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24 Thais from abroad warned their names will be published if they do not contact the authorities

 

 

Authorities are threatening to reveal the names of 24 Thais, who arrived at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Friday and returned home to avoid state quarantine, if they do not report in by 6pm today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157959-24-thais-from-abroad-warned-their-names-will-be-published-if-they-do-not-contact-the-authorities/

 

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Thai military prepares COVID-19 field hospitals and accommodation just in case

 

 

The Thai Ministry of Defence has ordered the three armed forces to make space available for the setting up of field hospitals, and to prepare personnel to assist, should number of new COVID-19 infections overwhelm the current health system.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157960-thai-military-prepares-covid-19-field-hospitals-and-accommodation-just-in-case/

 

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Don Mueang set to seek bidders for renovating passenger terminal

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

Don Mueang International Airport is expected to call bids for three contracts related to the renovation of its international passenger terminal this month, the airport’s director Flying Officer Sumpun Kutranon said recently.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157961-don-mueang-set-to-seek-bidders-for-renovating-passenger-terminal/

 

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French tourists arrested for hookah party in Kamala

The Phuket News

 

The arrests were announced at Kamala Police Station today (Apr 5). Photo: Kamala Police

 

PHUKET: Kamala Police have arrested seven French tourists at a house in Kamala for violating the Emergency Decree by holding a gathering and for illegal possession of hookahs, called “baruku” in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157962-french-tourists-arrested-for-hookah-party-in-kamala/

 

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Four safe after boat swamped in storm

The Phuket News

 

Only Mr Somboon suffered minor injuries. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Three men and a young boy are safe after the longtail boat they were fishing in was swamped in a storm off Phuket’s east coast this afternoon (Apr 5).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157964-four-safe-after-boat-swamped-in-storm/

 

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Ireland's PM returns to medical practice to help in coronavirus crisis

 

FILE PHOTO: Ireland's Prime Minister Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland March 24, 2020. Steve Humphreys/Pool via REUTERS

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister Leo Varadkar has re-registered as a medical practitioner and will work one shift a week to help out during the coronavirus crisis, his office said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157965-irelands-pm-returns-to-medical-practice-to-help-in-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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Britain will tighten coronavirus restrictions if people flout rules

By Paul Sandle

 

People play football in Greenwich Park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will be forced to impose more restrictions on outdoor exercise if people flout lockdown rules designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157966-britain-will-tighten-coronavirus-restrictions-if-people-flout-rules/

 

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Italy starts to look ahead to 'phase two' as COVID-19 death toll slows

By James Mackenzie and Giulio Piovaccari

 

A statue on the Fountain of Neptune is seen in front of an Italian flag on Palm Sunday, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Naples, Italy April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported its lowest daily COVID-19 death toll for more than two weeks on Sunday as authorities began to look ahead to a second phase of the battle against the new coronavirus once the lockdown imposed almost a month ago is eventually eased.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157967-italy-starts-to-look-ahead-to-phase-two-as-covid-19-death-toll-slows/

 

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New York governor sees 'return to normalcy' with rapid coronavirus testing

By Nathan Layne

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical technician takes a sample to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive through testing site in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday he believed there needed to be a mass rollout of rapid testing in order to achieve a "return to normalcy" after the peak of the novel coronavirus crisis passes in the United States in the coming weeks and months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157968-new-york-governor-sees-return-to-normalcy-with-rapid-coronavirus-testing/

 

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Germany to buy 'unbelievable amount' of facemasks - TV

 

FILE PHOTO: Masks are displayed at a general store, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany is ramping up efforts to purchase facemasks in an effort to contain the coronavirus, the country's vice chancellor, Olaf Scholz, told the Anne Will television show on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157969-germany-to-buy-unbelievable-amount-of-facemasks-tv/

 

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Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

Nathan Layne

 

FILE PHOTO: Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, that the zoo said on April 5, 2020 has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen in an undated handout photo provided by the Bronx zoo in New York. WCS/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo’s chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157973-tiger-at-new-yorks-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

 

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'We'll meet again': Queen Elizabeth invokes WW2 spirit to defeat coronavirus

Michael Holden

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the headquarters of MI5, which is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, at Thames House in London, Britain February 25, 2020. Victoria Jones/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation, invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157974-well-meet-again-queen-elizabeth-invokes-ww2-spirit-to-defeat-coronavirus/

 

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TAT update: Songkhla bans entry and exit to combat COVID-19

 TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 05 April, 2020, at 13.00 Hrs. – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update from Songkhla province on its measures to prevent and mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157976-tat-update-songkhla-bans-entry-and-exit-to-combat-covid-19/

 

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TAT update: Phang Nga enhances COVID-19 control measures

Closure of high-risk areas and ban entry into the province.

TAT Newsroom 

 

 

Bangkok, 05 April, 2020, at 14.00 Hrs. – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update on Phang Nga province’s order to close areas deemed at risk of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, with immediate effect until further notice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157978-tat-update-phang-nga-enhances-covid-19-control-measures/

 

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U.S. braces for 'hardest' week as coronavirus deaths mount

By Daniel Trotta and Amanda Becker

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

(Reuters) - The United States on Sunday entered one of the most critical weeks so far in the coronavirus crisis, with government officials warning that the death toll in places such as New York, Michigan and Louisiana was a sign of trouble to come in other states.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1157979-us-braces-for-hardest-week-as-coronavirus-deaths-mount/