(Photo from the Urban Institute for Disease Prevention and Control)The government on Tuesday reported two new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 — Thai men from Sweden and the United States who were in quarantine — raising the total to 3,643. He was quarantined in Bangkok and his infection was confirmed by the first test on Saturday, which was day 5 after his arrival. The case from the US is a hotel employee aged 22 who arrived on Sept 29 on the same flight as two previously confirmed cases. His infection was confirmed by the second test on Saturday, day 11, while he was asymptomatic. Of the total 3,643 cases, 3,457 (94.9%) recovered including three discharged from hospital over the past 24 hours.

Source: Bangkok Post October 13, 2020 05:37 UTC