Thailand reports 188 new coronavirus cases, brings total to nearly 600
Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said. The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a…
Big Cleaning activities against COVID-19 take place nationwide
Toggle navigation Big Cleaning activities against COVID-19 take place nationwide 21 Mar 2020 | View : 37 THAILAND (NNT) – Provinces across Thailand have carried out Big Cleaning activities to disinfect public areas, in an effort to protect people from possible exposure to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In…
DeeMoney Partners with Ripple to Power Faster and Cheaper Cross-Border Money Transfers
DeeMoney, a fintech company based in Thailand specializing in digital cross-border money transfers, today announced its platform is now processing live transactions, in partnership with Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments. Through RippleNet, Ripple’s global financial payments network which comprises more than 300 financial institutions worldwide, DeeMoney is…
Coronavirus vaccine trial starts today: US govt official
The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, the official said WASHINGTON : A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect…
Songkran will be postponed, says government
BANGKOK — The government’s coronavirus management center on Monday said the three-day Songkran holidays should be postponed this year in order to contain the virus outbreak. The meeting, chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, concluded that the three-day holidays should be celebrated in July instead of April. Their decision came after a…
COVID-19 Testing in Bangkok
There are so many stories and theories going around the internet about COVID-19, I thought it might be good to share my experience at the hospital in Bangkok testing for the virus so English-speaking people in Thailand can be well-informed. There are around 18 hospitals that can test Coronavirus disease…