Coffin Inside State Virus Quarantine Spooks Occupant
TRANG — A man said he was forced to share a room with a coffin at a temple designated by local authorities as a quarantine facility for those suspected of having the coronavirus.
5,000 Baht Relief Program Now Covers 14 Million Ppl
BANGKOK — Up to 14 million people in the informal job sector are now eligible for the government’s 5,000-baht cash handout during the coronavirus pandemic, an official said Monday.
Thais Feed Hungry Neighbors in Pandemic with ‘Sharing Pantries’
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Jamnong Paewsoongnern, 65, was laid off from his security guard job at a hotel after the coronavirus pandemic broke out. Out of work, he rides his motorcycle around town all day to look for food donations.
Policeman, 5 Others Infected With Coronavirus
BANGKOK — Six more people were infected with the coronavirus in Thailand, the government said Monday.
AP Fact Check: Trump Not Credible on Virus Death Tolls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth can be a casualty when President Donald Trump talks about deaths from the coronavirus in the United States.
‘No Plan B’ If Tokyo Olympics Can’t Start in 2021
TOKYO (Kyodo) — John Coates, the head of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission, said Saturday that Tokyo Olympic planning was moving forward with no thought to any further postponements should the Games not be feasible next year.
US Virus Patients and Businesses Sue China Over Outbreak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Before the coronavirus outbreak, Saundra Andringa-Meuer was a healthy 61-year-old mother of six who never smoked or drank alcohol.
3 Foreigners Nabbed for Breaching Pattaya’s Virus Beach Closure
PATTAYA — Police in Pattaya resort town said Saturday they arrested three foreigners who were caught swimming in the sea.
Fishing Boats Seek 50,000 Workers as Virus Spurs Migrants to Leave
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Despite adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand's fishing industry is currently looking to hire as many as 50,000 men to go out to sea aboard trawlers, said a senior government official on Saturday.
White House Virus Task Force Members Face Quarantine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the virus.
