The sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand since March 15 is due to the new standards of testing, a Public Health Ministry explained on Tuesday (March 24).
Earlier two labs had to show a positive result before a case was confirmed, but now a positive test from one lab is counted as a confirmed case, Assistant Professor Walailak Chaiyasoot said at the Covid-19 daily report press conference on Tuesday (March 24).
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