Thailand records 1 new case of coronavirusLab technicians test patient samples for the novel coronavirus at the Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Thailand at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok on Feb 5, 2020. (AFP file photo)The health ministry said on Monday that Thailand had recorded one new case of the coronavirus and was increasing screening of visitors from Singapore and Japan entering the country in response to the widening outbreak. "This is the from an old case of a Chinese family of nine, all of them have now been infected," he said. Fifteen of the infected people in Thailand have recovered and returned home, while 20 are still being treated in hospital. There were 21 Thai nationals on board the ship and health authorities said all of them will be quarantined for 14 days when they enter Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post February 17, 2020 05:09 UTC