Monday: 3 new Covid cases, no deaths

A mannequin wearing a protective face mask is seen after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok, on Friday. (Reuters photo)
A mannequin wearing a protective face mask is seen after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok, on Friday. (Reuters photo)

The government reported three new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Monday, taking the total number of infections in Thailand to 3,151 with 58 deaths since January.

An additional four people recovered from the disease over the past 24 hours, leaving 71 in hospitals.

The three new cases were Thai nationals returning from India and were detected in state quarantine, said government spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin.

Dr Taweesilp said the administration was coordinating with Myanmar authorities regarding 23 coronavirus cases found among migrants deported from Thailand.

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Vocabulary

  • additional: more; more than was first mentioned or is usual - ที่เพิ่มขึ้น
  • coordinate: to organise the different parts of a job or plan so that the people involved work together effectively - ประสานงานกัน
  • deport: to send someone out of a country, usually because they do not have a legal right to be there - เนรเทศออกจากประเทศ, ส่งตัวกลับประเทศ
  • detect: to find or prove that something is present using scientific methods - พบ
  • migrant: someone who travels to another place or country in order to find work (an immigrant is someone who comes to live in a country from another country) - ผู้อพยพ, คนงานต่างถิ่น
  • quarantine (noun): a situation in which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept separate from other people or animals so that they do not catch the disease - การกักบริเวณ, การจำกัดบริเวณ
  • recovered: became fit and healthy again - ฟื้นฟูร่างกาย

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