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New Oxford study to test if chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus
A new study led by the University of Oxford will test whether anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent coronavirus infections in frontline healthcare workers in the UK.Both drugs have been advocated by President Donald Trump as being...
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Agoda to axe 1,500 staff in Asia; CEO promises it will be company’s only cut
Travel Agency Agoda will cut 1,500 staff in Asia as part of its cost cutting measures, industry media reported this week.The worldwide travel and hospitality industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic shuttering airlines, hotels and...
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Two new coronavirus cases discovered in last 24 hours
The Thai government said on Tuesday that it had discovered two new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.Both cases were in Narathiwat Province.That brings the total number of cases discovered in the country to 3,033 total cases.There...
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About 2.7 million people went out to shops and restaurants on Sunday
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday that more than 2.7 million shoppers have checked in to stores around the country yesterday. Of the 44,386 stores and about 2 million users that have registered with the government’s...
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Three new coronavirus cases discovered in Thailand
The Thai government said on Monday that it had discovered three new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.That brings the total number of cases discovered in the country to 3,031 total cases.There were no new fatalities...
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Thailand discovers three new coronavirus cases; begins to ease lockdown measures
The Thai government said on Sunday that it had discovered three new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of infected to 3,028 patients.All three new patients were Thai students in state quarantine. One was a student returning from Pakistan...
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Thailand discovers no new cases of coronavirus as country heads towards reopening
The Thai government said on Saturday that it had discovered no new coronavirus cases.It is the second time in a week that Thailand has said that there were no new virus infectionsThat means that the total number of cases...
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Thailand discovers seven new coronavirus cases; government announces second round of easing
The Thai government said on Friday that it had discovered seven new cases of coronavirus infections.It is the highest number of new infections in a week. All seven cases were returnees from Pakistan and in state quarantine.That brings...
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Most businesses complying with new coronavirus measures after partial reopening
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Thursday that after 10 days of a partial reopening, nearly 75 per cent of businesses have complied with the government’s health and safety measures.The CCSA conducted an inspection on 177,026...
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Thai citizens ranked the country last in Southeast Asia in terms of Covid-19 response, a new study shows
Thailand is ranked as the worst-performing Southeast Asian country in terms of its coronavirus response according to a survey conducted across the region and released this week.According to its own citizens, Thailand scored lower on public perception of...
