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Six new Covid-19 cases – all in state quarantine
Thailand saw six new confirmed Covid-19 cases in state quarantine without any deaths over a 24-hour period, Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, announced today (July 22) – the 58th day since May without any domestic case. The six latest cases are a 36-year-old woman who returned from the US, four male students, who came home from Egypt, and a 57-year-old woman who returned from Germany. All cases were asymptomatic. After the cases of an infected Egyptian soldier in Rayong and a girl of a Sudanese diplomat’s family who tested positive for the virus in Bangkok, Rayong has tested 6,843 people and Bangkok 364 people. All test results were negative. As of today, the number of confirmed cases in the country stands at 3,261 (324 found in state quarantine). Of these, 98 are under treatment, 3,105 have recovered and been discharged, and 58 have died.
Globally, the number of confirmed cases has passed 15 million, up by 241,000 in the past 24 hours. Some 8.9 million people have recovered while 619,000 have died.
Thailand’s global ranking for Covid-19 cases dropped one place in 24 hours to 103rd. The US has the highest number of infections at 4 million, followed by Brazil (2.1 million) and India (1.1 million).
Source: Six new Covid-19 cases – all in state quarantine
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
Source: ‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
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