3 Foreigners Die from COVID-19 in Thailand, Pushing Death Toll to 30
BANGKOK — Three foreign men have died from the coronavirus in Thailand, pushing the total virus death toll up to 30, health officials said Wednesday.
Gov’t Delays Schools Reopening to July Amid Pandemic
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The Thai cabinet on Tuesday decided to re-open schools from July 1 instead of May 16, to avoid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Thailand’s Virus Test Number Trails Behind S. Korea, But Surpasses Japan
BANGKOK — Approximately 70,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in Thailand so far, health officials said on Tuesday, the same day they reported one more fatality claimed by the virus.
1,200 Violate Virus Curfew on Monday Night, Gov’t Says
BANGKOK — Over 1,200 people were caught breaching the nighttime curfew on Monday night alone, government officials said.
Recovered Virus Patients to Donate Blood Plasma for Cure Research
BANGKOK — Boxing fans who recovered from the coronavirus said Tuesday they are preparing to donate their blood plasma to help others with their recovery efforts and assist the ongoing quest to find a cure for the pandemic.
Local Gov’t Lacks Means to Tackle Wildfires Raging in North, NGOs Say
CHIANG MAI — Local authorities are too underfunded and uncoordinated to deal with a massive outbreak of wildfires in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, which already claimed the lives of five firefighters, volunteers said.
Gov’t Says Private Hospitals Can’t Charge COVID-19 Treatment
BANGKOK — The government on Saturday banned private hospitals from charging coronavirus patients for their treatments.
3 New Virus Deaths Reported, Infections Dip to 56
BANGKOK — Three more people died of coronavirus infections in Thailand, health officials said on Monday, though new confirmed cases of infection dropped to 56.
Thailand, Malaysia Weightlifters Barred From Tokyo 2020
PARIS (Xinhua) — Thailand and Malaysia have been banned from sending weightlifters to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo because of multiple doping offences, the Independent Member Federations Sanctions Panel announced on Saturday.
No Job, No Compensation: Sex Workers Suffer Under Virus Shutdown
BANGKOK — Anna, a 33-year-old sex worker, said she had no income for the past two weeks since Pattaya’s Walking Street was told to shut down per a government’s order to contain the coronavirus outbreak. She has about 11,000 baht left.
