13 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 12:53, 28 October 2020| Updated: 12:53, 28 October 2020

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13 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine including 4 Thai students, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is at 3,759 with 3,561 recoveries and 59 deaths. 139 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus.

A 49 year old Frenchman travelling from France tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, 3 days after he arrived in Thailand at a quarantine hotel in Bangkok.
2 Thai monks, ages 28 and 30, travelling from the United Kingdom tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival on Monday. One had a fever with symptoms of a cough and runny nose.
A 62 year old Thai man travelling from the United States, with a layover in Hong Kong, tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived in Thailand on October 15 and tested positive 11 days later at a quarantine hotel in Bangkok.
A 35 year old Thai man travelling from Bangladesh tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived on October 16 and tested positive 10 days later at a quarantine hotel in Bangkok.
4 Thai students travelling from Jordan tested positive for Covid-19. They returned to Thailand on October 21 and tested positive 5 days later at a quarantine hotel in Chon Buri. The students, ages 21, 23, 25 and 30, showed no symptoms.
2 Thai women, ages 22 and 40, travelling from the United Arab Emirates tested positive for Covid-19. They arrived last Friday and tested positive on Monday.
A 46 year old Thai woman travelling from Russia tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival on Monday.
A 51 year old Thai woman travelling from Germany tested positive for Covid-19 while at a quarantine facility in Chon Buri.

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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.