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Bangkok (VNA) – The administration of Phuket, an island province of Thailand, has banned people and vehicles from leaving and entering the popular tourist destination to contain the spread of COVID-19. With the approval of the provincial communicable diseases committee, Phuket Governor Pakkapong Taweepat ordered the closure of all entry and exit points in the province, except for air travel, from midnight on March 30 until April 30 or further notice. Under the order, people and all kinds of vehicles are banned from entering and leaving the province via the Tha Chat Chai checkpoint, except those transporting food and essential items, fuel, construction materials, medical equipment, rescue operations vehicles, ambulances, vehicles for state operations, and vehicles carrying publications. The ban is also imposed on people and all kinds of ships from entering and leaving the province through its international ports, except cargo ships, and through inter-provincial waterways. … [Read more...] about Thailand imposes lockdown on Phuket island over COVID-19 fears

Bangkok (VNA) - A number of inmates escaped from a central prison in Thailand’s northeastern province of Buri Ram, following a riot caused by about 100 hard-core prisoners on March 29, said the country’s Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin.   According to Somsak, the protest, stemming from rumours concerning the COVID-19 outbreak, began at about 11.45am in the dining hall while warders were busy refurbishing an isolation cell for inmates infected with communicable diseases.    The prisoners, some of them facing a life sentence, set fire to the dining hall and demolished the visiting room for relatives. Thick smoke was seen billowing from the prison into the sky.   A number of the protesters escaped during the riot, but the exact number was yet to be confirmed, Somsak said.    So far, seven of them have been recaptured. Inmates who were not involved in the riot have been confined to their sleeping quarters.    The breakout prompted … [Read more...] about Prisoners escape in Thailand’s jail riot

China was Vietnam’s largest export market with a turnover of US$4.5 billion, a 2.5-fold rise from the corresponding time last year, followed by the United States, the European Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan and the Republic of Korea.  … [Read more...] about Export turnover up 50% during Tet holiday

Bangkok (VNA) - Military hospitals and field hospitals run by the military of Thailand have been told to prepare to take in Covid-19 patients as the number of infections in Thailand continues to rise, local media reported. Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich said on March 29 that Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the armed forces to open up their hospitals to help stave off a shortage of beds for coronavirus patients. As such, all military-run hospitals will admit Covid-19 patients if state-run healthcare facilities run out of beds, Lt Gen Kongcheep said was quoted as saying by the English-language Bangkok Post newspaper. Military personnel are also assisting public health authorities organise health checks for Thai expats who had recently arrived from abroad at airports, seaports and land border checkpoints across the country, he said. In an effort to curb local transmission, soldiers have been ordered to take part in a routine … [Read more...] about Thai military hospitals told to prepare to take in Covid-19 patients

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Cambodian Ministry of Health on March 30 morning confirmed four more COVID-19 infection cases, raising the total number in the country to 107. It also announced that two more patients have fully recovered, raising the total to 23. Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng said about 400,000 workers returned home from Thailand as the temporary shutdown of border gates between Thailand and Cambodia took effect on March 23. They were required to self-quarantine at home within 14 days to mitigate the risk of spreading the virus, he said. Spokesman of the Cambodian Labour Ministry Heng Sour earlier called on workers returning from abroad to avoid contact with and maintain safe distance with other family members.   Meanwhile, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon affirmed that Cambodia has enough key food supplies such as rice, meat, vegetables and fish to meet domestic demand./. … [Read more...] about Cambodia reports 107 COVID-19 infection cases