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16 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

Disease control officials meet passengers arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport and heading to quarantne. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Sixteen new cases of the novel coronavirus infection were reported on Thursday, quarantined arrivals from seven countries, raising total to 3,942.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said the new cases were from Kuwait, Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Nine cases are returnees aged 33-51 arriving from Kuwait via Qatar and Singapore last Friday. Eight are women.

The nine tested positive 3-4 days after arrival. Six of them were asymptomatic and the rest had fevers, headaches, sore throats and excessive phlegm, a cough and weariness. They were quarantined and treated in Chon Buri province.

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