9 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:49, 21 October 2020| Updated: 14:49, 21 October 2020

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9 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

9 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine from people travelling from Morocco, Oman, Portugal, South Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand’s total number of confirmed cases is now at 3,709 with 3,495 recoveries and 59 deaths. 155 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus.

3 Thai army engineers, ages 30, 32 and 36, travelling from South Sudan tested positive for Covid-19 while quarantined in Chon Buri.
2 Thai masseuses, ages 27 and 31, travelling from United Arab Emirates tested positive while quarantined in Bangkok.
A 34 year old Thai man travelling from Morocco tested positive for Covid-19 while quarantined in Bangkok.
A 41 year old Omani woman travelling from Oman tested positive for Covid-19 while quarantined in Bangkok.
A 50 year old Thai man travelling from Portugal tested positive for Covid while quarantined in Bangkok.
A 23 year old Thai woman travelling from the United States tested positive for Covid-19 while quarantined in Samut Prakan, southeast of Bangkok.

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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.