Wednesday: 7 new Covid-19 infections
published : 4 Nov 2020 at 13:39
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Seven new coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday, all imported, taking the total number of infections to 3,804, with no new fatalities.
Three of the new cases were Thai nationals returning home, and the other four were foreigners who had flown in from overseas.
The Thai returnees included a man arriving from Jordan via Qatar on Oct 27. His test on Sunday was positive.
A Thai man who returned from France on Friday tested positive on Monday, while a Thai woman coming from Sweden via Qatar tested positive on Thursday after arriving in Thailand on Saturday.
The foreigners included a Russian man who arrived on Oct 26. His test on Sunday was positive.
An Italian tested positive on Monday after he arrived on Friday, while a woman from the Maldives arrived in Thailand via Qatar on Friday and her test on Monday was positive.
The fourth foreign case was a man from Kuwait who arrived on Thursday. His second test, on Monday, was positive.
The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 59.
Vocabulary
- death toll: the number of people killed - ยอดผู้เสียชีวิต
- national: a citizen of a particular country - ประชาชน
- positive (adj): showing clear evidence that a particular substance or medical condition is present มีประจุบวก (การทดสอบ) - มีประจุบวก (การทดสอบ)
- test positive: to show in a medical test that a particular virus, bacteria, disease or drug is present in the body - ตรวจพบว่าติดเชื้อ
