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Govt logs 249 new Covid cases Monday, warns officials

People dine separated by dividing screens at a street food corner in Bangkok’s Chinatown on Sunday after authorities imposed restrictions on restaurants due to the recent Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. (AFP photo)

Thailand on Monday recorded 249 new coronavirus cases, 224 of them local transmissions, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to date to 10,547. No new deaths were reported, leaving the accumulated toll at 67.

Of the 224 local cases, 78 were found through active testing, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said. 

Eleven of the 249 new cases were people who recently flew into the country and were in state quarantine — six Thais and five foreigners. Two of the Thais flew in from Switzerland, and one each from the United Kingdom, Turkey, Bahrain and Denmark. The five…

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