People wear face masks at station in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Thailandconfirmed six new cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections onFebruary 4, with four of them being Thai nationals and the other two beingChinese.
Among the four Thais, two are a couple whorecently returned from a trip to Japan, while the other two are hire-cardrivers who picked up Chinese passengers.
Accordingly, the total number of confirmedcases in the country has risen to 25.
A Thai taxi driver, who does not have arecord of travelling to China, was lately tested positive for the virus. It wasthe first human-to-human transmission of the virus in Thailand.
Face masks and alcohol-based hand sanitiserhave been included on the state price control list which was proposed to theThai cabinet on February 4, as part of efforts to contain the nCoV outbreak.
The deadly virus originating from Wuhan,China, has now spread across 27 countries and territories worldwide, with20,631 confirmed cases as of 15:30 on February 4./.
Among the four Thais, two are a couple whorecently returned from a trip to Japan, while the other two are hire-cardrivers who picked up Chinese passengers.
Accordingly, the total number of confirmedcases in the country has risen to 25.
A Thai taxi driver, who does not have arecord of travelling to China, was lately tested positive for the virus. It wasthe first human-to-human transmission of the virus in Thailand.
Face masks and alcohol-based hand sanitiserhave been included on the state price control list which was proposed to theThai cabinet on February 4, as part of efforts to contain the nCoV outbreak.
The deadly virus originating from Wuhan,China, has now spread across 27 countries and territories worldwide, with20,631 confirmed cases as of 15:30 on February 4./.
VNA
