BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) – Thailand reported no new
local coronavirus transmission for 23 consecutive days.
Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Center
of Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said the Covid-19 cases in the
country totalled 3,135 and the death toll remained unchanged at 58.
The recovery cases rose to 2,996
and 81 patients are being treated at hospitals. Academics
said to be declared low risk, the country should be free of local infections
for 28 days or twice the 14-day incubation
period of the disease, he added.
He suggested people continue wearing face masks as
long as possible to maintain zero infections. Some countries such as China
reported zero infections for a while before new cases emerged again.
Globally, the United States had the most cases at 2.2 million, followed Brazil, Russia and India. Thailand ranked 90th.
Speaking about the coronavirus situations in other
countries, he said New Zealand reported two new Covid-19
cases for the first time in 24 days and announced
tightening border restrictions. Beijing has imposed a partial travel ban to
contain the spread of a fresh coronavirus outbreak.
In Thailand, kindergartens started to reopen while
adopting new normal practice by staggering lunch time and keeping kids apart at
proper distance during nap time.
He added that today, 427 Thais
were registered with the embassies to return home from Nepal, India, New
Zealand, the Philippines and 205 others to cross borders
from Malaysia, Laos and Cambodia into Thailand. (TNA)
