Thailand finds fourth case of deadly coronavirus infection

A woman with a face mask wearing a cheongsam ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in a train in Bangkok on Friday (Jan 24) after four people were detected with the Coronavirus in Thailand. - Reuters

BANGKOK: Four people in Thailand are infected with a new coronavirus that originated in China and is raising global fears about an epidemic, authorities said on Friday (Jan 24).

The Public Health Ministry said in a statement that two more people had tested positive for the virus this week, in addition to two others who were infected but have been treated.