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Tag: covid-19 outbreak

Posted inThailand

Migrant cluster breaks Thai Covid winning streak

by Bertil Lintner December 21, 2020December 24, 2020

Is the recent revelation of the largest daily number of Covid-19 infections in Thailand a full-blown outbreak, or a chance discovery of a malady that has been there for quite some time? That is the key question after more than 700 people living and working around a shrimp market in Mahachai in Samut Sakhon, a […]

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Covid-19 drug laced with ‘bear bile’

by Gordon Watts March 24, 2020April 2, 2020
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by AT Contributor March 17, 2020March 17, 2020
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by AT Contributor March 15, 2020March 16, 2020
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by Gordon Watts March 10, 2020March 10, 2020
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by Gordon Watts February 24, 2020February 24, 2020

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