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First Thai infected with coronavirus
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2020
» The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a 73-year-old woman being treated at a hospital in Nakhon Pathom was the first Thai found to be infected with the new strain of coronavirus.
Govt confirms Thai coronavirus case
News, Published on 23/01/2020
» A 73-year-old woman being treated at a hospital in Nakhon Pathom is the first Thai citizen to test positive for the new strain of coronavirus which has claimed nine lives across Asia to date, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday.
As Virus Spreads, Isolated Taiwan Risks Being a Loophole in War on Epidemics
Business, Published on 23/01/2020
» Taiwan's first reported case of a patient infected by a deadly coronavirus spreading across Asia turns a spotlight on Beijing's attempts to exclude the self-governing island from the World Health Organization, which Taiwanese officials say hinders an effective global response to public-health crises.
Outlook glum on China, weak domestic demand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/01/2020
» The outlook for tourism in the first quarter remains gloomy as the Chinese coronavirus is still a factor and domestic tourism has been stunted by the delayed fiscal budget.
China locks down epicentre of virus outbreak, nearly 600 infected
Published on 23/01/2020
» BEIJING: China is lockikng down a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people, as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic.
First Thai infected with coronavirus
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2020
» The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a 73-year-old woman being treated at a hospital in Nakhon Pathom was the first Thai found to be infected with coronavirus.
China locks down epicentre of virus outbreak, nearly 600 infected
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2020
» BEIJING: China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people, as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic.
Airlines cancel flights to Wuhan
Published on 23/01/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines' budget carrier Scoot, Taiwan's China Airlines and Malaysia's AisAsia on Thursday all cancelled daily flights to Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of a fast-spreading virus outbreak.
Cathay Pacific lets staff wear surgical masks on flights
Published on 23/01/2020
» Cathay Pacific Airways let flight attendants wear surgical masks on all routes, amid the spread of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus.
Why wild animals are a key ingredient in China's coronavirus outbreak
Published on 23/01/2020
» Before its closure, exotic animals — from snakes to civet cats — were available at a wet market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that is ground zero of a new virus killing people with pneumonia-like symptoms and infecting growing numbers of others around the world.