New virus cases 'clusters' with Hong Kong, South Korea linksStaff busily clean Mor Chit bus terminal in Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Friday, when the Public Health Ministry announced five new local Covid-19 cases, raising the total to 75. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)The Public Health Ministry on Friday reported five new local cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), all linked to people arriving from Hong Kong and South Korea. Another is a Thai woman, 29, who is a friend of a 27-year-old Thai returnee from South Korea being treated at Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in Bangkok. Total Covid-19 cases have risen to 75 -- of whom 35 have recovered and 39 remain at hospitals. "Now Thailand is starting to see clusters of patients, and there are various generations of patients," Dr Sukhum said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2020 07:30 UTC