Thailand ‘not able to stop the spread’ of coronavirus

By Tim Pearce

Published January 28, 2020 6:00pm ET

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Thailand cannot stop the spread of a mysterious disease within its borders after the virus popped up in China earlier this year.

Thailand’s health ministry has confirmed 14 cases of coronavirus, the second-most of any country behind China. China has more than 4,500 confirmed cases of the virus, mostly in the city of Wuhan, where the virus began. More than 100 Chinese people have died from the disease.

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