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Mark Songkran at home, Prayut advises

By THE NATION

 

PM Prayut Chan-ocha (File photo)

 

In a televised speech on Friday (April 10), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha called on all citizens to refrain from celebrating Songkran, cancel their trips back home and avoid all gatherings during the three-day festival, which kicks off on April 13.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158892-mark-songkran-at-home-prayut-advises/

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WHO warns about dangers of premature lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

By Stephanie Nebehay and John Revill

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries on Friday to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158918-who-warns-about-dangers-of-premature-lifting-of-covid-19-restrictions/

 

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Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking

By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave

 

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

(Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> and Alphabet Inc's <GOOGL.O> Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been near.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158919-apple-google-plan-software-to-slow-virus-joining-global-debate-on-tracking/

 

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War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more

By Mohammed Ghobari

 

A view of a deserted street, during a curfew after the state's first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was announced, in al-Sheher, Hadhramout province, Yemen April 10, 2020. Picture taken through a car window. REUTERS/Ibrahim al-Bakri

 

ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen reported its first coronavirus case on Friday as aid groups braced for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered health systems and spread hunger and disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158920-war-ravaged-yemen-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-braces-for-more/

 

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FIFA chief warns against re-starting football too early

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Congress - Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 3, 2020 FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the UEFA Congress REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

 

BERN (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has warned against re-starting football too early amid the coronavirus pandemic, telling FIFA's 211 member associations on Friday that such behaviour would be irresponsible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158921-fifa-chief-warns-against-re-starting-football-too-early/

 

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Phuket Governor bans sale of alcohol ‘until further notice’

By The Phuket News

 

The official notice posted tonight (Apr 10). Image: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol in Phuket. The order comes into effect at 00:01am April 11 and will remain in effect until further notice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158922-phuket-governor-bans-sale-of-alcohol-‘until-further-notice’/

 

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Bangkok hotels turn rooms into office space

By THE NATION

 

 

The Accor chain is offering a day-use room package at its hotels in Bangkok to guests who need private office space.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158923-bangkok-hotels-turn-rooms-into-office-space/

 

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BOT on defensive over Bt400bn bond-buying scheme

By The Nation

 

 

BOT assistant governor Chantavarn Sucharitakul

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has fended off criticism of its move to extend an unprecedented lending facility to support liquidity of businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158924-bot-on-defensive-over-bt400bn-bond-buying-scheme/

 

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SCB gets initial okay to set up Myanmar subsidiary

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bank of Myanmar has granted Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) initial approval to set up a subsidiary in the country, SCB said in a statement on Friday (April 10) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158925-scb-gets-initial-okay-to-set-up-myanmar-subsidiary/

 

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Pattaya officials revise lockdown plans - new checkpoints to be set up

 

 

Officials in Pattaya have updated the details of the city’s lockdown put in place to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158929-pattaya-officials-revise-lockdown-plans-new-checkpoints-to-be-set-up/

 

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Clip urging Muslims to march to virus hotspots goes viral

By The Nation

 

 

A video purporting to show Muslim pilgrims in Indonesia being urged to gather at Covid-19 hotspots has received lots of attention in the deep South of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158926-clip-urging-muslims-to-march-to-virus-hotspots-goes-viral/

 

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Phuket: Showing kindness in a crisis - Thai helps foreigners in virus distress

 

 

Image: TNN

 

An act of kindness in the face of a crisis is all over Thai social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158935-phuket-showing-kindness-in-a-crisis-thai-helps-foreigners-in-virus-distress/

 

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Pattaya: We're shut! Jomtien tourists told to stay off the beach

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported that Pattaya's deputy mayor Patana Bunsawat went with his subordinates to erect signage forbidding use of public areas at Jomtien beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158937-pattaya-were-shut-jomtien-tourists-told-to-stay-off-the-beach/

 

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UK urges citizens to stay at home over Easter, police ready to get tough

 

 

A sign asking for social distancing is seen, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Whitstable, Britain April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government urged people to stay at home over the Easter holidays, concerned that the pull of wanting to see family and friends could undermine efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158938-uk-urges-citizens-to-stay-at-home-over-easter-police-ready-to-get-tough/

 

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Liverpool great Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool vs Manchester United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 14, 2017 Kenny Dalglish waves to the fans before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

(Reuters) - Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for the coronavirus after being admitted to hospital for an infection, but is asymptomatic according to a statement by the Merseyside club on behalf of his family on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158939-liverpool-great-dalglish-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

 

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Global coronavirus death toll hits 100,000, cases over 1.6 million

By Cate Cadell

 

