Nine Thais from Tachilek among 21 arrivals who test positive for Covid-19

The cases include nine Thais aged between 21 and 44 who returned from Tachilek city in Myanmar on December 4 and tested positive for Covid-19 on the same day. They were immediately sent to Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital for treatment.
Four Thais aged 25 to 45 returned from the United Kingdom on November 30 and checked into a state quarantine facility in Chonburi where they tested positive on December 4.
An American woman, 47, and a seven-year-old boy who travelled from the US on December 4 tested positive on the same day at an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok.
A Thai ship crew member, 23, and a mechanic, 33, who arrived from Singapore on November 30 and checked into a state quarantine facility in Bangkok, tested positive on December 5.
An Estonian man, 61, who arrived on November 28 and checked into an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok, tested positive on December 3.
An Indian man, 40, who arrived on November 28 tested positive on December 3 at a quarantine hotel in Bangkok.
A German man, 61, who landed on November 21 was found to be positive on December 3 at a quarantine hotel in Bangkok.
A Nigerian medical tourist, 20, who arrived from the United Arab Emirates on December 4 was found to positive on the same day. She is at an alternative hospital quarantine hotel.
Meanwhile, 15 patients have recovered and been discharged.
The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand has risen to 4,107 (1,125 in state quarantine), of whom 179 are in hospital and 3,868 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll remains unchanged at 60.
According to the Worldometer, as of 10 am, the total number of confirmed cases worldwide has risen to 67.39 million (up by 534,942). Of them, 46.58 million have recovered, while 19.27 million are active cases (106,139 in severe condition) and 1.54 million have died (up by 7,537).
Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US tops the list with 15.16 million, followed by India 9.67 million, Brazil 6.6 million, Russia 2.46 million and France 2.29 million.
Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, general communicable diseases director at the Department of Disease Control, told the press that there are so many cases from Tachilek because though the 1G1 hotel, where many of them work, was closed on November 24 due to the outbreak, infections spread because people lived in airconditioned surroundings without wearing a mask. So far, at least 36 patients have been linked to this location.