Some Hospitals Apply ‘Farang Pricing’ for Coronavirus Testing
BANGKOK — At least two hospitals in Bangkok are charging foreigners more for coronavirus tests, a survey found on Monday.
Thai Rice Exports Get Boost From Global Virus Fear
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — The global COVID-19 scare has unexpectedly boosted Thai rice exports, said Chookiat Ophaswongse, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
As Virus Hits Homeland, Some US Media Look to China as Example
NEW YORK (Xinhua) — As the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading across the world, more attention is being devoted to experiences of countries like China in the fight against the virus.
“Not a Wave, a Tsunami.” Italy Hospitals at Virus Limit
ROME (AP) — Talk of a 400-bed field hospital in Milan’s fairgrounds. A team of Chinese experts and surplus ventilators arriving on a cargo plane. Doctors Without Borders, usually dispatched to the third world when disasters strike, working triage in Italy’s prosperous north.
Analysis: Biden’s Pragmatism Shines in Virus-Centered Debate
NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden’s moderate approach to governing often fails to excite his party’s most passionate voters.
Virus to Cut Foreign Visitors’ Spending in Japan by $9 Bil.
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The outbreak of the new coronavirus is expected to cut spending by foreign travelers to Japan by 981.3 billion yen ($9 billion), a private research firm said in a new report, revising upward from its earlier estimate of a contraction of 624.4 billion yen.
Arc of Trump’s Coronavirus Comments Defies Reality on Ground
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the course of a few weeks, President Donald Trump veered from confidently assuring Americans his administration had the coronavirus outbreak “very well under control” to declaring a national emergency and tweeting all-caps caution about the pandemic that has upended every facet of American life.
TV Celeb Among New Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported seven new COVID-19 cases, including four members of the same family and celebrity TV actor Matthew Dean.
Japan Police Probe Man Who Wanted to ‘Spread Virus’
NAGOYA — Police in central Japan said Friday they have launched a probe into a man who was infected with the novel coronavirus on suspicion of interfering with business activities, after he went to local eateries expressing his desire to "spread the virus."
Trump Declares Emergency; World Steps up Fight Against Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid mounting deaths as the world mobilized to fight the widening coronavirus pandemic.
