Thai dies of Covid-19 in EgyptA 26-year-old Thai student died of coronavirus disease 2019 in Egypt on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry announced. Spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Wednesday that the young man died at a hospital in Cairo. His friends told the Thai embassy there that he had developed a cough and suffered from exhaustion for three weeks before being diagnosed with a lung disorder. The student was transferred to a hospital for Covid-19 treatment, but his condition worsened on Tuesday, and he was later pronounced dead. He was the first Thai to die of Covid-19 in Egypt, Mr Cherdkiat said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 29, 2020 09:11 UTC