Tuesday: 6-month-old boy among 9 new Covid cases
published : 15 Dec 2020 at 12:37
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The government on Tuesday recorded nine new Covid-19 cases, all quarantined foreigners who flew in from seven countries, including a six-month-old baby boy.
Two of the arrivals came from Switzerland, two from the United States and one each from Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, Romania, the Netherlands and Qatar, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The case from the UK was a six-month-old British baby boy.
All nine new cases tested positive for the novel coronavirus while in alternative state quarantine in Bangkok.
Of the 4,246 people diagnosed with Covid-19, 3,949 people (93.01%) have recovered including 9 discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours, and 237 people remain in hospitals. The death toll remains at 60
Vocabulary
- alternative state quarantine (ASQ): quarantine at government-accredited hotels at the traveler’s own expense, mostly for non-Thai travelers -
- diagnose: to find out what physical or mental problem someone has by examining them - วินิจฉัย,ตรวจโรค
- discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
