The Public Health Ministry is expanding its search for people possibly infected with the coronavirus, resulting in a growing number of patients under investigation (PuI), while the number of local Covid-19 cases remains unchanged at 35.
Surveillance is being “proactively” expanded to people developing pneumonia with unknown causes in eight provinces that are popular among Chinese tourists, said Dr Tanarak Plipat, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department. They are Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Krabi, Phuket, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Samut Prakan. National Geographic Subscription
The surveillance also covers people arriving from Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan in addition to China.“We are working in a more proactive manner to find patients as soon as possible,” Dr Tanarak said on Friday.
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