Seven new Covid-19 infections among arrivals
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Seven new Covid-19 infections among arrivals

A soldier stands guard at the border in Mae Sot district of Tak, part of the tight security net against illegal migrants who may bring Covid-19 with them from Myanmar. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
A soldier stands guard at the border in Mae Sot district of Tak, part of the tight security net against illegal migrants who may bring Covid-19 with them from Myanmar. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Seven new coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday, all imported, taking the total number of infections to 3,804, with no new fatalities.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 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.

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