Thailand confirms 427 new coronavirus infections

Health workers in protective clothing conduct screening for COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon, south of Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP)

• The new cases include 397 migrant workers in the southwestern province of Samut Sakhon

BANGKOK: Thailand confirmed 427 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, with the majority of cases linked to a seafood center outbreak in a province near the capital Bangkok, the public health ministry said.
The new cases include 397 migrant workers in the southwestern province of Samut Sakhon, where Thailand’s coronavirus worst outbreak yet was confirmed at the weekend.
There were also 16 other local infections in several provinces which are linked to the same outbreak, plus 14 cases imported from abroad.

 

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