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Thailand to Test 10,000 After Coronavirus Outbreak Linked to Seafood Market
News18 | 20/12/2020 08:37 PM | Click to read full article
Nearly 700 new infections have been linked to Mahachai market and port since a 67-year-old female prawn seller tested positive on Thursday -- most cases among Myanmar workers who toil in the kingdom's multi-billion-dollar seafood industry. Authorities ordered Myanmar workers around the market not to leave their residences.
Before the outbreak, Thailand had just over 4,000 cases and 60 deaths -- a low toll considering it was the first country outside of China to register an infection.