Thailand reports 106 new coronavirus cases and three deaths
A cleaner wears a protective face mask due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a train station in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Thailand has recorded 106 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths, a health official said on Tuesday.
The country now has 827 cases and 4 fatalities since the outbreak began.
The three deaths were patients who had other health complications, including a 70-year-old man who had tuberculosis, a 45-year-old man who had diabetes and a 79-year-old man who had health problems, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, said.
Social distancing marks are seen on the seats due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a train station in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Since the start of the outbreak, 57 patients have recovered and gone home, while 766 are still being treated in hospitals.
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha wears a protective face mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak during a teleconference for a weekly cabinet meeting with his ministers at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS
(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Kim Coghill)
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wears a protective mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as he comes out from a meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunA government official, wearing a protective face mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, attends a teleconference for a weekly cabinet meeting with ministers at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS A security guard wears a protective mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunFILE PHOTO: Passengers wear protective masks due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a train station in Bangkok, Thailand March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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