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Arthritis drug Tocilizumab reduces severe Covid mortality: study
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» PARIS - The arthritis drug tocilizumab reduces the risk of critically ill patients dying of Covid-19, according to results of a study on Thursday which experts welcomed as an "exciting" development.
10m Covid-19 shots monthly from June
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2021
» Thailand announced plans on Thursday to inoculate 1 million of its most vulnerable people against Covid-19 by May and start mass vaccinations in June, with the aim of administering 10 million doses a month.
CDC: Vaccinated people need not quarantine after exposure
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2021
» People who have received the full course of Covid-19 vaccines can skip the standard 14-day quarantine after exposure to someone with the infection as long as they remain asymptomatic, US public health officials advised.
Three more teachers caught over subsidies fraud
Chakrapan Natanri and Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2021
» KHON KAEN: Three more teachers were arrested for allegedly cheating local residents in two government co-payment schemes.
PTT retail arm surges in stock debut
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/02/2021
» PTT Oil & Retail Business Plc, the retail unit of PTT Plc, jumped in its trading debut after raising about 54 billion baht in the country’s biggest initial public offering in almost a year.
High tides could again raise salinity of Bangkok's tap water
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2021
» The Irrigation Department has been placed on full alert over the quality of tap water in the Bangkok area, with high tides expected to raise the salinity of the lower Chao Phraya River over the next few days.
Biggest lot of child porn photos seized
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 11/02/2021
» PATHUM THANI: Officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) arrested a 28-year-old man, who claimed to work as a child model agent, with 500,000 child porn pics and charged him with molesting thousands of children.
Thanathorn's brother charged over B20m bribe
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2021
» Sakulthorn Juangroongruangkit, younger brother of Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn, reported to the Crime Suppression Division on Thursday to acknowledge a charge of colluding in bribing a Crown Property Bureau official and another man jailed for taking 20 million baht in payments.
Philippine central bank keeps rates steady
Published on 11/02/2021
» MANILA: The Philippine central bank kept its monetary policy settings steady on Thursday to support the country's pandemic-hit economy, saying inflation is expected to remain elevated but manageable in the coming months.
Asian businesses suffer Lunar New Year blues
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2021
» SINGAPORE: From a skyway operator in Australia to a tourist guide on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and a lion dance troupe in Malaysia, Asia's travel industry is hurting as coronavirus curbs keep most people home for the Lunar New Year.