No Plan in Sight: Test Troubles Cloud Trump Recovery Effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling to test enough people to track and control the spread of the novel coronavirus, a crucial first step to reopening parts of the economy, which President Donald Trump is pushing to do by May 1.
120 Thais Marooned in US by Coronavirus Ask to Come Home
BANGKOK — More than a hundred Thais, including students, in the United States are pleading to be allowed to travel back to their homeland.
7,000 Curfew Arrests Made Over the Past Two Weeks: Police
BANGKOK — Police on Friday said more than 7,000 arrests related to emergency decree violations were made over the past two weeks since the government imposed a nationwide nighttime curfew.
Man Handing Out Donations Gets Police Warning
CHIANG MAI — A man handing out cash and food to jobless and poor people in Chiang Mai was warned by police that he was risking a mass infection.
85-Yr-Old Dies from Virus; Gov’t Hints At Relaxing Lockdown
BANGKOK — The government’s response center to the coronavirus epidemic on Friday reported the 46th death in Thailand as 28 new infections are confirmed.
With Price High, Thais With Dwindling Incomes Sell off Gold
BANGKOK (AP) — With gold prices rising to a seven-year high, many Thais have been flocking to gold shops to trade in their necklaces, bracelets, rings and gold bars for cash, eager to reap profits during an economic downturn.
Thailand to Import Ingredients From China for Treating COVID-19
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) said on Thursday that it has made contacts with China to buy antiviral ingredients to produce antiviral drug Favipiravir for the COVID-19 treatment in the country.
Trump Supporters Rally to Protest Stay-At-Home Orders
While many Americans are filled with fear, Melissa Ackison says the coronavirus pandemic has filled her with anger.
Virus Pandemic Collides With Trump’s Disdain for Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s well-known disdain for foreign aid is colliding with the imperatives of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, as his administration boasts about America’s generosity for countries in dire need while still generating confusion and anger on the global stage.
Japan Extends State of Emergency Nationwide as Pandemic Spreads
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded on Thursday the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further and straining the health care system.
