Ministry of Public Health reveals the connection between Covid and Samut Sakhon Suggesting to elect the Provincial Administrative Organization, bring your own pen
Date 19 Dec 2020 at 2:15 PM
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Department of Disease Control reveals patient links with Samut Sakhon shrimp market Confident in the Wuhan market Can eat seafood, but must be cooked, there is an election, PAO as usual, recommend a pen to yourself
On December 19, Dr. Opasakarn Kawinpong, MD. Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, together with Dr. Sophon Iamsirithaworn Director of the Division of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, announced the situation of COVID-19 infection in Samut Sakhon province after a 67-year-old woman who owned a shrimp raft infected with COVID-19.
Dr. Sophon said that 12 more infected people were found, including three family members, including mother, sister-in-law, and older sister. Serves to sell products and carry goods Employee’s wife And there are people who come to buy things The people working in the nearby fish raft and the employees made it clear that 6 people were clearly in the shrimp market, while the other three were in the group who lived near the market. And near the market is Tonson Market and another person waiting to be investigated
For examination results for high-risk persons The results were exhausted and 4 people were found in the family. And people working in the market As for the screening results for both shrimp market and Thai seafood market, a total of 1,935 laboratory inspectors, 1,449 samples were collected and 2 positive results.
Dr. Sophon said that the situation now people in the area. You must protect yourself, wear a mask 100%, keep your distance, and wash your hands with alcohol gel and soap to prevent exposure to COVID-19 and prevent transmission to others.
Part of the concern that you can eat seafood or not during this time Dr. Sophon said that seafood can be eaten normally hot, emphasizing the section on eating hot cooked food. It can kill other pathogens, including the pathogen COVID-19 as well. It is important to investigate the disease, currently limited to the shrimp market, primarily selling freshwater animals. Advice for citizens Is eating hot cooked food Use a personal center spoon Wash hands and wear a mask when entering a community area.
Will the situation in Samut Sakhon be the same as the infection in the Chinese city of Wuhan? Dr. Sophon said the same thing is It’s the same market There are many people from many places. But what was different was last year’s outbreak in Wuhan. The disease is not yet known. Do not know how to control and prevent. While the infection is found in Samut Sakhon province, we know how to prevent and control the disease. And now the detection of infection has been accelerated Cleaning the area, combined with the market, is an open area Ventilated Prevent the risk But everyone who works and goes shopping must wear a surgical mask. Take measures to prevent transmission and infection. For Thailand, we cope better than in Wuhan.
Dr. Opas said there would be proactive search for patients. Today, we will continuously test for 2,000 samples and then use the data to calculate how much the outbreak is in the frame. And conducting surveillance of hospitals, clinics and pharmacies in Samut Sakhon Province if people found to be infected with COVID-19 To be examined at the hospital for infection immediately
As for the situation in Chiang Rai Province today, no additional patients were found in both the quarantine facility, emphasizing that Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Province lived a normal life. But must maintain surveillance measures for illegal cross-border Let everyone use the channel to enter legally.
The election of members of the Provincial Administrative Organization Council And the President of the Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) will be held tomorrow (20 Dec), at the moment there is no order to change. Or to cancel from the relevant people, therefore inviting people who have the right to vote With emphasis on wearing masks all the time And queuing up to enter the booth to be spaced at least 1 meter and should go to the polls in the morning or leave the intervals not to be too crowded. In the polling booths, hand washing points and alcohol gels are set up for the public to clean. And if possible, carry a personal pen. To reduce exposure to things that are shared by many people
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