BANGKOK, Feb 4 (TNA) – Thai Public Health Ministry
is cooperating with South Korean health authorities to seek information on a South
Korean coronavirus patient, who returned from Thailand on Jan 19.
Thanarak Palipat, Deputy
Director-General of the Disease Control Department said Thai authorities are
cooperating with South Korean health authorities for more details to find the
facts for disease control.
The transmission between travelers was
possible, he said. However, he confirmed that Thailand had strong surveillance
system and transmission in the country was limited.
The 42-year-old Korean woman showed symptoms six
days after returning from Thailand on Jan 19. She is the 16th
confirmed novel coronavirus in South Korea.
But the Korea Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention said it was too early to conclude whether the patient contracted the
virus while staying in Thailand.
The number of new coronavirus cases in Thailand
stood at 19 in total and eight cases have been fully recovered and discharged
from hospital. (TNA)
