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Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, total at 43 - health official

BANGKOK, March 2: Thailand has reported one new coronavirus case, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to 43 since January, a senior health official said on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: Commuters wearing protective masks ride the skytrain in Bangkok, Thailand, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
By Reuters

BANGKOK, March 2: Thailand has reported one new coronavirus case, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to 43 since January, a senior health official said on Monday.


The new case is a 22-year-old Thai woman who works with another Thai patient, a Thai driver for foreign tourists, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai, the permanent secretary of the health ministry, said in a news conference.


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So far 31 coronavirus patients have recovered and returned home and 11 are still being treated in hospitals.


Thailand recorded its first coronavirus fatality on Sunday.

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