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In related news, seven out of nine Covid-19 patients being treated in the south-central province of Binh Thuan have tested negative twice for the deadly virus, stated Dang Thuc Anh Vu, deputy director of the provincial Health Department, reported Tuoi Tre newspaper. … [Read more...] about Six more Covid-19 cases reported

The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been removed after saying the US Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier The Zaandam cruise ship, with dozens of ill passengers on board, docked in Florida after several South American countries refused to accept it New York mayor Bill de Blasio urged all of the city's residents to cover their faces when outside and near others, with a scarf or bandana, rather than a surgical mask, as medics need the latter The World Bank approved a plan to disburse $160bn (£130bn) in emergency aid over 15 months to help countries stricken by the pandemic The French authorities have boosted police checks to prevent anyone trying to go on holiday this weekend ahead of Easter UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the aim was 100,000 tests a day in England by the end of April amid criticism of the government's plans A 4,000-bed emergency field hospital at London's ExCel centre is due to open later How did … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases pass one million

Bangkok (VNA) - The Thai government will block all travel to Thailand, including by Thais, from April 2-15 to prepare "state quarantine" facilities after more local COVID-19 patients have been linked to imported cases. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government needs time to properly prepare for state quarantine, local media reported on April 2. “Related agencies will in the meantime prepare the places and coordinate with Thai embassies to ensure all Thais returning home will be quarantined and get proper medical checks," the Thai PM was quoted by the English-language newspaper Bangkok Post as saying.   According to Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration, Prayut told the centre that arrivals by foreigners and Thais would have to be slowed down "to stop the disease". The decision will not apply to people who earlier sought permission to travel to Thailand, he said, adding that affected Thai … [Read more...] about Thailand temporarily blocks entry

The nation has banned all four-wheeled commercial passenger vehicles while keeping only a handful of domestic flights and railway trips a day for 15 days, between April 1 and 15, as part of the nationwide implementation of social distancing to curb the transmission of COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines faces $2.1bn revenue cut, 10,000 job cuts due to pandemic: leader

The Ha Tinh People’s Committee in the eponymous province, located in the north-central region, on Thursday sent a document to the provincial Department of Health ordering the temporary suspension of Le Anh Hung, deputy director of Huong Khe General Hospital in Huong Khe District. … [Read more...] about Hospital administrator suspended over son’s wedding motorcade during Vietnam’s social distancing period