Thailand reports 17 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

vendor wearing a face mask waits for customers at a Buddhist amulet market in Bangkok on June 2, 2020, as more sectors of the economy are reopen following restrictions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. (AFP Photo)

Thailand reported 17 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,101, of which 58 were fatalities.

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The new cases were Thai nationals in quarantine who recently returned from the Middle East, including 13 from Kuwait alone, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's COVID-19 Administration Centre.

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There are 2,968 patients who have recovered since the outbreak started.

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