Celeb May Violate Cybercrime Laws By Saying He Has Covid-19
BANGKOK — A health official on Friday threatened a legal action against a celebrity who said he has the coronavirus.
Man Defies Order to Stop Spraying People With ‘Disinfectant’
BANGKOK — A self-proclaimed volunteer on Friday refused to comply with orders from officials to stop soaking members of the public with mysterious chemicals that supposedly combat the coronavirus.
Partygoers Infected With Coronavirus, Raising Number to 75
BANGKOK — Two people who went to the same party with a cluster of coronavirus patients were diagnosed with coronavirus infection, a health official said Friday.
Health Minister: ‘Dirty’ Europeans Pose Virus Risks to Thailand
BANGKOK — A Twitter account reportedly operated by Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul doubled down on his discriminatory remark on Western tourists, saying that they are “dirty” and more likely to spread coronavirus than Asians.
China Finds 8 New Virus Cases, Down From Peak of 15,000
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Chinese health authority said Friday it received reports of eight new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and seven deaths on the Chinese mainland on Thursday.
Thai, Asian Shares Plunge With Wall Street’s Fall
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares plunged in Asia on Friday, with benchmarks in Japan, Thailand and India sinking as much as 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987.
Japan Rejects Trump’s Proposal to Postpone Olympics
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump during telephone talks on Friday that Japan is preparing to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned despite Trump's one-year postponement suggestion, the top government spokesman said.
UN Confirms COVID-19 Case at Headquarters
UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) — A delegate from the permanent mission of the Philippines to the United Nations has tested positive for COVID-19, the first known case at the UN headquarters in New York, a UN spokesman said Thursday.
US Virus Testing is a ‘Failing,’ Leaving Cases Uncounted
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven weeks have passed since the first U.S. case of coronavirus was announced, and the government is failing to account for what could be thousands of additional infections because of ongoing problems with testing.
Analysis: Trump’s Virus Playbook Offers US VS World Strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a “foreign” virus, he says — one that can be fought by closing the nation’s borders to dangerous foreigners carrying scary disease.
