Seven new Covid-19 cases as global cases cross 50 million

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Seven new Covid-19 cases as global cases cross 50 million

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported seven new cases in state quarantine and one death over a 24-hour period on Sunday.

 

All the patients were asymptomatic.

 

A 32-year-old Thai woman returned from the United States on October 30 after taking a connecting flight in the United Arab Emirates. She tested positive on November 4 in a state quarantine facility in Chonburi province.

 

Two people -- a 61-year-old Canadian businessman and a 56-year-old Thai woman -- travelled from Canada, took a connecting flight in Germany, and arrived on October 31. They tested positive on November 5 in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok.

 

A 49-year-old Russian cargo plane crew member arrived on November 2 and tested positive on November 4 in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Samut Prakarn province.

 

A 24-year-old Czech businessman travelled from Austria on October 31 and tested positive on November 5 at an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok.

 

A 53-year-old American businesswoman arrived on November 5 after taking a connecting flight in South Korea. She tested positive on her arrival date in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok. She said that she had been infected previously.

 

A 39-year-old Burmese driver tested positive at the Thailand-Myanmar border checkpoint on November 4 and was deported to Myanmar for further treatment on the same day.

 

Meanwhile, 10 patients have recovered and been discharged.

 

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 3,837 (881 in state quarantine), 123 are in hospital, 3,654 have recovered and been discharged and 60 have died.

 

According to Worldometer, as of 10am the total number of confirmed cases increased to 50.25 million (up by 598,002), 35.5 million have recovered, 13.45 million are active cases (91,778 in severe condition) and 1.25 million have died (up by 7,436).

 

Thailand ranks 149th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 10.1 million, followed by India 8.5 million, Brazil 5.65 million, Russia 1.75 million and France 1.74 million.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397575

 

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[Don Chance]

"Two people -- a 61-year-old Canadian businessman and a 56-year-old Thai woman -- travelled from Canada, took a connecting flight in Germany, and arrived on October 31."

 

Probably caught covid on the plane or in transit. Seems the riskiest part of getting to Thailand. All the people who work in the airline and the airports are high risk and you will come in contract with them.

[FarFlungFalang]

Another local transmission case has been reported and Thailand ranks about 129th for testing per million people.

[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

global cases cross 50 million

Chinese communists must be ecstatic, surely way beyond their expectations! WWIII well underway!

[nobodysfriend]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

seven new cases in state quarantine

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

the total number of confirmed cases increased to 50.25 million (up by 598,002)

 

Open the borders NOW !

The Economy must be saved !

The tourist industry is suffering !

 

no comment ...

[SunsetT]

I was thinking of biting the quarantine bullet and the cost and applying to re-enter. However it has occurred to me that the ASQ testing system could be wide open to abuse by the hospitals  testing ASQ hotel guests. It could be a nice little earner for them to falsely claim positive test results and have those guests admitted to their hospital for further quarantine, treatment and tests. Even if the tests were carried out independently of the hospitals, given how corruption permeates Thai society, I still would not trust the test results 100%.