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Fauci says coronavirus could claim up to 200,000 US lives
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» WASHINGTON - A senior US scientist issued a cautious prediction Sunday that the novel coronavirus could claim as many as 200,000 lives in the United States, as state and local officials described increasingly desperate shortages in hard-pressed hospitals.
US could take equity shares in coronavirus-hit airlines: officials
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US government could take equity shares in airlines and other troubled but vital American corporations as it moves to stabilize an economy amid the new coronavirus pandemic, top US officials said Sunday.
Indonesia may lock down 30 million people to curb virus
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/03/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia may soon quarantine almost 30 million people in its capital and surrounding areas to curb the spread of the coronavirus that’s killed more than 100 people in the world’s fourth-most populous nation.
Stranded Thais allowed to enter Satun
Post Reporters, Published on 29/03/2020
» SATUN: Almost 300 Thai nationals left stranded at the Wang Kelian immigration checkpoint in Malaysia's Perlis state on Saturday night were allowed to enter Thailand, but they were required to place themselves into quarantine for 14 days at home, the Satun governor said on Sunday.
New virus infections among health personnel soar
Published on 29/03/2020
» The number of new infections among health personnel in Thailand has risen sharply amid calls for better protection for doctors, nurses and other staff on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus.
Prisoners escape in Buri Ram jail riot after Covid-19 rumour
Published on 29/03/2020
» BURI RAM: A riot erupted at the central prison of this lower northeastern province after about 100 hard-core prisoners broke furniture and smashed windows and set a fire over rumours of a Covid-19 outbreak on Sunday, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said.
Infections rise in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2020
» The number of new coronavirus cases in Southeast Asian nations rose on Sunday, including a dramatic increase in the Philippines.
Pattaya devastated as coronavirus hits travel
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2020
» PATTAYA: Beaches are deserted, go-go bars stand empty and cabarets have shut their doors in the tourist haven of Pattaya, as business has ground to a standstill after worldwide travel restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Passengers on stricken cruise ship to leave Australia via Phuket
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» Hundreds of cruise ship passengers were due to board flights for Germany via Phuket on Sunday, after spending days stranded at sea off the West Australian coast in a stand-off with authorities.
Phuket confirms another 6 new Covid-19 cases Sunday
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/03/2020
» PHUKET: This southern island resort province has confirmed six more Covid-19 infections, bringing the total to 53, the provincial communicable disease committee revealed on Sunday.