Thailand’s total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 2,551 with 33 new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period, and three more deaths, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Sunday (April 12). 

Coronavirus deaths confirmed in the United States topped 20,000 on Saturday - eclipsing the total in Italy, the world's hardest-hit country - as state and local leaders in New York sparred over a decision to close the nation's largest school system for the rest of the academic year and almost the entire country came under a federal disaster declaration.

The number of people and vehicles on the streets of Bangkok has declined considerably after the government closed places of public outings, such as cinemas and malls, to prevent people from contracting Covid-19.

Thirty-four Thais who were stranded at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport in Russia, arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport by Aeroflot Airlines flight SU272 on Saturday (April 11).

The Bank of Myanmar has approved Kasikornbank's bid for a 35 per cent stake in Ayeyarwaddy Farmers Development Bank (A Bank), KBank said in a statement on Saturday (April 11).