Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

Thailand has eased earlier lockdown restrictions amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Above, a family have their temperatures taken before entering a public park in Bangkok on May 22, 2020. (AFP)

• There are 2,916 patients who have recovered and returned home since the outbreak started

BANGKOK: Thailand on Saturday reported three new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing the country’s total to 3,040 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January.
The new cases are two Thai nationals recently returned from overseas and under quarantine and a 49-year-old Italian man living in Phuket, said Panprapa Yongtrakul, a spokeswoman for the government’s coronavirus task force.
There are 2,916 patients who have recovered and returned home since the outbreak started, Panprapa said.