s Governor Charnna Iamsaeng today (Friday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199447-rayong-opens-field-hospitals-for-covid-19-patients-as-hospital-overwhelmed/

 

British man lucky to survive after fire destroys Jomtien apartment

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

A British man had a lucky but daring escape from a fire which broke out in his sixth floor apartment on Friday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199449-british-man-lucky-to-survive-after-fire-destroys-jomtien-apartment/

Jomtien beer bar shuttered for allegedly breaching COVID-19 restrictions

 

 

Image: Siamchon News

 

District officials and police raided a beer bar in Jomtien on Friday which was said to be in breach of the provincial restrictions put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199450-jomtien-beer-bar-shuttered-for-allegedly-breaching-covid-19-restrictions/

 

Pattaya bars warned not to flout COVID-19 rules by masquerading as restaurants

 

 

Banglamung district officials tasked with limiting the spread of the coronavirus are warning bars in Pattaya not to flout rules limiting the sale of alcohol.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199452-pattaya-bars-warned-not-to-flout-covid-19-rules-by-masquerading-as-restaurants/

 

No lockdown in Chonburi, says governor

 

 

Image: Thai PBS

 

Chonburi governor Phakkhrathon Thianchai on Friday ruled on the possibility of a full lockdown, despite COVID-19 continuing to rise in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199454-no-lockdown-in-chonburi-says-governor/

 

More rains forecast for South while cool weather continues in upper Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Saturday that a strong high-pressure system covers upper Thailand, resulting in cool to cold weather with strong winds.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199456-more-rains-forecast-for-south-while-cool-weather-continues-in-upper-thailand/

 

Wisconsin pharmacist arrested on charges of sabotaging COVID vaccine doses

By Steve Gorman and Rebecca Spalding

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

(Reuters) - A Wisconsin hospital pharmacist was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of sabotaging more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine by deliberately removing them from refrigeration to spoil, police and medical authorities said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199460-wisconsin-pharmacist-arrested-on-charges-of-sabotaging-covid-vaccine-doses/

 

SSO hikes antenatal care allowance from January 1

By THE NATION

 

 

The Social Security Office (SSO) has increased the antenatal care allowance for visits to an obstetrician to up to five times from the current three times, along with a hike in the amount for each visit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199461-sso-hikes-antenatal-care-allowance-from-january-1/

 

Bangkok orders closure of 25 types of venues to curb Covid-19 outbreak

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Friday evening ordered the temporary closure of 25 types of venues in the province to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199462-bangkok-orders-closure-of-25-types-of-venues-to-curb-covid-19-outbreak/

 

Consuming Japanese yams in ginger water 'cannot immunise against Covid-19'

By THE NATION

 

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has warned people not to believe or share news and Internet posts that claim eating Japanese mountain yams in ginger water will help prevent Covid-19 infection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199464-consuming-japanese-yams-in-ginger-water-cannot-immunise-against-covid-19/

 

Chumphon governor clarifies on cockfighting photo from province

By THE NATION

 

 

The governor of Chumphon province, Theera Anantaseriwittha, has assured that no rules were violated after a photo of a group of people gathering in a cockfighting ring in the province went viral on the internet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199465-chumphon-governor-clarifies-on-cockfighting-photo-from-province/

 

Phuket suffers first death in New Year road-safety campaign

By The Phuket News

 

Mr Kasemsan, 54, was waiting at the traffic lights on Chao Fa West Rd to turn right onto Kwang Rd when he was struck by the pickup truck. Screenshot: Google Maps

 

PHUKET: Phuket suffered its first death from a road accident for the New Year when a pickup truck struck a motorbike on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit early yesterday morning (Jan 1), killing the 54-year-old rider.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199466-phuket-suffers-first-death-in-new-year-road-safety-campaign/

 

Leatherback turtle lays eggs on Phuket’s Kata beach

By The Phuket News

 

The large leatherback turtle was the first in decades to lay eggs at Kata Beach. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: For the first time in decades, a large leatherback turtle came ashore at Kata Beach in Phuket to lay eggs yesterday (Jan 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199470-leatherback-turtle-lays-eggs-on-phuket’s-kata-beach/

 

Nonthaburi temple closed after Covid-19 patient found to be living in premises

By THE NATION

 

 

The authorities in Nonthaburi province have closed Wat Lahan Temple in Bang Bua Thong district and other risk venues in the province, to contain the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199473-nonthaburi-temple-closed-after-covid-19-patient-found-to-be-living-in-premises/