Thailand: No Covid-19 cases but govt closes down Bahrain embassy due to virus fears


Pic courtesy of The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network
BANGKOK, Aug 10 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday (August 10) that there was no new case over a 24-hour period, the 77th day without domestic cases since May.

Meanwhile, nine patients were discharged after recovery.

As of August 10, the total number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 3,351 (414 in state quarantine) -- 133 are under treatment, 3,160 have recovered and been discharged, and there have been 58 deaths.

Globally, the total number of confirmed cases reached 20 million, up by 221,000 on Sunday, of whom 12.8 million have recovered while deaths stood at 733,000. Thailand is 112th among countries with most number of cases.

The US has the highest with 5.2 million, followed by Brazil (3 million) and India ( 2.2 million).

Meanwhile, the Thai embassy in Bahrain’s capital of Manama announced on its Facebook page on Monday (August 10) that it was closing temporarily after one of its staff members tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.

The mission said its services have been suspended until August 22, during which the premises will be disinfected, and embassy personnel checked for infection.

This operation is in line with measures put in place by the Bahrain government.

The embassy also said that flights scheduled for the repatriation of Thai nationals on August 9 and 11 will be postponed, and no special flights back to Thailand will be organised until the situation is resolved. - The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network

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