Global virus cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record
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NEW DELHI: Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic.
A million additional cases have been detected globally roughly every four days since mid-July, according to an AFP tally, with India on Sunday setting the record for the highest single-day rise in cases with 78,761.
The surge in India, home to 1.3 billion people, came as the government further eased lockdown restrictions on the weekend to help ease pressure on the reeling economy.
Even nations such as New Zealand and South Korea, which had previously brought their outbreaks largely under control, are now battling new clusters of infections.
On the other side of the world, Latin America -- the worst-hit region -- was still struggling with its first wave, with Covid-19 deaths in Brazil crossing 120,000, second only to the United States.
Brazil's curve "has stabilised now, but at a very dangerous level: nearly 1,000 deaths and 40,000 cases per day," said Christovam Barcellos, a researcher at public health institute Fiocruz.
"And Brazil still isn't past the peak."
Nearly 843,000 people have died of Covid-19 globally, and with no vaccine or effective treatment available yet, governments have been forced to resort to some form of social distancing and lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus.
Masks will become mandatory from Monday on public transport and flights in New Zealand, which went more than 100 days without local transmission before the current cluster emerged.
And tightened virus curbs kicked in on Sunday in South Korea, which is also battling fresh clusters -- including in the greater Seoul region, home to half the country's population.
- 'Anti-corona' rallies in Europe -
Despite the grim numbers, there has been steady opposition to lockdowns and social distancing measures in many parts of the world, often because of their crushing economic cost.
But resistance has also come from the extreme right and left of the political spectrum, as well as conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccine campaigners.
In Berlin on Saturday, around 18,000 people gathered to march against coronavirus restrictions -- but police later stopped the rally because many were not respecting social distancing measures.
Protesters waved German flags and shouted slogans against Chancellor Angela Merkel often used by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Many carried placards promoting widely debunked conspiracy theories about vaccines, face masks and 5G communications.
Similar protests were held in London and Zurich, where some carried signs supporting the far-right QAnon movement, which promotes bizarre theories about Satan-worshipping cabals and "deep state" plots -- without any credible evidence.
- 'A big first step' -
The pandemic has upended economies and societies around the world, and halted most large gatherings -- from sport and music to religion and politics.
The Tour de France set off from the French Riviera on Saturday, two months later than planned and with the French sport minister not ruling out the cancellation of the event because of the coronavirus.
Under the Tour rules, a team with two positive tests in its entourage would be expelled. A virus testing cell will travel with the teams throughout the race.
The world's top sport, culture and music events are struggling with the challenge of hosting spectators while reducing the risk of virus transmission.
But there was some cheer on Saturday in New York, once among the world's biggest coronavirus hotspots.
Visitors raised their arms, clapped and lined up to get tickets as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened its doors to the public in a festive atmosphere after a six-month closure.
Tracy-Ann Samuel, who came with her daughters aged four and nine, said she couldn't wait to again be "surrounded by beautiful art".
"It means that there is some semblance of normalcy," Samuel said.
"The Met has been a part of New York history for over 150 years... So this is a big first step."
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This could go here, or in Current Affairs "China Atrocities" where it would fit quite well. 
It's a long article with photos so best read at link.
IN XINJIANG, FORCED MEDICATION ACCOMPANIES LOCKDOWN
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/int ... -lockdown/
It's a long article with photos so best read at link.IN XINJIANG, FORCED MEDICATION ACCOMPANIES LOCKDOWN
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/int ... -lockdown/
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Hong Kong starts mass virus testing as China distrust swirls
Hong Kong started conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local leaders and China.
The voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late June and saw the densely populated city reimpose economically painful social distancing measures.
The programme has been hampered by a limited response due to the involvement of mainland Chinese testing firms and doctors -- and swirling public fears of data and DNA harvesting as Beijing cracks down on the city's democracy movement.
