Samut Songkhram Prison runs virus drill

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Samut Songkhram Prison runs virus drill

By The Nation

 

 

Inmates and staff of Samut Songkhram Central Prison had a drill on Friday (February 28) in a bid to prevent a Covid-19 virus outbreak.

 

Right: Prison commander Komkrit Wongsasai

 

 

Prison commander Komkrit Wongsasai said Duangnet Toanimit, an infection control nurse at Somdet Phra Phuttha Loetla Hospital, provided information about the virus outbreak and advice on avoiding infection.

 

“The drill simulated what would happen if five male inmates, one being Chinese, had a high fever and were coughing and sneezing,” Komkrit said. “Two of them were found to meet the criteria for monitoring the disease, so they were separated in a restricted area for 14 days.

 

“Meanwhile, two other inmates showed high fever, had difficulty breathing and fell unconscious, so the hospital was called to send ambulances so they could receive urgent treatment.”

 

 

Komkrit said the Department of Corrections orders drills for all such risks to prison populations to make sure officials know what to do in any given situation.

 

He called the virus drill “very satisfactory”.

 

As another preventive measure, prison officials collect the health and travel histories of visiting relatives and check their temperature on arrival, as well as that of the inmates.

 

“We also do public relations to build awareness about virus prevention,” Komkrit said.

 

 

“Along with keeping suspect inmates separate for 14 days should an incident occur, officers working closely with them would spend 14 days in quarantine at the hospital.”

 

Both guards and inmates have been provided with protective gear and there are limits on large inmate gatherings and group activities for visitors.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383034

 

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[khwaibah]

Cap em and be done.????

[geriatrickid]

No mention of the cheapest prevention methods;

1. Provision of proper sanitation including soap and running clean water and;

2. elimination of over crowding.

[Redline]

Every single inmate will have it, if one has tested positive.  It’s s like a lab test with them all packed together, like they are.  Another deterrent to committing crimes

[Golden Triangle]

Pure and simple propaganda.

[Golden Triangle]

3 minutes ago, Redline said:

Every single inmate will have it, if one has tested positive.  It’s s like a lab test with them all packed together, like they are.  Another deterrent to committing crimes

Exactly like that cruise ship off Japan mate.

[Redline]

2 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

Exactly like that cruise ship off Japan mate.

Except these people sleep on the floor touching each other.  Absolutely the worst possible environment.  They already have disease problems 

[Caldera]

Apparently every single Thai prison is severely overcrowded. So in the case of an outbreak at any prison, transferring prisoners probably won't be an option. I wonder what they will do?

 

[DeeMak9]

23 minutes ago, Redline said:

Every single inmate will have it, if one has tested positive.  It’s s like a lab test with them all packed together, like they are.  Another deterrent to committing crimes

Exactly. Again, Thailand never ceases to amaze me.