Wednesday: 2 more returnee virus cases
published : 1 Jul 2020 at 12:40
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The government on Wednesday reported two new cases of coronavirus disease infection, workers returning from Kuwait, raising the total to 3,173.
A spokesman said the two men, aged 47 and 48, arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday. They were both coughing and had a fever, and tested positive for the disease the same day.
"Kuwait is the country from which returnees show the highest infection rate, at 12.29%. So far, 293 Thais have returned from there, and 36 of them were infected," the spokesman said.
Of the 3,173 accumulated cases, 3,059 had recovered, including three who were discharged over the past 24 hours. Fifty-six patients remained at hospitals, he said. The death toll was unchanged at 58.
More business and other activities resumed on Wednesday as the government further relaxed restrictions that have help keep the infection rate down.
Vocabulary
- accumulate: to get more and more of something over a period of time - เก็บสะสม, สะสม, สั่งสมมานาน
- coughing: the action of forcing air up through your throat with a sudden noise, especially when you have a cold - ไอ
- death toll: the number of people killed - ยอดผู้เสียชีวิต
- discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
- fever: an abnormally high body temperature - ไข้
- infection: a disease or medical condition that is caused by a bacteria or by a virus or a parasite - การติดเชื้อ
- positive (adj): showing clear evidence that a particular substance or medical condition is present มีประจุบวก (การทดสอบ) - มีประจุบวก (การทดสอบ)
- spokesman: a person who speaks on behalf of a group or an organization - โฆษก
