Students stage an anti-government demonstration in Thon Buri, Bangkok, on Thursday, as the country remained free of local Covid-19 infection but logged six new cases among returnees. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)The government on Friday reported six new cases of coronavirus disease infection among returnees from Egypt and the Netherlands, lifting the total to 3,310. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, also warned that with increasing Covid-19 infection rates overseas, Thailand also could not expect to remain permanently free of new local infection. Infection rates were at 11% among returnees from Egypt and 1% from the Netherlands. Of the 3,310 total cases, 3,125 had recovered including 14 over the previous 24 hours, and 127 others were in hospitals.

Source: Bangkok Post July 31, 2020 07:18 UTC