10 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine, many on flights with other confirmed cases

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:26, 22 October 2020| Updated: 14:26, 22 October 2020

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10 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine, many on flights with other confirmed cases

10 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine and many flew in on flights with previously confirmed cases, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand’s total number of confirmed cases is now at 3,719 with 3,514 recoveries and 59 deaths. 146 people are currently receiving medical treatment for Covid-19.

2 Thai women travelling from the Netherlands tested positive for Covid-19. A 52 year old woman arrived on October 10 and tested positive for the virus 11 days later. She was on the same flight as 5 other previously confirmed cases. A 55 year old woman returned to Thailand on October 17 and tested positive for the virus 3 days later.
2 Thai men, ages 60 and 66, travelling from the United Kingdom tested positive for Covid-19. One of them reported symptoms of a cough and fever. One man arrived on October 17 and tested positive the next day and the other arrived on October 19 and tested positive for the virus 3 days later.
2 Thai students, ages 24 and 27, travelling from Yemen tested positive for Covid-19. They flew in on October 9 and were on the same flight as 4 other previously confirmed coronavirus cases. The students tested positive 11 days later.
A 66 year old Thai man travelling from Belgium tested positive for Covid-19. He was on the same flight as 5 other previously confirmed cases and reported a fever a week after he arrived in Thailand. He flew in on October 10 and tested positive 9 days later.
A 45 year old Thai woman travelling from Japan tested positive for Covid-19. She was on the same flight as 2 other previously confirmed cases. She arrived on October 14 and tested positive 7 days later.
A 67 year old Taiwanese man travelling from Taiwan tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived on October 8 and tested positive 11 days later.
A 60 year old Canadian engineer travelling from Turkey tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived on October 16 and tested positive 3 days later.

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Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.