Since registration began on Saturday, 510,000 people have signed up to take the free tests -- around seven percent of the city's 7.5 million population.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/19779 ... ust-swirls
Hong Kong started conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local leaders and China.
The voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late June and saw the densely populated city reimpose economically painful social distancing measures.
The programme has been hampered by a limited response due to the involvement of mainland Chinese testing firms and doctors -- and swirling public fears of data and DNA harvesting as Beijing cracks down on the city's democracy movement.
Since registration began on Saturday, 510,000 people have signed up to take the free tests -- around seven percent of the city's 7.5 million population.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/19779 ... ust-swirls
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Malyasia closed to tourists for the rest of the year
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Planning a trip to Malaysia? You’ll have to wait until 2021. The country just announced travel restrictions will be in place until New Years Eve 2020 and tourists won’t be allowed to visit until then.
The country’s Recovery Movement Control Order is in place until December 31. Foreigners on a social visit pass, or tourist visa, will be allowed to stay until the end of the year. They won’t face any fines or penalties as long as their visa didn’t expire before January 1. Thailand, on the other hand, is giving foreigners until September 26 to figure out their visa situation on their own or leave the country.
Travel to Malaysia is strict. Travellers need a “Letter of Undertaking and Indemnity” which needs to be approved by a Malaysian consulate or embassy as well as the appropriate visa before landing in the country. A 14-day quarantine is required upon entering the country. Leisure travellers are not allowed to enter the country while the order is in place. Only those who have families in Malaysia or “essential” travellers who enter Malaysia for business and investment reasons are allowed to enter under strict protocols.
Thailand also requires a 14-day quarantine, but offers travellers “alternative state quarantine” options at approved hotels. The cost is around 50,000 baht to 70,000 baht for the 2-week stay. Meals and coronavirus testing is included in the costs.
https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/maly ... f-the-year
Planning a trip to Malaysia? You’ll have to wait until 2021. The country just announced travel restrictions will be in place until New Years Eve 2020 and tourists won’t be allowed to visit until then.
The country’s Recovery Movement Control Order is in place until December 31. Foreigners on a social visit pass, or tourist visa, will be allowed to stay until the end of the year. They won’t face any fines or penalties as long as their visa didn’t expire before January 1. Thailand, on the other hand, is giving foreigners until September 26 to figure out their visa situation on their own or leave the country.
Travel to Malaysia is strict. Travellers need a “Letter of Undertaking and Indemnity” which needs to be approved by a Malaysian consulate or embassy as well as the appropriate visa before landing in the country. A 14-day quarantine is required upon entering the country. Leisure travellers are not allowed to enter the country while the order is in place. Only those who have families in Malaysia or “essential” travellers who enter Malaysia for business and investment reasons are allowed to enter under strict protocols.
Thailand also requires a 14-day quarantine, but offers travellers “alternative state quarantine” options at approved hotels. The cost is around 50,000 baht to 70,000 baht for the 2-week stay. Meals and coronavirus testing is included in the costs.
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Covid scare closes border schools. (Involves Hua Hin district)
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... er-schools
Three schools in two border provinces, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Kanchanaburi, have been temporarily closed over fears of the Covid-19 outbreak spreading from adjacent Myanmar.
In Kanchanaburi, students came in close contact with illegal border crossers from Myanmar who later fell sick and were hospitalised.
Ban Kui School in Thong Pha Phum was closed for three days and parents, teachers and volunteers began a major clean-up, starting with disinfecting the premises on Tuesday.
In Prachuap Khiri Khan, students' parents were reported to have crossed back and forth over the border through natural passage ways in Hua Hin district.
Anan School in tambon Huay Satyai and Ban Huay Khrai School in tambon Bueng Nakhon of Hua Hin issued letters to students' parents announcing classes had been suspended from Sept 1-7.
The letters cited a fax message from the Interior Ministry about an outbreak of coronavirus disease in Myanmar, where more than 580 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed since Aug 16.
Most cases are in Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal in the west of Myanmar.
