File photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Thailand on Friday (July 30) reported 17,345 new COVID-19 cases and 117 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
● 16,664 new infections
● 681 prison / prison infections
Friday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 578,375 with 4,679 deaths.
(Total infections since April 1: 549,512)
The news comes as the Swiss Government has donated a supply of medical equipment including test kits and ventilators to Thailand to help with the country’s COVID-19 response. Thailand’s Minister of Public Health today received the equipment in the name of the Thai government.
The Swiss-donated medical equipment was transported to Thailand onboard Swiss Air Lines’ flight LX180 from Zurich, and contained 1.1 million COVID-19 antigen test kits, and 102 ventilators.
(Source: – Asean Now)