4 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine, 2 have symptoms

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:52, 29 October 2020| Updated: 14:52, 29 October 2020

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4 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine, 2 have symptoms

4 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine with half of the patients reporting symptoms, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand’s total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is raised to 3,763 with 3,570 recoveries and 59 deaths. 134 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus.

A 67 year old Kuwaiti woman travelling from Qatar tested positive for Covid-19. She is a medical tourist who entered Thailand on October 25 for treatment unrelated to the coronavirus. She showed no Covid-19 symptoms and tested positive upon arrival.
A 19 year old Kuwaiti student, who also arrived to Thailand from Qatar, tested positive for Covid-19. She was asymptomatic and tested positive on October 24 upon arrival.
A 24 year old Thai student travelling from Japan tested positive for Covid-19. She arrived on October 21 and tested positive 3 days later. She had symptoms of a cough and excessive phlegm at the time her results were released. She says on October 6 she had a high fever.
A 40 year old Thai masseuse travelling from the United Arab Emirates tested positive for Covid-19. She arrived on October 23 on the same flight as 3 other confirmed cases. She tested positive 3 days later and had symptoms of a cough and a headache.

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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.