The two public schools are near the Myanmar border and members of the students families reportedly sneaked across the border and back recently through natural crossings.
To prevent the spread of Covid19, the schools had to close from Sept 1-7. Classes resume on Sept 8.
The letters sparked panic among parents and other local residents. They feared that coronavirus disease might spread across border areas.
Some residents mistakenly believed that authorities had ordered a lockdown in 10 provinces bordering Myanmar –Tak, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Chumphon and Ranong.
Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Panlop Singhaseni said on Tuesday he had received a report from Hua Hin district authorities about the closure of Anan School and Ban Huay Khrai School. He said the communities comprised Thais and ethnic Karen and Myanmar people who frequently crossed the border.
Anan School had 576 students, of whom about 300 were from Karen and Myanmar ethnic families. Recently, a student had a fever and did not go to school. An investigation found that four members of the student's family crossed the border to Myanmar and returned to Thailand on Aug 26.
According to the report, they were Thanachai Chongcharoen, Jorsaw Chongcharoen, Lungsui Chongcharoen and Suaydae Boonyaek.
The student who was sick was Mr Jorsaw's child. The boy fell ill before his father returned home.
Mr Thanachai went to Pa La-u junction along the border twice to buy paint. Mr Jorsaw had crossed the border to work as a hired-hand at a reservoir. Mr Suaydae went to buy goods at Pateng market along the border on Aug 30. They were quarantined in houses.
Ban Huaykhrai School has 310 students, including 45 from ethnic families. No students have been sick.
Health officials recently visited villages near the school to question residents about the movements of people through natural border crossings.
In Kanchanburi, a school in Thong Pha Phum district was temporarily closed after three students were found to have been in close contact with three men who illegally crossed the border from adjoining Myanmar and stayed in their house, health officials said.
The three students are in 3rd, 4th and 7th grade at Ban Kui Yae School, which has 857 students and 45 teachers.
The three Myanmar men illegally slipped across a natural border pass in tambon Huay Khayeng on Aug 23 and stayed in Ban Phu Lo in tambon Lin Thin, at the house where the three students live.
On Aug 31, two of them went to tambon Kui Yae Hospital after falling sick. They were found to have a high fever, with temperatures of 39°C and 40°C. The hospital reported the cases to Thong Pha Phum health office, suspecting the men may have Covid-19.
The three men were detained for illegal entry and Thong Pha Phum health office gave instructions they be admitted to Thong Pha Phum Hospital for a Covid-19 test.
The office also said the three students who had been in close contact with them should stay at home for 14-days isolation.
The principle then closed Ban Kui Yae School for three days, Sept 1-3, pending the result of the Covid-19 tests on the three Myanmar men.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... er-schools
Three schools in two border provinces, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Kanchanaburi, have been temporarily closed over fears of the Covid-19 outbreak spreading from adjacent Myanmar.
In Kanchanaburi, students came in close contact with illegal border crossers from Myanmar who later fell sick and were hospitalised.
Ban Kui School in Thong Pha Phum was closed for three days and parents, teachers and volunteers began a major clean-up, starting with disinfecting the premises on Tuesday.
In Prachuap Khiri Khan, students' parents were reported to have crossed back and forth over the border through natural passage ways in Hua Hin district.
Anan School in tambon Huay Satyai and Ban Huay Khrai School in tambon Bueng Nakhon of Hua Hin issued letters to students' parents announcing classes had been suspended from Sept 1-7.
The letters cited a fax message from the Interior Ministry about an outbreak of coronavirus disease in Myanmar, where more than 580 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed since Aug 16.
Most cases are in Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal in the west of Myanmar.
The two public schools are near the Myanmar border and members of the students families reportedly sneaked across the border and back recently through natural crossings.
To prevent the spread of Covid19, the schools had to close from Sept 1-7. Classes resume on Sept 8.
The letters sparked panic among parents and other local residents. They feared that coronavirus disease might spread across border areas.
