PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - The feel-good story of how Cambodia allowed a cruise ship to dock after it was turned away elsewhere in Asia for fear of spreading the deadly virus that began in China has taken an unfortunate turn after a passenger released …
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report 17 February 2020
Today, 17 February 2020, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced a new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 novel coronavirus case, the 35th confirmed case in the country so far.
The case reported today is a 60-year-old woman from China who is part of a family …
Read moreMalaysia: Second Test Confirms Virus in Ship Passenger Cleared by Cambodia
A second test confirmed that an elderly American woman, who had traveled on a cruise ship allowed to dock in Cambodia, was accurately diagnosed with the coronavirus upon arriving in Kuala Lumpur on a flight from Phnom Penh, Malaysia's deputy prime minister said Sunday.…
Read moreThai Soldier’s Deadly Rampage Puts Army on Defense
YANGON, MYANMAR - Thailand's military is facing a barrage of public scorn over the alleged security lapses and corruption being blamed for a disgruntled soldier's deadly rampage earlier this month, shredding its slogan as the country's keeper of peace and order.
Analysts say the …
Read moreThai Soldier’s Deadly Rampage Puts Army on Defense
YANGON, MYANMAR - Thailand's military is facing a barrage of public scorn over the alleged security lapses and corruption being blamed for a disgruntled soldier's deadly rampage earlier this month, shredding its slogan as the country's keeper of peace and order.
Analysts say the …
Read moreCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation Report – 27 (16 February 2020)
HIGHLIGHTS
No new countries reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
A third death of a COVID-19 patient has been reported outside of China. This individual was a tourist from China visiting France.
Studies to assess the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of …
Read moreCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation Report – 27 (16 February 2020)
HIGHLIGHTS
No new countries reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
A third death of a COVID-19 patient has been reported outside of China. This individual was a tourist from China visiting France.
Studies to assess the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of …
Read moreCambodia Gets More Praise for Allowing Cruise Ship to Dock
SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA - The cruise ship that was allowed to dock in Cambodia after being turned away at five other ports by authorities fearful of the spread of the deadly new virus from China disembarked passengers for a second day on Saturday so they …
Read moreCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report – 15 February 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
Today, 15 February 2020, the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced a new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 novel coronavirus case, the 34th confirmed case in the country so far.
The case reported today is that of a 35-year-old health care worker who tended to …
Read moreShip Passengers Who Disembarked in Cambodia ‘Were Not Worried at All’
SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA - Ochheu Teal Beach, long, sandy and narrow, is Cambodia's nicest beach closest to the port city of Sihanoukville. On Friday afternoon, beachgoers included passengers who disembarked hours earlier from the Westerdam, the cruise ship welcomed by Cambodia after other countries rejected …
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