Sixth Bangkok nurse tests positive for Covid-19, 17 new cases in quarantine

A sixth Bangkok nurse tested positive for Covid-19. The nurse works at BNH Hospital in Bangkok were at least 4 other staff members tested positive for the virus. Health officials suspect the first infected nurse contracted the virus while working at an alternative state quarantine facility. They say she failed to wear her protective gear properly while screening arrivals. Health officials believe she transmitted the virus to other nurses while out to eat after work. The first patient started experiencing symptoms of a runny nose and excessive phlegm on November 29, according to director general of communicable diseases Sophon Iamsirithaworn. […]
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