When Samut Sakhon was hit !! And had to order a “lockdown” from the evening of December 19, 2020 to January 3, 2021 after a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 with more than half a thousand people infected. Most of which are foreign workers. And showing no symptoms
“Samut Sakhon Effect” also becomes a “domino” when infected people are found scattered in different provinces. Both in the neighborhood Joint Province And in many provinces such as Nakhon Pathom, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Saraburi, Uttaradit, Nonthaburi and Bangkok, etc.
The tense atmosphere immediately spread throughout Thailand !!
With many worried that the “nightmare” is coming back again in the “rhythm of hell” as the time of celebration is near. New year’s eve Welcome new year In the coming days …
Makes the festive atmosphere disappear in the blink of an eye !!
It’s not just Thai people, it’s all fun! With fear that When will I have to return to lock down in the whole country !? Will I have to come back to “stay at home and stop infection for my country” again? Will the risky business return to lock down again? Which in the last round at the beginning of the year In march Still seriously injured Big and small businesses die a lot. And still has symptoms Not recovering back to normal When the incident occurred in Samut Sakhon and in many provinces Therefore inevitably caused hallucinations
Although the overall picture of the economy shows signs of recovery in the third quarter, but in a time when the government is injecting measures Hoping to stimulate the economy in the fourth quarter of the year and stimulate tourism Expenditure And various business activities Related to the New Year festival It has to be affected in many areas.
And when the incident occurred in Samut Sakhon Province, Amphai Hankraiwilai, President of the Samut Sakhon Province Chamber of Commerce Assess the initial damage from lockdown measures. Only the seafood market With about 400-500 million baht per day trading had to be stopped immediately. If combined with related businesses and other businesses To close the service Likely to cause damage approximately 1,000 million baht per day
While Anusorn Thammajai, former director of public debt policy and supervision Ministry of Finance Commented that If there is a widespread epidemic and have to lock down nationwide for a month Past april Many entrepreneurs will go into bankruptcy. Along with the unemployment of the widespread workers Businesses that are about to improve will collapse further.
Thanawat Phonwichai, President of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce And Chairman of the Advisory Center for Economic and Business Forecasting revealed that the country’s current economy worth 15.5 trillion baht will be affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The new wave at the moment is about 1,500-2,000 million baht per day or 45,000-60,000. Million baht per month
In the part of the economic sector in Samut Sakhon Average turnover is 1,000 million baht per day, 70 percent of which is the industrial sector. But now the factory is still operating as usual, despite the cost of labor intensity. But the freight Most of which are food groups have not affected much. Both domestic consumption and exports That has not been found to shrink clearly Because consumers still eat seafood as usual Just be more careful about the cooking process. But the situation that affects the overall spending of the province, an average of more than 300 million baht per day or 10,000 million baht per month.
However, the President of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce still sees that from the proactive measures of the Ministry of Public Health Considering the rate 10 people infected in the provinces outside the root cause (Samut Sakhon) believe the government will be able to control the situation. And cleared within 14 days, but if the number in the area outside the province, the cause of the main cause hit 50-100 or more, it will affect more.
While the readiness of public health Even past the standards of the Thai public health system have been praised. And is recognized worldwide Also experienced from the first outbreak. Until the infection rate was at number 0, but the number of people infected, especially in Samut Sakhon province, has been increasing steadily. From foreign workers is an issue of concern.
Dr. Manoon Lee Chawengwong, MD. Specialist in respiratory diseases Vichaiyut Hospital Posting messages via Facebook Doctor Manu Lee Chawangwong FC expressed concern The large epidemic of COVID-19 New round from Myanmar foreign workers Increasing the risk to Thai medical personnel
In November, there were seven additional Thai medical personnel infected with the novel coronavirus, if including since the outbreak began earlier this year. More than 100 Thai medical personnel are infected with the COVID-19 virus, most of them are nurses. But fortunately, no medical personnel have been reported dying from COVID-19. Myanmar has more than 500 infected medical personnel and 2 deaths.
“Around the world, more than 20,000 medical workers have died, most in Mexico, the United States, the UK, Russia, Brazil and India. Hospitals must provide adequate protective equipment, PPE, N95 masks for staff to prevent infection. If an infected medical personnel becomes sick Must stop working And had to be quarantined for at least 14 days, causing a critical shortage of medical personnel This is why, when was the COVID-19 vaccine available, healthcare workers were the first to get vaccinated. ”
At the same time, there were concerns about the shortage of medical equipment. Hoarding problem And the same corruption problem as happened in the first round Which began to have problems in many hospitals in Samut Sakhon Province Start a shortage and ask for donations of medical equipment.
Although Anutin Charnvirakul Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Will confirm the availability of medical supplies for medical treatment that they are sufficient Because it has accumulated over the past 9-10 months Especially a mask Prepared up to 50 million sheets by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization to produce itself. Can produce and sell sheets not more than 2 baht per sheet if there is a problem to hoard And there is a price hike, the TBA will release all 50 million sheets. In the case of requesting donations at hospitals in other provinces Considered to involve the public But that doesn’t mean we lack And no formal donations are accepted
However, the COVID-19 outbreak at the end of the year has been showing worrying signs since early December. From the case of women infected with COVID-19 From famous entertainment venues in neighboring countries Smuggled back to Thailand by natural channels without detention. Affect to have found more people infected from such cases Affecting tourism in risky areas Spread in many industries, such as the entertainment industry that has to take a break, artists who are at risk of infection Even the 11th Big Mountain Music Festival has to cancel early, etc.
This has led to focus on the transboundary smuggling movement, which has become the “hot albino” of the security forces. And the Government of Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, as the director of the Center for the Management of the Situation of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (BEC), which has to accelerate control of the situation to stop the epidemic quickly Bring the people and Thailand to awaken from this terrible nightmare.
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