Four found positive in quarantine facilities and one at the airport

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported five new Covid-19 cases over a 24-hour period on Sunday.

 

A 52-year-old Thai woman who had returned from the United Kingdom on October 29 tested positive at the state quarantine facility in Chonburi on October 22.

 

Two asymptomatic Thai women -- a 36-year-old convenience store employee and a 38-year-old masseuse -- returned from Bahrain on October 18. They tested positive at the Chonburi state quarantine facility on October 22.

 

A 60-year-old French female tourist arrived on October 22 and tested positive the same day at the alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok. A 40-year-old Thai woman, who had returned from the United Arab Emirates on October 23, tested positive the same day at a screening checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi Airport after showing symptoms of coughing and sore throat.

 

Meanwhile, one patient has recovered and been discharged.

 

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 3,736 (788 in state quarantine), 147 are in hospital and 3,539 have recovered and been discharged while 59 people have died.

 

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 42.9 million (up by 452,886), 31.6 million have recovered, while 10.11 million are active cases ( 77,195 in serious condition) and 1.15 million have died (up by 5,598).

 

Thailand ranks 146th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 8.82 million, followed by India 7.86 million, Brazil 5.38 million, Russia 1.49 million and Spain 1.11 million.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30396738

 

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45 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand ranks 146th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 8.82 million,

Maybe that's because (if world states are correct) Thailand is 159th in the world for testing per million !

Should  the title not  read four Thais one foreigner found with covid because I bet if it was  four  foreigners that would be the title.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A 52-year-old Thai woman who had returned from the United Kingdom on October 29 tested positive at the state quarantine facility in Chonburi on October 22.

Must be a new super test kit Thailand has acquired, she was found positive 7 days before arriving

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A 60-year-old French female tourist arrived on October 22 and tested positive the same day at the alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok.

The French woman who tested positive on Samui was also referred to in some articles as a "tourist". Clearly neither of these women is actually a tourist, otherwise they couldn't have gotten to Thailand.  I know it would come as a shock to many Thais that someone can be a foreigner here without being a tourist, but shouldn't journalists know better?