Two returnees found positive in state quarantine

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Two returnees found positive in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported two new cases over a 24-hour period on Monday (September 14).

 

The Thai returnees were in state quarantine in Chonburi province.

 

A 23-year-old man returned from the United States on September 6 and tested positive on September 12, while a 29-year-old female student returned from Qatar on September 7 and tested positive on September 11.

 

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand are 3,475 (537 in state quarantine), of whom 105 are in hospital, 3,312 have recovered and been discharged, while the death toll is 58.

 

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Monday, the total number of confirmed global cases since the outbreak passed 29.1 million (rising by 244,857 over a 24-hour period), 21 million have recovered, 60,487 are in serious condition and 928,267 have died.

 

Thailand ranks 125th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 6.7 million, followed by India 4.84 million, Brazil 4.33 million, Russia 1.06 million and Peru 726,619.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394494

 

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[DrTuner]

How many infections did they manage to export today? Maybe they can keep the tally negative.

 

https://bangkokherald.com/coronavirus/3-more-bangkok-japan-travelers-positive-for-coronavirus-upon-arrival/

Edited September 14, 2020 by DrTuner

[Makoshark]

i thought the airport was closed to Americans flying back to Thailand?

[kingofthemountain]

25 minutes ago, Makoshark said:

i thought the airport was closed to Americans flying back to Thailand?

In the case in the article the returnee from America is a Thai.

 

Anyway the airport is not closed to Americans flying back to Thailand

a lot are coming back every month, but they need to be in one of the categories

allowed to comeback and comply with a long and costly process, including 14 days in quarantine

a lot of topics runing since weeks on thai visa about it