15 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 12:42, 16 December 2020| Updated: 12:42, 16 December 2020

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15 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

15 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine including 3 women who worked at entertainment venues in Myanmar, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is raised to 4,261 with 3,977 recoveries and 60 deaths. 224 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus.

3 Thai women, ages 24, 33 and 34, tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from Myanmar where they had worked at an entertainment venue. There have been many coronavirus cases over the past 2 weeks involving Thai women who worked in the border town Tachileik.

The other cases were detected in quarantine facilities in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Chon Buri.

2 people, ages 29 and 43, travelling from the United Arab Emirates tested positive for Covid-19.
A 27 year old woman travelling from Hong Kong tested positive for Covid-19.
A 32 year old man travelling from Hungary tested positive for Covid-19.
2 people, ages 20 and 28, travelling from the United Kingdom tested positive for Covid-19.
A 40 year old woman travelling from Bahrain tested positive for Covid-19.
A 52 year old woman travelling from the United States tested positive for Covid-19.
A 32 year old man travelling from Brazil tested positive for Covid-19.
A 48 year old woman travelling from France tested positive for Covid-19.

SOURCE: Nation Thailand

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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.