(Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)The government on Saturday reported seven new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), all returnees in state quarantine, bringing the total to 3,246 cases since January. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said the new cases were returnees from the United States (2), Bahrain (1) and Egypt (4). The two returnees from the US, aged 64 and 66, arrived in Thailand on July 11 and tested positive five days later. They arrived and tested positive on Friday and were sent to a hospital in Samut Prakan province. Brazil came second with 2 million cases and 77,932 deaths.

Source: Bangkok Post July 18, 2020 06:56 UTC