Eleven Thais who are diagnosed as infected with the virus are all friends who went out drinking together despite some being ill, Thailand's Public Health Ministry said. Some met visitors from Hong Kong. All 11 are Thai, five of them men aged 25-38 years, the Bangkok Post reports. They were among a group of 15 who went out drinking together last month. The four who were not infected with the virus said they did not drink or smoke, he added.

Source: The Standard March 12, 2020 09:40 UTC