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Thailand confirms 33 new coronavirus cases; total at 2,551
Thailand’s government confirmed on Sunday that it had discovered 33 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,551.It is the lowest number of new cases in a 24 hour period in the past three weeks."I...
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Thai government confirms 45 new coronavirus infections, 2 new fatalities
Thailand's government confirmed on Saturday that it had discovered 45 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,518.There were 2 new fatalities bringing the death toll to 40.122 more patients have recovered from...
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High-priced ‘public strategy firm’ once hired by Paul Manafort defends Thai government’s coronavirus response
A high-priced international 'public strategy firm' has been sending out press releases defending the Thai government's coronavirus response.Mercury LLC, with operational headquarters in New York and London, said in their press release that the Thai government "have successfully...
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Consumer confidence at a 21-year low due to Covid-19 worries
Consumer confidence dropped to a 21-year low in March as people continue to worry about the rising number of confirmed cases and the State of Emergency (SOE) implemented in Thailand due to the coronavirus outbreak.According to the University of...
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New study shows PM2.5 could exacerbate coronavirus conditions, spelling trouble for Thailand’s troubled north
People living in areas that have high levels of air pollution are more at risk to die from coronavirus infections, according to a new study released by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.In a study examining over...
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Thai government defends lack of tests; says focused testing more important than mass testing
Thailand's government said on Wednesday that it has not conducted mass testing because it was not cost-efficient and defended its focus-testing programs which it said was sufficient in fighting the coronavirus outbreak.There have been questions over the government's...
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Drive-thru coronavirus tests have come to Thailand
Drive-through businesses are back in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, the model has been co-opted by necessity for medical and religious purposes.Following the success of drive-through coronavirus testing in Korea and Germany, Thailand has introduced the concept...
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Government to spend 1.9 trillion baht to prop up the economy; other measures ordered to help social distancing
The Thai government said on Tuesday that it will pass a third economic relief package with a budget worth around 1.9 trillion baht (US$57.99 billion) to help the economy see through the coronavirus crisis.The government previously passed two...
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A social enterprise founded to help vulnerable elders in Chiang Mai is now helping them fight against coronavirus
As we learn more about the coronavirus pandemic and its fatality rate, it is becoming clear that the elderly are the most vulnerable. For those over 80, the death rate is 14.8%, compared to 1.3 per cent for those...
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Opinion: Yes, the coronavirus is serious but in the north, it is the smog that is going to kill us
In 2016, I released a documentary called ‘Smoke: A Crisis in Northern Thailand’ that looked into the causes and possible solutions to the rampant agricultural and forest fires that plague this region, year-after-year. I spent about ten months working...