Some residents mistakenly believed that authorities had ordered a lockdown in 10 provinces bordering Myanmar –Tak, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Chumphon and Ranong.
Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Panlop Singhaseni said on Tuesday he had received a report from Hua Hin district authorities about the closure of Anan School and Ban Huay Khrai School. He said the communities comprised Thais and ethnic Karen and Myanmar people who frequently crossed the border.
Anan School had 576 students, of whom about 300 were from Karen and Myanmar ethnic families. Recently, a student had a fever and did not go to school. An investigation found that four members of the student's family crossed the border to Myanmar and returned to Thailand on Aug 26.
According to the report, they were Thanachai Chongcharoen, Jorsaw Chongcharoen, Lungsui Chongcharoen and Suaydae Boonyaek.
The student who was sick was Mr Jorsaw's child. The boy fell ill before his father returned home.
Mr Thanachai went to Pa La-u junction along the border twice to buy paint. Mr Jorsaw had crossed the border to work as a hired-hand at a reservoir. Mr Suaydae went to buy goods at Pateng market along the border on Aug 30. They were quarantined in houses.
Ban Huaykhrai School has 310 students, including 45 from ethnic families. No students have been sick.
Health officials recently visited villages near the school to question residents about the movements of people through natural border crossings.
In Kanchanburi, a school in Thong Pha Phum district was temporarily closed after three students were found to have been in close contact with three men who illegally crossed the border from adjoining Myanmar and stayed in their house, health officials said.
The three students are in 3rd, 4th and 7th grade at Ban Kui Yae School, which has 857 students and 45 teachers.
The three Myanmar men illegally slipped across a natural border pass in tambon Huay Khayeng on Aug 23 and stayed in Ban Phu Lo in tambon Lin Thin, at the house where the three students live.
On Aug 31, two of them went to tambon Kui Yae Hospital after falling sick. They were found to have a high fever, with temperatures of 39°C and 40°C. The hospital reported the cases to Thong Pha Phum health office, suspecting the men may have Covid-19.
The three men were detained for illegal entry and Thong Pha Phum health office gave instructions they be admitted to Thong Pha Phum Hospital for a Covid-19 test.
The office also said the three students who had been in close contact with them should stay at home for 14-days isolation.
The principle then closed Ban Kui Yae School for three days, Sept 1-3, pending the result of the Covid-19 tests on the three Myanmar men.
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Tomorrow will be 100 days without a local infection.
Vietnam went 100 days then covid raised it's head.
New Zealand also discovered covid after 100 days without an infection.
Does this virus have some sort of diary reminding them of 100 day covid-free countries!!
Vietnam went 100 days then covid raised it's head.
New Zealand also discovered covid after 100 days without an infection.
Does this virus have some sort of diary reminding them of 100 day covid-free countries!!
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Better start stocking up with booze just in case.
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Breaking News is that a Thai prison inmate has tested positive. We’ll post more when it’s published. The clean 101 days are over it appears. 
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Seems to have been confirmed https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... HiDK5HN7AA
Let wait to see them wriggle out of this one.
Let wait to see them wriggle out of this one.
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I'd refer to my post above.
Vietnam 100 days then infections appear.
New Zealand 100 days then infections appear
Now Thailand 100 days and we have an infection.
I'd like to know just where it came from.
Vietnam - Illegal Chinese smuggled over the border.
New Zealand - probably islanders who have free access to the mainland.
Thailand have some 'natural crossings' with Myanmar and already sparked an incident on the Prachuab/Myanmar border.
Vietnam 100 days then infections appear.
New Zealand 100 days then infections appear
Now Thailand 100 days and we have an infection.
I'd like to know just where it came from.
Vietnam - Illegal Chinese smuggled over the border.
New Zealand - probably islanders who have free access to the mainland.
Thailand have some 'natural crossings' with Myanmar and already sparked an incident on the Prachuab/Myanmar border.
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There is also the premise that the junta has not been telling the whole truth the whole time ... 
