Thailand reports one new case of coronavirus

cde.news desk 15 February 2020, 13:45 · 1 min read

A member of the Royal Thai police wearing a protective mask walks under an umbrella at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

Thailand has recorded one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 34 since January, a health ministry official said on Saturday.

The new case is a 35-year-old Thai woman, a medical personnel, who got the disease from contact with a patient, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchia, the director-general of the Department of Disease Control, told a news conference.

Fourteen people have recovered and returned home.

Over 1,500 people in China have died from the virus but Thailand has not recorded a fatality so far.

Via Reuters

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