BANGKOK, Sept 21 (TNA) — There was not a new case of the coronavirus disease 2019 over the past 24 hours, the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration reported.
Two patients were discharged during the period and raised the total recovery cases to 3,342 who formed 95.32% of total COVID-19 cases at 3,506. Meanwhile, 105 patients were at hospitals, accounting for 2.99% of the total. The death toll remained unchanged at 59.
Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, said that in Thailand infection was mostly imported. All arrivals must be quarantined at state quarantine, alternative state quarantine or alternative hospital quarantine facilities and tested for COVID-19. Quarantined people must pay for the services of alternative quarantine facilities at hotels and hospitals. Meanwhile, state quarantine facilities are reserved for Thai returnees and the government pays for their accommodation.
Dr Sophon urged people in the country to seriously protect themselves by wearing face masks whenever they leave home or are in public places. He also advised people to often wash their hands, not touch their face, observe social distancing, avoid crowded places and stay home if they are sick to prevent transmission. (TNA)
