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Bangkok (People's Daily) - Thailand on Friday confirmed 28 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the total to 2,700 since the virus first arrived in the kingdom in January.

964 patients remain hospitalized,  1,689 have recovered and returned home, and 47 died from complications related to the disease, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health.

Thailand has been under a national curfew from 10 pm to 4 am since April 3. All nationals except medics, emergency workers and personnel delivering medical supplies and patients, are urged to stay at home. There are about 1,000 checkpoints in the country.

Photo: Sun Guangyong/People's Daily

The Thai government has restricted traffic and activities to control the pandemic, and banned people from entering the country until April 30 and only allows the entry of authorized citizens, who are subject to a 14-day quarantine after arrival.