Virus-infected Indians found

Two Indian tourists who left Chon Buri before their repeat tests showed they were infected with Covid-19 have been found and are being treated at a field hospital in Bangkok.

The Department of Medical Services said Ankit Sejwal, 30, and Preeti Panwar, 32, were on Tuesday night admitted for treatment at Lerdsin Hospital in the Silom area.

The provincial health office of Chon Buri, where 499 new Covid19 cases were recorded on Tuesday morning, initiated an urgent search for the pair.

Their initial Covid-19 tests upon arriving in the country returned negative.