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Virus, what virus? Tokyo Olympics organisers under scrutiny
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» LAUSANNE - Tokyo Olympic organisers are facing increased scrutiny over their unwillingness to either postpone or cancel the summer Games in response to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.
Spirited response: Irish gin distillery turns hand to sanitiser
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» DROGHEDA (IRELAND) - The gin stills of the Listoke Distillery have been repurposed in the fight against the coronavirus, producing precious hand sanitiser currently in vanishingly short supply across Ireland.
Study: Covid-19 mortality was 1.4% in outbreak epicentre
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» PARIS: The novel coronavirus proved deadly in 1.4 percent of all people infected in the Chinese outbreak city of Wuhan, far lower than global estimates of the killer pandemic, researchers said Thursday.
Vendors jailed for selling overpriced masks
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2020
» Five vendors have been sentenced to between six months and 18 months in jail for selling face masks at inflated prices while two others have got a suspended jail term and a fine of 25,000 baht each.
Health certificates required of all visitors
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2020
» The government will extend the requirement of medical certificates and health insurance from Sunday to cover all visitors to the country regardless of nationalities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Indonesia should 'prepare for the worst'
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is likely to have a far higher number of coronavirus cases than it has reported due to low levels of testing and needs to consider tougher measures like lockdowns, the head of the country's Red Cross told Reuters.
Vietnam shutters borders with Cambodia as pandemic spreads
Khmer Times, Published on 19/03/2020
» PHNOM PENH: The Vietnamese government has locked down its borders with Cambodia and imposed a month-long entry ban for any foreign traveller — except accredited diplomats — as the country adopts measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Help for salaried workers sought
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/03/2020
» The Thai Chamber of Commerce is calling on the government to come up with urgent measures to help “salarymen” after many companies initiated 15-day leave programmes without pay.
Dairy firm ex-MD gets one-year jail term
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Kanchanaburi provincial court has sentenced a former managing director of Thai Diary Industry Co to one year in jail for encroaching on a forest area in the compound of Erawan National Park, where a resort was built.
Immigration denies rumours of border closures with Cambodia
Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2020
» SA KAEO: Immigration authorities have moved to quell rumours of impending border checkpoint closures which had prompted Cambodians to cross into Thailand to buy bottled water.