Day: April 30, 2021
China’s Xi offers more help to India in message to Modi amid Covid-19 outbreak
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing – Chinese leader Xi Jinping today (April 30) offered additional assistance to India in battling the Covid-19 outbreak ravaging the country, putting aside a simmering rivalry and tensions along their disputed border. State media reported that Xi told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a personal message of …
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First US Covid-19 emergency aid supplies arrive in India
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – The first US emergency aid to India arrived today (April 30) as the country battles a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases which has overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. A Super Galaxy military transporter carrying more than 400 oxygen cylinders and other hospital equipment and nearly 1 …
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Penguin sent to Ramathibodi Hospital for treatment
AS it was feared that detained protest leader Mr. Prit Chivarak, or Penguin, who has been on hunger strike since March 16 in order to be bailed out might go into shock, the Correction Department today (April 30) transferred him to Ramathibodi Hospital for treatment, Siam Rath newspaper said. The department’s Deputy Director-General and spokesman …
Elderly Brition dies of coronavirus in Hua Hin
AMONG the three Covid-19 fatalities reported in Prachuap Khiri Khan province today (April 30) is a 92-year-old Briton who died the same day he was admitted to hospital, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Suriya Kuharat, the provincial health doctor, said there were 11 new coronavirus cases in his province today, adding up to 1,075 people …
Thousands of Myanmar villagers ‘poised to flee violence to Thailand’
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son province -Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers in Myanmar are poised to cross into Thailand if, as expected, fighting intensifies between the Myanmar army and Karen insurgents, joining those who have already escaped the turmoil that followed a February 1 coup. Karen rebels and …
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Daily Covid count drops to 1,583 but 15 more deaths
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced today (June 30) that there were 1,583 new cases over the past 24 hours, down from 1,871 yesterday, but the death toll rose to 15 from 10 yesterday, Amarin TV said. This took the cumulative confirmed total to 65,153 while the overall death toll now stands at …
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