SAMUT PRAKAN: A uninjured taxi driver was found dead on open ground beside a road in Muang district on Monday evening. An autopsy will determine whether he died of Covid-19 or some other illness.
Sriprai Thiansawang, 49, was lying near a cement safety barrier. A green-yellow Toyota taxi with the engine still running was parked on the road nearby, police said.
The body was found by a passer-by and reported to police about 6pm.
There were no obvious injuries on the body.
The body was sent for an autopsy.
The dead man's wife, Suchada Wanplaopring, 37, said she noticed her husband had a sore throat with dry coughing about two weeks ago, but he did not have a fever or show any signs of sickness. He usually left home in his taxi at 4am and returned home about 10am. He would go out again about 4pm and return home before the night curfew at 10pm.
While the cause of her husband's death was still not known, Ms Suchada was advised to self-isolate for 14 days.
