Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus cases, three new deaths

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A convenience store employee takes the temperature of a customer, in Bangkok, on April 10, 2020.

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BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thailand reported 33 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (April 12), for a total of 2,551 cases, as well as three more deaths, taking the South-east Asian nation's toll to 38.
Two Thai men aged 74 and 44, and a woman aged 65 died, said Mr Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
Thailand has declared a state of emergency until the end of the month to curb the outbreak.
The majority of infected patients are in the capital Bangkok, which is under an indefinite curfew.
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