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Senior Indochina Correspondent @ChannelNewsAsia (Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) Formerly based in Myanmar. Now Bangkok and around the region

May 7, 2020, 5 tweets

#CoronaVirusUpdate:
#Thailand #Coronvavirus #COVID19 #โควิค19
NEW CASES: 3
TOTAL CASES: 2,992
NEW DEATHS: 0
TOTAL DEATHS: 55

#Thailand says in last 28 days, 39 provinces out 77 have not reported any new #COVID19 #coronavirus cases.

#Thailand says authorities are targeting to test 6,000 per 1 million people for #COVID19 #coronavirus. That'll total some 400,000 people. Aside from saying those to be tested will be individuals deemed "high risk", no other details on when that'll take place or for how long

#Thailand adds the country will further ease #COVID19 #coronavirus #restrictions on May 17 by allowing more venues to re-open/operate if there're no major rise in new cases from now till then. Nation had already lifted some measures on May 3 as a 1st phase seen in tables below

#Thailand says #China & #SouthKorea have shown improvement & ability to control #COVID19 cases/infections. #Bangkok MAY consider taking these 2 nations off dangerous disease infected zones list & possibly resume social, economic activities with these 2 states. No timeline given.

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