Covid-19 claims first victim in Thailand

Bangkok: A 35-year-old Thai man, who worked as a salesman and had been infected with Covid-19, has died, the director of communicable diseases, Dr Sopon Iamsirithawon, said.

The patient, who had a history of contact with Chinese customers, had no underlying disease and was receiving standard treatment at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute (BIDI) and stayed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.