Thailand confirms 2 more cases of COVID-19, numbers reach 50

The ministry also said that of all the cases reported so far, 31 have recovered recovered and most have returned home, and 18 are still in hospital with one in fatality.

"The two new cases are both Thai nationals, aged about 40, who are among a group of six being kept under close watch after their return from a business trip to Italy," Sukhum Kanchanapimai, permanent secretary to the Ministry of Public Health, said. "Since the six were isolated for observation, no other people have been exposed."

Regarding a Thai female worker who just returned from South Korea and was found by health officials upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi international airport on March 5 to be having fever, two laboratory tests upon her have come back negative for the virus, whereas a severe case at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute is currently in critical condition, although the case has been cleared of the COVID-19, said Sukhum.

Sukhum also said that there are several more European countries on the ministry's COVID-19 watch list. He asked Thai people who have visited these countries to monitor their health upon their return for the public's sake as well as their own.
He also warned the media not to focus on just the negative aspects of the situation, but to include positive elements as well, such as good behavior of Thai returnees from high-risk countries as they voluntarily observe self-quarantine.