Thailand reports 188 new coronavirus cases, brings total to nearly 600
General view of Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said.
The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a news conference adding one patient had recovered.
"Most of the new cases were found in Bangkok and were among young people who continue to have social activities, which can lead to more infections," he said urging the public to stay home.
A man walks in front of the Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
There has been one death in Thailand.
(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng. Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
General view of Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunA man buys food to take away at a food court where tables were removed after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunStaff of Grab, a food delivery service company, wait for orders after government shutdown all the shopping center in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Central Wrold mall at Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunGeneral view of the Big C Supercenter after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunGeneral view of Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunA worker of Grab, a food delivery service company, walks in front of Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunA vendor collects his stuff after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in front of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunGeneral view of Central World mall after the government shut down all the shopping centers in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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