BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – Thailand reported one new case of Covid-19 infection on Wednesday, who had returned from abroad, raising the total number of cases to 3,382.
Of the total case, 3,199 have recovered and 125 patients are being treated at hospitals, said the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The death toll remained at 58.
The new case is a 37-year-old Thai masseuse, who returned from India and arrived in Thailand on Aug 8.
She was being quarantined in Bangkok and showed no symptoms when she tested positive to coronavirus.
She was on the same flight with 18 previously confirmed cases.
Globally, Thailand ranked 115th by the number of confirmed cases.
Meanwhile, Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, Director-General of the Disease Control Department (DCD) said about a Malaysian man, who had been found infected with coronavirus after he returned from Thailand that disease investigation continues on contact tracing.
So far, the tests were conducted on 10 persons, having close contact with him, all tested negative to Covid-19.
There is no evidence that he contracted the disease while staying in Thailand.
However, the DCD is working with the Malaysian authorities for further investigation. (TNA)
