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3 districts of capital hit by toxic smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/09/2019
» Ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles in the air exceeded the so-called safe level in three districts of Bangkok on Thursday, prompting concerns over a possible recurrence of hazardous smog in the capital.
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PM holds urgent haze meeting
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday held an urgent video-conference with 16 provincial governors and related ministries after PM2.5 air pollution exceeded the so-called safe level in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
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Bangkok has world's third worst air quality
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2020
» Bangkok on Wednesday recorded the world's third worst air quality on Air Visual, a popular app monitoring pollution, and PM2.5 levels are predicted to rise until the end of this week.
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Chinese tourists desert Phuket as virus spreads
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/02/2020
» PHUKET: The streets of Phuket Old Town are usually busy with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears about coronavirus have largely emptied the streets this year.
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Price control to begin for face masks
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2020
» The government is putting face masks and alcohol-based hand sanitiser on the state price control list as part of efforts to deal with the deadly virus outbreak.
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Sick Wuhan returnees have recovered
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2020
» The four Thais who returned from Wuhan and were hospitalised with a fever have all recovered, but one still requires treatment for a lung disorder.
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Health minister apologises for racist outburst
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/02/2020
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday apologised after he criticised "Western tourists" for not wearing face masks and suggested they be expelled from the country for putting others at risk during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Outrage over mask shortages
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/03/2020
» People are angry over the shortage of masks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, after the death of a Thai man who was diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus.
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Thai quarantine confusion throws holidays into doubt
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2020
» Thailand threw possibly tens of thousands of holiday plans into confusion after Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered any new arrivals from nine countries and two territories to undergo quarantine for the coronavirus, before swiftly reversing the decision.
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Govt investigates mask shortage
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2020
» A team of officials will launch an investigation to pinpoint why there is an acute shortage of face masks, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.
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