Worker Who Left Bangkok During Travel Rush Tests Positive for Virus
CHIANG RAI — Health officials on Tuesday said a worker who recently rode a bus from Bangkok to his home in the north was diagnosed with coronavirus infection.
Boxing Stadium at Epicenter of Outbreak Defied Closure Order
BANGKOK — Details emerged on Tuesday that an army-owned boxing stadium ignored a government shutdown order, and held a match that later contributed to nearly a sixth of all confirmed coronavirus cases in Thailand.
BTS Elevator Saliva Smearer Sentenced to Jail
BANGKOK — A man arrested for smearing his saliva all over the elevator buttons at a skytrain station last week was sentenced to 15 days in detention by a court on Tuesday.
Thailand’s Virus Deaths Rise to 4; Doctors Infected
BANGKOK — Health officials on Tuesday said three additional people died from complications associated with the coronavirus infection, bringing the total death toll in the country to four.
China, France Announce Cooperation Against Coronavirus
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China stands ready to work with France to push for closer cooperation within multilateral frameworks, joint control of COVID-19 and better global health governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday night in a phone conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
Japan Parents Strained by Coronavirus School Shutdown
TOKYO (Kyodo) — About 70 percent of Japanese parents are worried about the impact the nationwide school shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak is having on their children, a survey by a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization showed recently.
China to Lift Lockdown in Most of Virus-Hit Hubei Province
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of the virus continue to subside.
Testing Blunders Crippled US Response as Coronavirus Spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.
All Signs Point to Tokyo Olympics Being Postponed
TOKYO (AP) — IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take place this summer.
2-Meter Interviews: Thai Media Forced to Adapt to Coronavirus Pandemic
BANGKOK — The coronavirus outbreak is reshaping the way we live and work – including even the way the epidemic is reported.
