Coronavirus: first human transmission in Thailand as death toll hits 258
by Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok, Justin McCurry in To from on (#4YQ44)
Suspected infection of taxi driver by traveller raises fears virus could reach tourist areas
Thailand has recorded its first human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus after a taxi driver was apparently infected by a traveller, heightening concern over the virus's potential to spread across the globe.
The taxi driver was among five new patients confirmed on Friday in the worst-hit country outside China, bringing the total number of cases in Thailand to 19.
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