(Photo: Somchai Poomlard)The government on Wednesday reported nine new cases of novel coronavirus infection - quarantined arrivals from Morocco, Oman, Portugal, South Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States - raising the total to 3,709. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said three cases were from South Sudan, two from the UAE and one each from Morocco, Portugal, Oman and the US. The three cases from South Sudan are Thai army engineers aged 30, 32 and 36 who were quarantined in Chon Buri province. Two cases from the UAE are Thai masseuses aged 27 and 31, quarantined in Bangkok. The case from the US is a Thai woman worker aged 23 who was quarantined in Samut Prakan province.

Source: Bangkok Post October 21, 2020 05:03 UTC