Officials investigating COVID-19 infected people in Phuket, who traveled to organize a big bike activity on Koh Lanta, Krabi Province, initially found about 130 participants and stayed in the same hotel and urged to follow the group of entertainers. Ten more people traveling from Surat Thani.
Today (23 Dec 2020) Andaman Lanta Resort on Koh Lanta, Krabi, after a COVID-19 infection in Phuket, has traveled to organize activities and parties. Together with friends of Big Bike group One of them was infected in Samut Sakhon Province, and today Andaman Lanta Resort customers cancels all reservations. Hotel staff said the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has already severely affected the hotel. There were less than 10 customers each day, and this caused most of the customers to disappear.
However, the 11th disease prevention officer in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province has investigated the disease at the hotel. To examine those who participated in the activity, it was found that the number of people staying between 11-13 December was 130 people, 70 people, 60 Big Bikes and 28 hotel staff. On December 12, the Big Bike Group traveled to the 4th Shell Running Festival organized by the Koh Lanta Tourism Business Association. And attended the event for 4 hours with the villagers and hotel operators Went to the booth to organize many activities
In addition, the staff asked the hotel staff to And the hotel owner went to receive the secretion sample collection To detect the virus COVID-19, which will know the results tomorrow. Including accelerating monitoring of all vulnerable groups at the party And customers who stay to check for infection
In addition, from the investigation A group of about 10 young women hired to provide entertainment services were also required to attend the party, who were found to be from Surat Thani Province. The hotel staff We ask for cooperation to temporarily close the service for sanitizing. Which the hotel issued a notice saying The service is closed for a minimum of 14 days from today onwards. According to the measure of the Ministry of Public Health
COVID-19 New Wave Affects Krabi Travel
As for the attractions that the Big Bik group has traveled to, such as the Siri Lanta Bridge area That is the check-in point of tourists Today almost no tourists. Making the atmosphere extremely lonely As with the Cape Snake area, which was once packed with tourists before the COVID-19 outbreak, there are few tourists today.
Villagers who work in fisheries in the area say that after the COVID-19 outbreak, tourism on the island has been seriously stagnant. And although most of the people on the island are fishing, shops, hotels and resorts That is almost completely closed. Make the fish that you can find Almost no people to buy Or sell for cheap
The Krabi Province Public Health also announced that one more COVID-19 person is a Myanmar migrant worker. Who live in workers’ accommodation in the establishment of Mueang Krabi Which traveled to the visa at Samut Sakhon with a passenger van There were 7 people who traveled with them during 17-20 Dec last Currently, the patient is in hospital at Krabi Province.
Found an infection in the area, today, Krabi has to return to set up a screening checkpoint for COVID-19 virus concentrated, especially in the route connecting with other provinces such as Ban Prupee, Sai Khao Subdistrict, Klong Thom District, connected to Tambon Sai Khao. Khuan Gun, Sikao District, Trang Province The staff has measured the temperature of those who have passed through Krabi Province and has taken a detailed travel history. Especially in the multinational group Or a group of people from vulnerable areas
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