Travel advice for Thailand adjusted due to coronavirus
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the travel advice for Thailand has been adjusted. The local government in Thailand is taking very drastic measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus (COVID-19). There are entry restrictions for travelers from certain countries where the corona virus has been diagnosed.
There are now 147 registered infections in Thailand (editor: the number of unregistered infections will probably be a multiple). This increase of 33 people is partly due to a boxing match in Lumpini Boxing stadium where 7 people are infected. Three other newly infected persons have been in a bar. Another six had been in contact with already infected patients.
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The WHO is now officially calling the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The WHO wants to emphasize the seriousness of the situation and once again warns countries to take far-reaching measures to stop the virus.
The corona virus has been diagnosed in 110.000 people worldwide, of which 80.735 in China. The number of new infections per day has fallen again from 44 to 40. In Thailand, the number of registered infections has risen to 50. The Netherlands now has 265 infections, Belgium 200.
Fear of the coronavirus has caused consumers in Bangkok to hoard. Mainly sustainable items, such as instant noodles, packaged rice, tissue paper, canned fish and drinking water are stocked.
Thailand has reported a new coronavirus infection, bringing the total number to 43. The latest victim is a 22-year-old Thai woman who worked as an assistant tour guide along with another patient, a driver who transported foreign tourists. The woman has been hospitalized.
Update Coronavirus (16): First death in Thailand
In Thailand, someone has died for the first time from the consequences of the corona virus. The 35-year-old man was already ill, he had dengue. The number of infections in Thailand increased by 1 to 42 on Saturday. The latest victim is a 21-year-old man who had a lot of contact with foreign tourists. On February 24, the man developed a fever and started coughing; a day later he went to the hospital. He has been admitted to Nopparatrajathanee Hospital in Bangkok.
Update Coronavirus (15): First infection in the Netherlands
In Thailand, the number of infections with the corona virus (Covid-19) is at 40, which is strangely very low for a country with so many Asian tourists. A first infection with the corona virus has now been detected in the Netherlands. It concerns a 56-year-old entrepreneur from Loon op Zand.
Three more new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Thailand, bringing the country's total to 40. Two of the new patients, all Thai, returned from a holiday on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido and came into contact with the third patient, an 8-year-old boy.
Although the number of infections with the new coronavirus Covid-19 in Thailand remains at 35, another Asian country has been hit hard. South Korea has now registered 763 infections, the largest number outside China. In all likelihood, the situation in North Korea is also worrying, but that country is not releasing any information.
Update Coronavirus (12): Virus advancing outside China. The WHO warns of a health crisis
The number of Covid-19 infections outside China is increasing sharply. The number of infections with the corona virus has increased considerably in South Korea in particular. There are now 346 known cases, where there were 156 yesterday. Most of the infections come from a Chinese woman who attended a church in Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city. The death toll in South Korea is two. A woman in her fifties and a 63-year-old man have died from the effects of the virus. The prime minister said yesterday that the country has entered an emergency situation.
China opened up about the corona virus yesterday. The data of 44.000 cases of illness have been analyzed for this purpose and it appears that 81 percent of the infections can be called 'mild'.
Update Coronavirus (10): Red Cross opens giro 7244 against the spread of coronavirus
The Red Cross opens giro 7244 to collect money and prevent the spread of Covid-19. The aid organization says it needs 30 million euros to scale up aid worldwide.
After almost two weeks longer than planned, the passengers of the Dutch cruise ship Westerdam went ashore in Cambodia. They were received on the pier of the coastal town of Sihanoukville by Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, who turned it into a true media show.
The Westerdam of the Holland America line yesterday received permission from Cambodia to dock today in the port of Sihanoukville where passengers can disembark. The HAL says there are no sick passengers on board. On Wednesday, the ship was escorted by the Thai frigate HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Update Coronavirus (7): Passengers Dutch cruise ship are not allowed to disembark in Thailand
The passengers of the Dutch cruise ship Westerdam are not allowed to disembark in Thailand for fear of the corona virus. The Westerdam left Hong Kong on 1 February. The cruise ship was previously refused in the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan for fear of contamination. It then sailed to Thailand and wanted to dock in Chon Buri, but the cruise ship is not welcome there.