Wednesday: Covid arrivals from 4 countries
published : 25 Nov 2020 at 12:10
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Four new cases of novel coronavirus infection, quarantined arrivals from four countries, were reported on Wednesday, raising the total to 3,926.
The new cases were from India, Mozambique, the Philippines and Russia.
The case from India was a 46-year-old Indian labourer who arrived on Nov 7. He tested positive for Covid-19 on Nov 19, but was asymptomatic.
The case from Mozambique was a 41-year-old Thai labourer. He arrived on Nov 14 and showed no symptoms.
The third case was a 32-year-old Thai employee of a private firm who arrived from the Philippines on Nov 19.
The fourth case was a 55-year-old Thai labourer. She arrived from Russia on Nov 23 and tested positive that day. She had a fever and a sore throat.
Of the 3,926 people diagnosed with Covid-19, 3,780 (96%) have recovered, including eight discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours, and 86 people remain in hospitals, the CCSA said. The death toll remained at 60.
Vocabulary
- asymptomatic (adj): (of a person or illness) having no symptoms, i.e., not signs of a disease or medical condition - ไร้อาการ
- discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
- fever: an abnormally high body temperature - ไข้
- labourer: a person whose job involves hard physical work that is not skilled, especially work that is done outdoors - กรรมกร, ผู้ใช้แรงงาน
- sore throat: a pain at the back of your mouth - เจ็บคอ
- symptoms (noun): signs that someone has an illness - อาการ
