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Prince Charles did not jump the queue for a coronavirus test, UK says

 

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Charles looks on during a visit to the London Transport Museum, in London, Britain March 4, 2020. Victoria Jones/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday said heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a test because his symptoms and condition met the criteria.

 

Full Storyhttps://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156026-prince-charles-did-not-jump-the-queue-for-a-coronavirus-test-uk-says/

 

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G20 leaders to convene remotely as coronavirus cases near half a million

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the coronavirus task force daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will speak by video link on Thursday about combating the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impacts, as global infections top 471,000 with more than 21,000 dead.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156027-g20-leaders-to-convene-remotely-as-coronavirus-cases-near-half-a-million/

 

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U.S. envoy blames China for endangering world with coronavirus

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Woody Johnson, is pictured after listening British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and David Attenborough during a conference about the UK-hosted COP26 UN Climate Summit, at the Science Museum in London, Britain February 4, 2020. Chris J Ratcliffe/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the Communist republic’s borders.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156029-us-envoy-blames-china-for-endangering-world-with-coronavirus/

 

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India's coronavirus cases tick up despite immense lockdown

By Sanjeev Miglani

 

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People buy vegetables in a market during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three more people infected with coronavirus died overnight in India as the government sought on Thursday to improve basic services to 1.3 billion people locked indoors to slow the spread of the disease.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156030-indias-coronavirus-cases-tick-up-despite-immense-lockdown/

 

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U.S. Senate offers $58 billion aid to airlines as they struggle to stay airborne

By Jamie Freed, Joe Brock

 

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Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

 

SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate offered struggling airlines unprecedented aid worth $58 billion (48.7 billion pounds) that will helping cover their staff wages, as carriers around the world seek state support and turn passenger planes into cargo liners in their desperate bid for revenues.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156031-us-senate-offers-58-billion-aid-to-airlines-as-they-struggle-to-stay-airborne/

 

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Seven Cabinet members in “high risk” groups

 

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Thai Cabinet held meeting through video conferencing on March 24, 2020 (Cr.thebangkokinsight.com)

 

If one of the directives under the state of emergency decree is to be taken seriously, at least seven of the members of the Prayut cabinet will need to confine themselves at home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156033-seven-cabinet-members-in-“high-risk”-groups/

 

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Drivers , passengers subject to new measure

By The Nation

 

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Health officials and police officers in Bangna district have set up checkpoints to scan the body temperature of drivers and passengers travelling onto Sukumvit road in Bangkok. Both drivers passengers have to register before entering the capital. The measure also applies to people travelling to other provinces as a preventive step aginst the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156034-drivers-passengers-subject-to-new-measure/

 

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UK navy shadows Russian warships after 'high levels of activity'

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s navy said on Thursday it had shadowed seven Russian warships after detecting high levels of activity by Russian vessels off its coastline.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156036-uk-navy-shadows-russian-warships-after-high-levels-of-activity/

 

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Sales of farmed fish, shellfish take deep dive

By The Nation

 

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A drop in demand from major purchasers in China amid the Covid-19 outbreak has forced Thai producers of fish and shellfish to cut prices and reduce stocks by up to half.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156037-sales-of-farmed-fish-shellfish-take-deep-dive/

 

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Spotify pledges $10M fund to support artists hit by Coronavirus Pandemic

BY MURRAY STASSEN

 

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On Friday (March 20), Netflix revealed that it had created a $100-million relief fund for those working in movie-land impacted financially by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156042-spotify-pledges-10m-fund-to-support-artists-hit-by-coronavirus-pandemic/

 

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Elton John To Host Coronavirus Benefit Concert With Stars Joining In From Home

By CLAIRE REID

 

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Elton John is set to host a huge coronavirus charity concert featuring music from a bunch of top singers including Billie Eilish and Mariah Carey.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156047-elton-john-to-host-coronavirus-benefit-concert-with-stars-joining-in-from-home/

 

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No, your shrimp curry isn’t infected

By The Nation

 

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There is no Covid-19 virus in any of the fish or shellfish from Thai waters that you might eat, says the Department of Fisheries, but it’s only common sense to make sure the food is cooked thoroughly before it’s consumed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156069-no-your-shrimp-curry-isn’t-infected/

 

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