15 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Thailand state quarantine including 6 army engineers who flew in from South Sudan on the same flight as 25 previously confirmed coronavirus cases. The other infections were detected in travellers arriving from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar and the United States, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand has reported a total of 3,615 Covid-19 cases with 59 deaths and 3,391 recoveries.
6 army engineers travelling from South Sudan tested positive for Covid-19. The engineers, all 27 to 50 years old, arrived to Thailand on September 22 and were on the same flight as 25 previously confirmed cases. The 6 engineers tested positive 11 days after they arrived and were admitted to Bangkok’s Phramongkutklao Hospital.
2 Americans travelling from the United States tested positive for Covid-19. The men, 21 and 40 years old, arrived on September 29 and 30. They tested positive about a week later and were treated at private hospitals in Bangkok.
2 men from Bangladesh tested positive for Covid-19. In separate cases, a 53 year old doctor and 26 year old student both arrived on September 30 and tested positive 5 days after their arrival.
A 36 year old Thai man flying in from Hong Kong tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived on September 23 and tested positive 11 days later. He is now being treated at Bangkok’s Rajavithi Hospital.
2 men travelling from India tested positive for Covid-19 and are being treated in Bangkok. A 39 year old man arrived on September 23 and tested positive 12 days later. A 41 year old man arrived on September 30 and tested positive 4 days later.
A 54 year old Thai man travelling from Myanmar tested positive Covid-19. He returned to Thailand on September 22 and tested positive 13 days later. He was treated at Somdet Phrachao Taksin Maharat Hospital in Northern Thailand’s Tak province.
A 31 year old Thai man tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived last week and tested positive 4 days later. He was admitted to Police General Hospital.
Total Covid-19 cases in Thailand as of October 6, according to Worldometer.
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.
