RSS gets ready to fight coronavirus with awareness campaign, masks, soaps & food packets
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to step up its support to authorities and the common people in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, with direction to its units across the country to form local-level plans and distribute food packets, masks and soaps to the marginalised. According to…
Where to get tested for COVID-19 in Bangkok
If you are wondering which hospitals in Bangkok are providing Covid-19 checkups, here is a list with hospital names and costs. However, the Ministry of Public Health are asking those without symptoms or at-risk travel history refrain from getting checkups, which could overcrowd hospitals and use up test kits. …
Thailand reports 188 new coronavirus cases, brings total to nearly 600
Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said. The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a…
‘No less than luxury hotel’: Delhi’s 1st Covid-19 patient on isolation ward
Having access to a phone that he could use to video-call his family and watch Netflix, he did not feel disconnected during his 14-day isolation at the hospital that ended on Saturday. “It was unbelievable. The isolation ward at Safdarjung hospital was not what I imagined a government hospital ward…
Coronavirus vaccine trial starts today: US govt official
The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, the official said WASHINGTON : A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect…
Coronavirus outbreak live updates
Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur: All government, private colleges & schools, Anganwadi centres and play-way schools in the to be closed till March 31 How COVID-19 symptoms compare with those of influenza or cold Boston Marathon postponed until September 14 amid virus concerns The Boston Marathon, the world’s most celebrated…
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus
Veteran actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Deadline reported on Wednesday. Hanks’ publicist also confirmed the news to the freelance journalist Yashar Ali. “Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia,” Hanks said in a statement to Deadline. “We felt a…
Novel Coronavirus – This Singapore News channel has setup a live count and keeps changing as and when it gets updated
Zoom out for a big global picture. This will give you an idea where the virus is spreading on daily basis and help you to plan your travel around the world. https://infographics.channelnewsasia.com/wuhan/gmap.html
Tourism Ministry to help tourists, tour operators affected by COVID-19
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has called a meeting with tour business operators and airlines to find measures to help travelers, as some service providers have denied a full refund on air tickets or have provided only a partial refund in the face of the COVID-19 situation. Thai Airways…
Travel Advisory for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Level 3: Avoid Unnecessary Travel to Areas with Ongoing Local Transmission The National Communicable Diseases Committee announced COVID-19 to be the 14th dangerous disease and it will be shown in the Royal Thai Government Gazette. Outlines • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak which was first reported in Wuhan, China…