Thailand reports 38 new coronavirus infections, one death

7 Apr 2020 • 1:47 PM MYT
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Volunteers spray disinfectant on a street during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok April 6, 2020. ― Reuters pic

BANGKOK, April 7 ― Thailand reported 38 new coronavirus infections and the death of a 54-year-old man today, a spokesman for a government agency said.

In addition to 16 new cases, including imported ones, there are 17 patients linked to previous cases and five people who tested positive but await investigation into how they caught the disease, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

Since the outbreak in January, Thailand's tally stands at 2,258 infections and 27 death. 824 patients have recovered and gone home. ― Reuters