Man infected with coronavirus spits at fellow passenger as they queued for train tickets in Thailand… Anan Sahoh, 56, then dropped dead in the carriage after vomiting and convulsing during the journey
Man infected with coronavirus spat in the face of a fellow passenger as they queued for train tickets in Bangkok, Thailand… then drops dead in the carriage after vomiting and convulsing during the journey
Anan Sahoh, 56, was found dead on the passenger train on Monday after he was earlier seen ‘coughing and vomiting’
Train officials who found Sahoh mid-journey slumped on the passenger train to disembark and take a rest stop but he turned it down
Tests performed on the body proved positive for Covid-19. The tests also revealed that he was diabetic.
At the time Sahoh was carrying a health certificate issued by a doctor in Pakistan on March 26 that certified him ‘fit to fly’
He was not flagged as a health risk by thermal scans or temperature checks at the airport
Anan Sahoh, was found slumped on the passenger train on Monday after he was earlier seen ‘coughing and vomiting’. Train staff had earlier taken a photo of Sahoh [left]. Health workers were later seen cleaning the carriage [right], after tests on his body proved positive for the virus
A coronavirus victim deliberately attempted to infect a fellow train commuter in Bangkok after he spat in the other man’s face as he queued to buy train tickets – Later the spitter was found dead in a railway carriage.
Anan Sahoh, 56, was found slumped on the passenger train on Monday after he was earlier seen ‘coughing and vomiting’ during the journey.
Health officials grew alarmed when CCTV footage at the station in Bangkok showed him spitting at a man who was buying tickets from a machine.
Authorities are now desperately trying to trace the spitting victim to stop him spreading the disease to others.
Anan Sahoh who was infected with coronavirus is caught on CCTV spitting into another man’s face as they queued to buy train tickets in Bangkok, Thailand. Authorities are now desperately trying to find the man who was spat on to avoid any further infections
Sahoh who was seen walking on a crutch, was travelling from Bangkok to Narathiwat after recently returning from Pakistan.
He spat at the unknown passenger at Bang Sue station in Bangkok, where he boarded the train on Monday on which he was subsequently found dead.
Temperature checks at the station had reportedly showed a normal figure of 36C, raising no alarms. However, he developed a cough and vomited during the journey, worrying enough for train staff to take a picture of him and his ID card. His condition however, had improved by the time the train reached Hua Hin railway station.
After another temperature check found no change staff onboard the train advised him to take a mid-journey rest stop at Hua Hin, but he insisted on continuing his journey.
At about 10.15pm, when the train reached the Thap Sakae district train staff found him collapsed in front of a toilet.
Tests performed on the body proved positive for Covid-19. The tests also revealed that he was diabetic.
Earlier CCTV footage showed Anan Sahoh spitting in another man’s face as he queued to buy train tickets
Train staff found the passenger collapsed in front of a toilet when the train reached the Thap Sakae district. Posthumous tests showed a positive result for Covid-19. Tests also indicated Sahoh was diabetic
Health workers can be seen [photo] sanitizing the affected railway carriage on Monday, after it was decoupled from the rest of the train, as they try to minimize the spread of the pandemic
Thai railway officials say they have sent a list of 15 passengers who were on board the same carriage as the dead passenger to the public health office.
Eleven others have been quarantined, including two train station staff from the Bang Sue railway station, a security guard, seven railway workers and a railway police officer.
The dead man was carrying a health certificate issued by a doctor in Pakistan on March 26. It is not clear when the man arrived back in Thailand.
As the number of infections in Thailand soared past 1,700, up more than 60 percent from the previous week and the death toll tripled to 13, a state of emergency that took effect last week, barring entry into the kingdom except for diplomats and Thais.
Anyone arriving in the country must have a health certificate and spend 14 days in self-quarantine.
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