Thailand records new case of coronavirus
published : 17 Feb 2020 at 13:22
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Reuters
Thailand has recorded one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 35 since January, a senior health official said on Monday.
The new case is a 60-year old Chinese woman whose family members earlier contracted the virus, Sukhum Kanchanapimai, the health ministry's permanent secretary said in a news conference.
Fifteen people have recovered and returned home.
Over 1,700 people in China have died from the virus but Thailand has not recorded any fatalities so far.
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Vocabulary
- case: a particular situation or a situation of a particular type - กรณี, เหตุการณ์, สถานการณ์
- contract : to become infected with a disease - ติดเชื้อ
- fatality: a death caused by an illness, accident, crime or war - การเสียชีวิต
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- case
- family members
- health ministry
- health official
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