Sunday’s meeting attended by governor Samut Sakhon, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and others was considered a low risk for the spread of the virus as masks were on everyone, Drs. Taweesilp Visanuyotin, spokesman for the COVID-19 response center.
The governor, Weerasak Wijitsaengsri, had no symptoms but will be treated at a hospital, Taweesilp said.
Anutin, who is also the minister of public health in Thailand, wrote on Facebook that he tested negative for the virus and is alone at home for 14 days.
Thailand reported 144 new cases Monday, most of them handed out locally, and its total has reached 6,285.
Things in Southeast Asia have been virtually no longer quarantined by travelers for months, but its numbers have skyrocketed since a revolution among migrant workers at seafood market in Samut Sakhon in mid-December.
The province was locked up in December. 19. Confirmed issues related to seafood market were found in 43 other districts, including the capital, Bangkok.
Taweesilp said all provinces must work hard to control the virus and the number of new diseases could reach thousands every day if nothing is done to prevent its spread. “It’s the best way to travel and avoid meetings,” Taweesilp said.
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TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he plans to introduce legislation that will make legally binding coronavirus measures for businesses, punish violators and introduce economic reparations while his government is struggling to reduce the ongoing rise.
Japan had a state of emergency in April and May with unrelated requests for people to stay at home and close business, but people have been complacent about the pandemic and store owners have been so cooperative on due to economic impact.
Suga said experts were debating the legislation to make coronavirus more effective and hoped to submit the bill for parliamentary approval “as soon as possible” next year.
Suga also reaffirmed its demand that the public must spend the “quiet” New Year’s holiday and adhere to mascara and hand washing.
There are 220,236 cases in Japan, with 3,252 deaths as of Sunday, the health ministry said.
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SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has confirmed the first cases of more infectious variant of COVID-19 that were first identified in the United Kingdom.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Monday that the cases have been confirmed in a family of three who arrived in South Korea in December. 22.
They arrived a day before South Korea suspended air travel from Britain until December. 31 to protect against the new version of the virus.
The trio, who live in the UK, are under quarantine in South Korea.
South Korea on Monday registered 808 new coronavirus cases, raising the national number of cases to 57,680 with 819 deaths. The government said Sunday it would wait another week before deciding whether to impose the strictest physical speed rules in the greater Seoul province that concerned officials are further damaging the economy.
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SYDNEY – Authorities have banned New Year’s Eve showers from gathering in Sydney’s downtown harbor to watch the famous fireworks in the wake of the pandemic threat.
New South Wales state chief Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday that people living in the city center can invite up to 10 guests to celebrate their homes. Guests must apply for permits to enter the area.
Australia’s largest city has recorded five new cases of browser-linked COVID-19 in the northern beaches sector, bringing the most to 126 infections since December. 10.
Around 1 million people usually gather on the shore of the harbor to see the annual fireworks based on the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
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LOS ANGELES – State officials are expected to extend stricter home stay orders in central and southern California as hospitals there are rapidly running out of beds of intensive care units for coronavirus patients ahead of the expected post-holiday increase.
The situation is already dire, with the worst expected in the few weeks after Christmas and New Year travelers return home.
California hit 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve.
Home stay orders for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California are expected to expire Monday. State Officials say the orders are likely to be extended but have not made a definitive ruling Sunday afternoon.
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BALTIMORE – The U.S. is now surpassing 19 million cases of coronavirus infection since the outbreak began, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.
America passed that mark Sunday, just six days after reaching 18 million. The country’s case numbers have doubled in less than two months.
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are also on the rise, with more than 333,000 in total. That’s more than one death per 1,000 Americans. The U.S. population on Saturday was about 331 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The United States makes up about 4% of the world’s population, but nearly 24% of their total coronavirus cases and 19% of its COVID-19 deaths. Health experts believe that many cases have not been reported, however, both in America and internationally.