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Thailand Marks 100 Days Without Any Local Virus Cases

Pressure growing to re-open borders to save tourism sector
Thailand was first to see a case outside of China in January

Commuters have their temperatures checked at a BTS station in Bangkok on Sept. 2.Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg

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By Randy Thanthong-Knight

September 2, 2020 at 4:03 AM UTC

Updated on

September 2, 2020 at 6:31 AM UTC

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Thailand has reported zero locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases for 100 days in a row, joining a small group of places like Taiwan where the pathogen has been virtually eliminated.