Thailand confirms six new coronavirus cases, including four Thais


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  • Tuesday, 04 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: An airport officer wears a mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he work at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand confirmed six new cases of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, four of them Thai nationals and two Chinese, bringing the total to 25, the highest number outside China.

The four Thais included a couple who visited Japan and two drivers who picked up Chinese passengers in Thailand, Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, told reporters.

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