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…
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…
First case of novel coronavirus in China traced back to November 17
A new report claims that the first case of the deadly COVID-19 disease in China has been traced back to November 19. Beijing: After more than 4,700 deaths and 128,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus worldwide, it is now learnt that the first case of the COVID-19 disease may have first…