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Two patients carrying coronavirus still in quarantine: Anutin

Two patients carrying coronavirus still in quarantine: Anutin

Three Chinese and one Thai were diagnosed with carrying the new coronavirus and quarantined, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday (January 22).

The coronavirus, whose outbreak began in Wuhan, China earlier this month, causes pneumonia.
“Three of these patients were Chinese, while one is a Thai national who had travelled back from Wuhan,” he said. “Two of the Chinese patients have already recovered and returned to China, while the Thai patient is receiving treatment at Nakhon Pathom hospital.”
Anutin added that there was no human-to-human transmission of the virus in the quarantined patients.
“The condition of the Thai patient is improving gradually. Once they fully recover, the ministry will compare the hospital’s test results with results from other medical institutes. If the result turns out negative, then they will be discharged,” said Anutin.
“The Ministry of Public Health is strictly following World Health Organisation [WHO] guidelines in disease control to ensure the safety of Thai people,” Anutin said. “We have regularly updated and discussed the situation with WHO executives, who have complimented Thailand for its efforts in providing information regarding the disease to the people, which has enabled precautionary measures and reduced the level of public panic caused by lack of understanding,” the minister added.

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