A man who was later found to be carrying the deadly coronavirus was found dead inside a train carriage – after he was seen spitting at another passenger as they queued up to buy tickets.
The man, named by local media as Anan Sahoh, 56, was seen "coughing and vomiting" on the train journey between Bangkok and the southern Thai town of Narathiwat on March 30.
He had reportedly recently returned from Pakistan. The train had set off from Bangkok's busy Bang Sue Station where it was claimed Sahoh was seen on CCTV spitting at the unknown passenger.
According to reports, Sahoh had passed through a temperature check at the station showing a normal figure of 96.8F (36C). But shortly after boarding the train other passengers noticed that Sahoh had