(Photo by Apichart Jinakul)Health officials are surveilling influenza patients to better contain the novel coronavirus as both diseases produce similar symptoms, a senior ministry official said on Monday. On Monday, the number of confirmed local coronavirus cases remained at 32, 10 of whom have been discharged from hospitals. Dr Tawee said there were positive signs of possible disease control, including the higher number of recovering patients and the stabilising of the number of infected patients in China. The coronavirus could travel only a few metres in droplets from coughers and sneezers. On Monday afternoon, the global coronavirus death toll stood at 910 with confirmed cases exceeding 40,500, and more than 3,400 patients recovered, agencies reported.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2020 09:33 UTC