Thailand reports 27 new Covid-19 cases, no new deaths

20 Apr 2020 • 2:25 PM MYT
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Women wearing protective face masks look out for traffic before crossing a road during the Covid-19 outbreak, at Talad Thai wholesale market outside Bangkok, Thailand April 20, 2020. — Reuters pic

BANGKOK, April 20 — Thailand today reported 27 new coronavirus cases, bringing the nation's total to 2,792 cases, a senior health official said.

Of the new cases, 16 had come into contact with a previously confirmed case, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

No new deaths were reported for the third consecutive day.

Thailand has had a total of 47 fatalities, and 1,999 patients have recovered. — Reuters