Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image courtesy : The Bangkok Post
Over the past two weeks, the number of diagnosed covid cases in Thailand has been on a downward trend, but yesterday (25 April 2020) the number of confirmed covid cases have risen due to the presence of illegal foreign worker infections.
The Bangkok Post reported that Thailand has added 53 confirmed cases on Saturday, which is the largest single-day increase since 9 April 2020. Among them, 42 newly diagnosed patients were workers who were detained at the Songkhla immigration center on the southern border of Thailand because of illegal entry. They are from Myanmar (34 people), Vietnam (3 people), Malaysia (2 people), Yemen (1 person), Cambodia (1 person) and India (1 person).
The authorities discovered the infected workers during active investigations.
Thailand ’s COVID-19 Response Management Center spokesperson Thavisp called on the people of Songkhla Province not to worry about the spread of the virus because the infected workers were detained and closely monitored.
The remaining 11 newly diagnosed cases notified on Saturday, seven of which were in Yala Province, Thailand. The province initiated active testing due to the high infection rate. Three cases were related to previously diagnosed cases and had been together crowded place.
A total of 2907 cases have been diagnosed in Thailand, with a new death case on Saturday. The deceased was a 48-year-old man who had contact with a confirmed patient and one of his brothers was also infected.
As of 25 April 2020, the number of covid patient deaths in Thailand stands at 51.
Recently, hundreds of overseas Chinese returned to Thailand, that may push up the number of cases.
Hundreds of diasporas have returned to Thailand in recent days, and the authorities have warned that this may push up daily new cases. A total of 202 expatriates returned on Friday, and 192 on Saturday. They immediately received a 14-day quarantine observation as soon as they arrived.
To combat the epidemic, Thailand entered a one-month emergency on 26 March 2020, subject to an extension of the state of emergency within a few days. People's health is the government's priority consideration. Even if the state of emergency is lifted starting with the resumption of airport operations and domestic flights on 1 May 2020, some restrictive measures should be maintained to prevent the surge of confirmed cases.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Image courtesy : The Bangkok Post
Over the past two weeks, the number of diagnosed covid cases in Thailand has been on a downward trend, but yesterday (25 April 2020) the number of confirmed covid cases have risen due to the presence of illegal foreign worker infections.
The Bangkok Post reported that Thailand has added 53 confirmed cases on Saturday, which is the largest single-day increase since 9 April 2020. Among them, 42 newly diagnosed patients were workers who were detained at the Songkhla immigration center on the southern border of Thailand because of illegal entry. They are from Myanmar (34 people), Vietnam (3 people), Malaysia (2 people), Yemen (1 person), Cambodia (1 person) and India (1 person).
The authorities discovered the infected workers during active investigations.
Thailand ’s COVID-19 Response Management Center spokesperson Thavisp called on the people of Songkhla Province not to worry about the spread of the virus because the infected workers were detained and closely monitored.
The remaining 11 newly diagnosed cases notified on Saturday, seven of which were in Yala Province, Thailand. The province initiated active testing due to the high infection rate. Three cases were related to previously diagnosed cases and had been together crowded place.
A total of 2907 cases have been diagnosed in Thailand, with a new death case on Saturday. The deceased was a 48-year-old man who had contact with a confirmed patient and one of his brothers was also infected.
As of 25 April 2020, the number of covid patient deaths in Thailand stands at 51.
Recently, hundreds of overseas Chinese returned to Thailand, that may push up the number of cases.
Hundreds of diasporas have returned to Thailand in recent days, and the authorities have warned that this may push up daily new cases. A total of 202 expatriates returned on Friday, and 192 on Saturday. They immediately received a 14-day quarantine observation as soon as they arrived.
To combat the epidemic, Thailand entered a one-month emergency on 26 March 2020, subject to an extension of the state of emergency within a few days. People's health is the government's priority consideration. Even if the state of emergency is lifted starting with the resumption of airport operations and domestic flights on 1 May 2020, some restrictive measures should be maintained to prevent the surge of confirmed cases.
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