Tag: Coronavirus
‘No truth’ in Indian minister’s claims of Singapore Covid-19 variant
By Channel NewsAsia Singapore – Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has expressed its concerns to India’s High Commissioner over comments made by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal about a purported Covid-19 variant found in Singapore. In a press statement today (May 19), MFA said it “regrets the unfounded assertions made on Facebook and Twitter” …
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Man jumps to his death from Covid hospitel building
A THAI man who was either quarantined or being treated for coronavirus at a building in Soi 31 off Phetchaburi road jumped to his death this afternoon (May 18) with the cause for his suicide not clear, Sanook.com Ruamkatanyu foundation staff were informed that a man had jumped to his death from a tall building …
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India ‘on war footing’ as Covid-19 infections pass 24 million
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of Covid-19 through India’s vast countryside today (May 14), as the official tally of infections crossed 24 million, and 4,000 people died for the third straight day. The highly transmissible B1617 variant of the …
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More than 4,000 Indians die of Covid-19 for second straight day
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Bengaluru/New Delhi – India recorded more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths for a second straight day today (May 13), while infections stayed below 400,000 for a fourth day, though the virus has become rampant in rural areas where cases can go unreported due to a lack of testing. Experts …
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Taiwan bars arrivals from India amid Covid crisis
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Taipei – Taiwan became the latest place to ban arrivals from coronavirus-stricken India today (May 3), as it moves to prevent new infections, with more nations reporting cases of a variant first identified in the subcontinent. The variant, B1617, has reached at least 17 countries, from Britain and Iran …
India records more than 400,000 new daily Covid cases, first country to do so
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – India recorded more than 400,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours for the first time today (May 1), the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to …
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Gamblers flouting Covid control steps arrested
NINE gamblers who ignored a coronavirus curb on large gatherings and the mandatory wearing of face masks outside one’s home were caught red-handed while playing cards at a house in Roi Et province today (May 1), Thai Rath newspaper said. Pho Chai district chief Mr. Chinnakorn Kaenkong personally led a team of officials and police …
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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India’s daily Covid cases spike to new global record
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Bengaluru – India’s Covid-19 infections crossed the 18 million mark today (April 29) with almost 380,000 new cases, breaking another world record for new daily infections. The explosion in infections, blamed in part on a new virus variant as well as mass political and religious events, has overwhelmed …
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Indians rush for Covid vaccines as death toll passes 200,000
By Reuters Staff, published by Swissinfo.ch New Delhi -Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 today (April 28), worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen. The second wave of infections has seen at least …
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Private sector urges 15-day lockdown as huge economic loss looms
THE Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) today (April 28) called for a 15-day lockdown of some high-risk areas because the current coronavirus wave is as potent as the first one and is leading to at least a month-long economic slowdown but this would drag on if the outbreak is not controlled, Amarin TV said. Mr. …
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Medical supplies flow into India as Covid deaths near 200,000
By Reuters Staff, published by Swissinfo.ch New Delhi – Vital medical supplies poured into India today as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, while a surge in infections pushed the death toll towards 200,000. A shipment from Britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived in Delhi, said Reuters …
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42 provinces impose mask mandate
MANY provinces have imposed stricter measures as new cases of Covid-19 continue to grow exponentially. People in 42 provinces may face a fine of up to 20,000 baht for not wearing a mask in public, while Nonthaburi Province is now urging residents not to leave home from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., NNT said today …
Detained protest leader catches Covid, others at risk
A DETAINED People’s Party protest leader, Mr. Chukiat Saengwong, or Justin, has got infected with coronavirus and he was sharing a cell with Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who has been on hunger strike since March 13, and two other leaders of the group, Sanook.com quoted Penguin’s mother as saying this afternoon (April 24). The …
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Two beauty pageant contestants test positive for coronavirus
OF the over 60 beautiful women who arrived in Thailand to compete in the “Miss Grand International 2020” pageant taking place in Bangkok on March 27 this year two of them, from Nigeria and Kenya, have tested positive for coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 4). The eight Miss Grand International pageant is …
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Thammasat University medical student infected with Covid-19
AN urgent announcement was issued by Thammasat University’s Facebook page Thammasat Today this morning (Feb. 16) that it has been confirmed a medical student at the Rangsit campus has got infected with coronavirus, Sanook.com reported. The initial announcement said, “Urgent! A medical student at TU’s Rangsit campus has caught Covid-19. Confirmation will be made through …
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Thai govt hits back at Covax vaccine alliance critics
Government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri, responding to media reports that Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country to skip the WHO’s Covax scheme, said that as a middle-income country Thailand is not eligible for free or cheap vaccines under the program. “Buying vaccines directly from the manufacturers is an appropriate choice… as it’s more flexible,” Mr …
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Govt moves to help Covid-hit credit card debtors
AS the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected a large number of people the government today (Feb. 13) announced that it has roped in 22 credit card issuers and financial service providers to work out debt settlement with clients in need of help, Siam Rath newspaper said. Ms. Trisulee Traisanakul, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s …
Thais brace for vaccine jabs this month
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has expressed its confidence that two Covid-19 vaccines from the UK and China would arrive later this month as scheduled, despite the EU’s order to suspend AstraZeneca’s vaccine shipments outside its territory. The ministry has hastened its original plan to receive the vaccine by the middle of the month following …
Thailand tops 20,000 Covid19 cases
Another 836 cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Tuesday, bringing the confirmed caseload since the start of the pandemic a year ago to 20,618. Two more deaths were also reported, both elderly people, raising the toll to 79. The 836 new cases included 819 domestic transmissions, with 710 of those found through active testing. …
Bangkok school closed after Covid cases emerge at nearby factory
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) ordered a school in Phasi Charoen district closed after 27 workers at a factory in its neighbourhood were found infected with Covid-19, Thai Rath newspaper reported this evening (Feb. 2, 2021). BMA’s spokesman Pol. Capt. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang said Wat Chan Pradit Tharam School had been ordered closed till Friday Feb. 5 …
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