Day: September 5, 2021

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  • September 5, 2021

Phuket hospitals are nearing full capacity as new infections surge

Phuket’s provincial governor and health officials are sounding the alarm, saying that the COVID-19 pandemic on the popular resort island is approaching a critical level, with all the hospitals beds now 80% occupied and those remaining likely to be fill…

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  • September 5, 2021

Myanmar’s junta accepts ASEAN’s Special Envoy selection, meeting with Suu Kyi rumored

Myanmar’s military issued an announcement, hours after Erywan Yusof’s appointment, that Myanmar accepts the selection by ASEAN of the Special Envoy to Myanmar.The diplomat is also to handle ASEAN humanitarian aid programs in Myanmar. No further details…

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  • September 5, 2021

3 New Coronavirus Deaths in Australia

Australia recorded three new COVID-19 deaths in its most populous state of New South Wales and nearly 1,500 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Sydney, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the peak of the…

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  • September 5, 2021

Jabs, tests and apps: A guide to travel in Thailand as COVID controls ease

Tourism operators are offering some irresistible deals now that the government has eased travel restrictions for people in the 29 “dark red” provinces. And those with itchy feet might be dreaming of revisiting the charms of Chiang Mai, the crystal-clea…

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