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Malaysian cases approach 1,200
Published on 21/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia jumped to 1,183 on Saturday with four deaths, and the government warned of more cases next week as it looks for people who attended a mass religious gathering linked to a majority of the Covid-19 infections.
US priest offers drive-through confessions
AFP, Published on 21/03/2020
» BOWIE, Maryland: The United States has long loved its drive-ins and drive-throughs: for movies, fast food, pharmacies and banking. Now the coronavirus pandemic has added a new one: Catholic confessions.
'Saliva spread' clip sparks skytrain panic
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2020
» A viral video clip of a man spreading his saliva across an elevator console at the National Stadium BTS station in Bangkok yesterday sparked panic among passengers fearing Covid-19 transmission.
Entertainment closures to go nationwide
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2020
» The remaining provinces are expected to order the temporary closure of all entertainment venues for 14 days to strengthen efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said on Friday.
Virus a wake-up call to change our bad habits
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/03/2020
» With Covid-19 infection cases soaring past 300 in a short time, we have now realised the battle with this disease will be much tougher than we thought. In other words, despite the predicament in Wuhan, we unforgivably underestimated the threat it posed.
Mass testing best
News, Postbag, Published on 21/03/2020
» The most effective and cheapest way of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic will be to conduct mass testing of the population, as urged by eminent French infectious diseases expert Dr Didier Raoult. He has pointed out that cheaply mass produced testing equipment is already available and is being used effectively in South Korea. Countries, including Thailand, should build up this mass testing capability as fast as it can and test as many people as possible. That way it will be possible to isolate only those who test positive and it also makes it possible to treat those who start showing symptoms early which boosts the chance of a favourable outcome for them. This will be far more effective than locking down entire populations of people who are not infected and causing a massive economic dislocation in the process. In Thailand's case, it may cost US$325 million (10.5 billion baht) to test the entire population, but that would be a drop in the bucket compared to the $8 billion cost of a 5% decline in GDP.