Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

A staff wearing a protective face mask uses her phone at Suvarnabhumi Airport as the government extends a ban on incoming passenger flights until the end of April, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2020. (Reuters)

• Thailand has reported 47 fatalities since the outbreak escalated in January

BANGKOK: Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus infections, bringing the nation’s total to 2,733 cases, a senior official said on Saturday.
Eleven of the new cases were in Bangkok and had a history of going to public areas, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
No new deaths were reported and 1,787 people have recovered, he said.
Thailand has reported 47 fatalities since the outbreak escalated in January.