10 new Covid-19 cases recorded in arrivals from Russia, US, Pakistan
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 10 new cases in state quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.
Most of the cases this time are foreigners who came from Russia, the US and Pakistan.
Three people – an American teacher, 23; a Thai businesswoman 63; and a Thai businessman, 65 – all arrived from the United States on November 27-28 and checked into alternative state quarantine hotels in Bangkok, where they tested positive right away.
A Thai woman, 50, arrived from Sudan on November 24 and checked into a quarantine hospital in Bangkok for unrelated medical treatment. She tested positive on November 29.
Four Russians – a businesswoman, 28; a diver, 39; businessman, 29; and a seven-month-old infant – arrived on November 23 and checked into a quarantine hotel in Bangkok, where they tested positive on November 26 with the exception of the businessman, who was found positive on November 28.
Two Pakistanis – a male engineer, 32, and his wife, 30 – arrived on November 15 and checked into a quarantine hotel in Samut Prakan. There the woman tested positive on November 27, while the man tested positive on November 29.
Separately, eight other patients have recovered and been discharged.
The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand has risen to 4,008 (1,044 in state quarantine facilities), 137 of whom are in hospital and 3,811 have recovered fully. The death toll remains unchanged at 60.
According to Worldometer, as of 10am, the total number of confirmed cases globally has hit 63.58 million (up by 496,245). Of them, 43.98 million have recovered, while 18.13 million are active cases (105,929 in severe condition) and 1.47 million have died (up by 8,291).
Thailand ranks 151st in the number of cases in the world, while US tops the list with 13.91 million, followed by India 9.46 million, Brazil 6.33 million, Russia 2.29 million and France 2.22 million.