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That was also my first thought, but I've stopped bothering to suggest that possibility!This is the way
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I was definitely thinking that way in the beginning, but all of the physical evidence indicates they are telling the truth.
I was at Hua Hin Hospital an hour ago - all visible precautions have been withdrawn. It is just like pre-Covid there now.
Maybe its smoke and mirrors, but I'm seeing no indication of Government lies on this occasion.
I was at Hua Hin Hospital an hour ago - all visible precautions have been withdrawn. It is just like pre-Covid there now.
Maybe its smoke and mirrors, but I'm seeing no indication of Government lies on this occasion.
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Covid-19 measures reimposed
Phangnga has become Thailand's first province to reimpose strict health measures following news of the first local Covid-19 transmission case in more than three months and the outbreak in neighbouring Myanmar.
Among the measures is a required 14-day home quarantine for those arriving in, or returning to, the southern province from areas considered Covid-19 outbreak zones, said governor Chamroen Thipphayaphongthada.
The stay-at-home requirement is being waived if people can show proof of having quarantined at a state or local quarantine facility before arriving in the province.
Mr Chamroen said many people had taken health safety measures for granted and in doing so reduced public awareness about the still-present threat of Covid-19 infections.
Apart from the home quarantine, people in Phangnga must wear a face mask at all times in public places, never engage in any activity that may heighten the risk of spreading the virus and strictly follow Covid-19 prevention regulations when attending mass gatherings.
Punishments would be meted out against anyone who violates the health measures, Mr Chamroen said.
In Kanchanaburi, army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong inspected border security at the Three Pagodas Pass in Sangkhla Buri district on Friday as part of the government's policy to maintain security along the Thai-Myanmar border.
The government has told 10 provinces to seal off the border with Myanmar to prevent illegal crossings. They are Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong and Chumphon.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -reimposed
The junta is just itching to go back into full lockdown ...
Phangnga has become Thailand's first province to reimpose strict health measures following news of the first local Covid-19 transmission case in more than three months and the outbreak in neighbouring Myanmar.
Among the measures is a required 14-day home quarantine for those arriving in, or returning to, the southern province from areas considered Covid-19 outbreak zones, said governor Chamroen Thipphayaphongthada.
The stay-at-home requirement is being waived if people can show proof of having quarantined at a state or local quarantine facility before arriving in the province.
Mr Chamroen said many people had taken health safety measures for granted and in doing so reduced public awareness about the still-present threat of Covid-19 infections.
Apart from the home quarantine, people in Phangnga must wear a face mask at all times in public places, never engage in any activity that may heighten the risk of spreading the virus and strictly follow Covid-19 prevention regulations when attending mass gatherings.
Punishments would be meted out against anyone who violates the health measures, Mr Chamroen said.
In Kanchanaburi, army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong inspected border security at the Three Pagodas Pass in Sangkhla Buri district on Friday as part of the government's policy to maintain security along the Thai-Myanmar border.
The government has told 10 provinces to seal off the border with Myanmar to prevent illegal crossings. They are Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong and Chumphon.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -reimposed
The junta is just itching to go back into full lockdown ...
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Just reading about this DJ who was tested positive for covid after being arrested. It appears that hundreds of contacts have been traced with many of them put into quarantine. Dozens of tests have been carried out including 6 'high risk' members of his family. To date, all tests have come back negative.
I'm beginning to wonder whether his positive test has been confirmed by a second test. If not, then it's possible that this panic may be from a 'false positive'. If he really is positive, with the number of contacts, then there HAS to be further infections. The next couple of weeks may produce more evidence.
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/six-new-co ... -thailand/
I'm beginning to wonder whether his positive test has been confirmed by a second test. If not, then it's possible that this panic may be from a 'false positive'. If he really is positive, with the number of contacts, then there HAS to be further infections. The next couple of weeks may produce more evidence.
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/six-new-co ... -thailand/