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers transfer the body of a deceased person onto a stretcher at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, April 8. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

(Reuters) - The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158940-global-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-100000-cases-over-16-million/

 

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Suphanburi: Sword waving Thai man attacks police pick-up with a sledgehammer

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

A Suphanburi man was well tooled up when he went to the Song Phi Nong police station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158941-suphanburi-sword-waving-thai-man-attacks-police-pick-up-with-a-sledgehammer/

 

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Chiang Mai and Covid-19: Good news, no new cases and quarantine being observed

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Health officials in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand held a coronavirus pandemic briefing for the press on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158943-chiang-mai-and-covid-19-good-news-no-new-cases-and-quarantine-being-observed/

 

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Police speak with German expats accused of demolishing coronavirus barrier in Chiang Mai

 

Image: Chiang Mai News

 

A group of 20 people made of German expats and their Thai wives have been accused of removing a barrier in Chiang Mai set up to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158944-police-speak-with-german-expats-accused-of-demolishing-coronavirus-barrier-in-chiang-mai/

 

 

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Hot weather with intermittent thundershowers forecast for upper Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday (April 11) that a thermal low covers upper Thailand while the southerly and southeasterly winds bring humidity from the South China Sea to the lower North, the Northeast, the Central and the East regions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158948-hot-weather-with-intermittent-thundershowers-forecast-for-upper-thailand/

 

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Bangkok booze ban creates surge in demand but sales were already well down, says retailer

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thai media reported that the purchasing of beer and spirits was brisk yesterday as people stocked up ahead of a ten day ban.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158952-bangkok-booze-ban-creates-surge-in-demand-but-sales-were-already-well-down-says-retailer/

 

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Samui tourists given a warning: Watch out for jellyfish on the beaches

 

 

A well known Thai environmentalist said on Facebook that for two days running Koh Samui in the south of Thailand has been inundated by Portuguese Man O' War or what is known as blue bottle jellyfish.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158955-samui-tourists-given-a-warning-watch-out-for-jellyfish-on-the-beaches/

 

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Phuket: Three thousand tourists stranded on holiday island

 

 

The head of Phuket's immigration department Pol Col Narong Chanaphaikul admitted there were 3,000 foreign tourists on the island that has been largely locked down amid the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158956-phuket-three-thousand-tourists-stranded-on-holiday-island/

 

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Krabi to offer daily allowance to Covid-19 patients who reported their symptoms to officials

By THE NATION

 

 

Krabi province will provide daily subsidy of Bt500 to all patients who tested positive for Covid-19 and are in hospital care until they recover and are discharged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158958-krabi-to-offer-daily-allowance-to-covid-19-patients-who-reported-their-symptoms-to-officials/

 

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Mo Chit Bus Station: It should be packed - but in the pandemic it's deserted

 

 

Image: MCOT

 

MCOT reported on what would normally be a hectic and crowded scene ahead of the Songkran new year holidays in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158960-mo-chit-bus-station-it-should-be-packed-but-in-the-pandemic-its-deserted/

 

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Hua Hun: Governor says: "Well done folks, there's no need to lock you down".

 

 

Image: New TV

 

The governor of Prajuab Khiri Khan province had some words of encouragement for the denizens of Hua Hin, the province's famous seaside resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158962-hua-hun-governor-says-well-done-folks-theres-no-need-to-lock-you-down/

 

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Thailand reports 45 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths

 

 

A cleaner wipes a social-distancing chair after it was used by staff of food delivery companies during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Saturday 45 new coronavirus infections and two more deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158964-thailand-reports-45-new-coronavirus-cases-two-new-deaths/

 

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Fire breaks out at Siberian prison after violence

 

 

A view shows smoke rising from a fire that broke out at the penal colony after a riot by inmates, in Angarsk, Russia April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Evgeny Kozyrev

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a prison in the Siberian region of Irkutsk after a riot by inmates late on Thursday, the Interfax news agency reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158967-fire-breaks-out-at-siberian-prison-after-violence/

 

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Brazil's Bolsonaro hits the streets in latest social distancing snub

 

 

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters in a neighborhood Sudoeste, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets of Brasilia on Friday, drawing crowds and greeting followers in his latest public pushback against social isolation measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158968-brazils-bolsonaro-hits-the-streets-in-latest-social-distancing-snub/

 

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Rejected registrants for government cash handout given another chance to make their case

By THE NATION

 

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan

 

People whose application for the government’s cash handout scheme was rejected during the screening process will be able to submit additional evidence to show that they are affected by Covid-19 situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158972-rejected-registrants-for-government-cash-handout-given-another-chance-to-make-their-case/