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Deaths from COVID-19 between November 27th and December 3rd surged to 105, or an average of 15 cases a day, from the previous week’s 74 deaths, according to the COVID-19 Information Centre. 4,284 cases were admitted to hospital between November 27th and December 3rd, compared to 4,914 cases a week earlier. To date […]
Beijing residents cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen followed other cities in announcing it would no longer require commuters to present their test results to travel, as an easing of China’s virus curbs gathered pace. Although daily cases hover near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing […]
Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said today (Saturday) that he believes the smoking of weed by young boys in Pattaya was stage-managed to discredit the Bhumjaithai Party and its policy to decriminalise cannabis and hemp. Responding to an image, widely shared on social media, of a few young boys smoking weed from a […]
A Democrat MP has demanded accountability from Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over an incident involving two young boys pictured smoking cannabis in Pattaya. Dr. Banyat Jetanajan, an MP for Rayong Province, said today (Friday) that he will ask Anutin how he would feel if the boys, who were shown publically smoking cannabis in […]
BANGKOK, THAILAND — Ongoing pandemic restrictions have failed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, say experts, as the city struggles to regain its footing in the tourist industry. The city has long been regarded as an open destination for travelers from abroad, but with strictly enforced restrictions in place for nearly […]
Rare protests broke out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged COVID-19 lockdown as nationwide infections set another record. Crowds chanted “End the lockdown!”, pumping their fists in the air as they walked down a street, according to videos circulated […]