Tag: Covid19
Estonian diplomat paying to stay at a Sukhumvit hotel
AFTER THE hours-long altercation with a Sukhumvit condominium management yesterday (July 16) the Estonian Embassy’s person, now identified as a diplomat, checked into Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 Hotel at 11 p.m. last night for a 14-day quarantine, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. The diplomat was barred by Millennium Residence condominium management from going to stay …
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Negative results for all Covid-19 high-risk groups in Rayong, Bangkok
ALL 1,336 Rayong natives and 267 Bangkok residents at high-risk of contracting Covid-19 after exposure to an infected Egyptian soldier and the young daughter of a Sudanese diplomat have tested negative for the deadly disease, Naewna newspaper reported this morning (July 16, 2020). Dr.Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, the head of the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of …
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560 high-risk individuals in Rayong, Bangkok pass Covid-19 test
CLEARED of Covid-19 infection are 560 out of a total 1,644 high-risk individuals tested both in Rayong and Bangkok with the results of the rest still awaited, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 15, 2020). Deputy Minister of Public Health Sathit Pitutecha wrote and posted on his Facebook page an account of latest test results both …
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PM Prayut in urgent trip to Rayong to check Covid-19 situation
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha and a small team of officials are flying out to Rayong in a single helicopter at 4.30 p.m. today (July 15) to personally inspect the situation at this coastal province after an infected Egyptian soldier stayed there last week, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. He will be inspecting D Varee Diva Central …
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Covid-19 infected Egyptian soldier was out and about in Rayong
AS the Egyptian soldier who is one of three new Covid-19 cases found over the past 24 hours had gone out shopping in Rayong from the hotel he was staying in, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) called on everyone who had contact with him to immediately alert the authorities, Sanook.com reported today (July …
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Chiang Mai’s Night Bazaar badly hit by coronavirus woes
MAKING waves on Thai social media are photos of Night Bazaar, the important landmark of Chiang Mai city, looking desolate with shops steadily shutting down due to the impact of Covid-19 outbreak, Sanook.com reported today (July 11, 2020). There is a plea for the authorities to spur tourism in this northern city through the “We …
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Rapid Covid-19 test at airport, conditional easing of quarantine
IN A new move Suvarnabhumi Airport in cooperation with the Public Health Ministry has introduced rapid point-of-care Polymerized Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for Covid-19 within the complex with results available in 90 minutes, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 3, 2020). While those getting a negative result would not have be placed in state quarantine, they …
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Major Cineplex spurs revival of cinema market with discount passes
MOVIE buffs will be pleased to hear that Major Cineplex Group is offering annual discount passes at 300 baht a month for adults with students having to only pay 200 baht a month, PostToday reported this morning (June 3, 2020). Mr Narute Jiensnong, chief marketing officer of Major Cineplex Group Plc, said as Covid-19 pandemic …
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Chinese gamblers nabbed in Pattaya raid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NINE CHINESE nationals were arrested on emergency rule-breaking and gambling charges in Pattaya last night, police said. The police raided a house in Jomtien area of the beach resort city and rounded up the poker-playing Chinese males, aged between 30 and 42 years. The Chinese nationals were charged with breaking emergency …
Pattaya police enforce strict controls at Tree Town fun spot
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOCIAL DISTANCING rule was last night (June 26) strictly maintained at Tree Town night market in Pattaya as dozens of young women were spotted hanging around and looking to offer themselves in suspected flesh trade, police said. The adolescent females mingled with hundreds of other visitors, mostly being Thais, at Tree …
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‘We thought this was only a respiratory virus’
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Chicago: Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects on patients and health systems for years to come, according to doctors and infectious disease experts. Besides the respiratory issues that leave patients gasping …
Khao Yai reopening on July 1, but only 5,000 visitors a day
THE popular Khao Yai National Park is gearing up to reopen again on July 1 after closure to tourism to prevent the spread of coronavirus but officials are still being very careful and limiting the number of tourists to only 5,000 a day, PostToday reported this afternoon (June 26, 2020). The number of officials has …
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