4,510 arrivals in first 2 days, 6 have Covid
published : 4 Nov 2021 at 09:35
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
There were 4,510 arrivals through Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday and Tuesday, with fewer than 1% testing positive for Covid-19.
The Department of Disease Control said the top five countries of origin were Japan, with 725 arrivals, followed by Singapore with 387, Qatar with 365, Germany with 283 and China with 273.
Testing on arrival revealed three visitors were infected with Covid-19 under the “Test and Go” process for fully vaccinated travellers. This was 0.07% of all visitors under the “Test and Go” process.
Another three arrivals who were subject to quarantine also tested positive. They accounted for 0.94% of all visitors in this group.
In the 17 provinces reopened for tourism, more than 50% of residents had received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose. Nong Khai was the exception, with 47.3%.
Among the 17 reopened provinces, Chiang Mai reported 322 new Covid cases on Tuesday, in sixth place nationally.
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- account for: to be the explanation or cause of something - เป็นเหตุผลของ
- exception: someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things and so cannot be included in a general statement - เป็นที่แตกต่าง ที่พิเศษออกไปจากกลุ่ม
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