BANGKOK, Sept 25 (TNA) — Thailand logged three new patients of the coronavirus disease 2019 and two of them had been detected with the disease in other countries.
The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration reported that total cases rose to 3,519 as 3,360 of whom recovered and 100 patents were at hospitals. The death toll remained unchanged at 59.
The three new cases are Thai returnees. One of them is a maid, 42, who returned from the United States on Sept 19. She was quarantined in Chon Buri province, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept 23 and was sent to Nongyai Hospital.
Another case came from Singapore. The male worker, 42, arrived on Sept 18 and was quarantined in Chon Buri. He tested positive on Sept 21. Singapore reported that he had contracted COVID-19 in Singapore and been isolated without being sent to a hospital. Singapore confirmed that the man had passed his disease transmission period on June 11.
The other case returned from Kuwait. The male worker aged 58 arrived on Sept 22 and was quarantined in Chon Buri. He tested positive on the same day and was treated at Banglamung Hospital. He had contracted COVID-19 in Kuwait, been treated at a hospital and stayed at a camp of workers until flying back to Thailand.
Meanwhile, Health Department spokesman Dr Ekachai Piansriwachara said Myanmar reported 1,052 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths over the past 24 hours. Its total COVID-19 cases rose to 8,344 and the death toll exceeded 150.
Klot Senalak, standard manager of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, said that disease control measures were adjusted to serve the government’s plan to welcome visitors for a long stay of up to nine months.
The measures required visitors’ COVID-free confirmations within 72 hours before their trips, reports on their places of accommodation and their insurance coverage worth US$100,000. Besides, inflight food and beverages will be allowed only for flights lasting 120 minutes and over and airplanes serving a flight of longer than 240 minutes must reserve the last three rows of seats for ill passengers, he said. (TNA)
