Ministry debunks rumour of new Covid surge from Samut Sakhon factory

By The Nation

 

 

The Public Health Ministry has debunked online reports of a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases from an outbreak at a Samut Sakhon seafood operator.

 

The ministry confirmed that many of the 914 cases detected in the recent outbreak were workers at the Pattaya Food (Thailand) Co factory, which employs 3,000 people. However, it pointed out that this was old news and that new cases were spread across factories in the province.

 

A field hospital to quarantine infected workers has now been set up at the Pattaya Food factory, which has been shut down temporarily.

 

Thiraphong Chansiri, CEO of Thai Union Group (TUG), also debunked rumours that a large number of Covid-19 cases had been detected at the nearby TUG factory.

 

He said 23,630 of the company’s 27,522 local employees have been screened so far, with only 69 (0.29 per cent) found to be infected with coronavirus. TUG expects to complete screening of all its Samut Sakhon workers this week.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400791

 

 

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Is this true news?  My GF's family and her friends who work in that Area and also in Bang Na have said that many at the Tuna factory have tested positive.  I would hope that they have combined all of the umbers and they have an idea of how many from each factory have been diagnosed with Covid.  The GF said the factories are still in operation, albeit without those in isolation.

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Is this true news?  My GF's family and her friends who work in that Area and also in Bang Na have said that many at the Tuna factory have tested positive.  I would hope that they have combined all of the umbers and they have an idea of how many from each factory have been diagnosed with Covid.  The GF said the factories are still in operation, albeit without those in isolation.

The Infected Staff may be in isolation, but the Covid Virus is still quite happy playing among their Machines and other Staff members.

The petri dish Factories should all be closed with immediate effect.

For the Staff safety and the safety of others in their vicinities.

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Is this true news?  My GF's family and her friends who work in that Area and also in Bang Na have said that many at the Tuna factory have tested positive.  I would hope that they have combined all of the umbers and they have an idea of how many from each factory have been diagnosed with Covid.  The GF said the factories are still in operation, albeit without those in isolation.

Even if it is true news, the Pooyays  will feel free to ignore it if it isn't new and pristine. If it's old news, well it just doesn't count.

Such is life within the reality distortion zone.

15 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Is this true news?  My GF's family and her friends who work in that Area and also in Bang Na have said that many at the Tuna factory have tested positive.  I would hope that they have combined all of the umbers and they have an idea of how many from each factory have been diagnosed with Covid.  The GF said the factories are still in operation, albeit without those in isolation.

It was found in Europe that covid infections in food production factories, abattoirs, etc tended to spread quickly, they think due to the controlled environment temperatures. I've no idea if the tuna canning places are kept at low temperatures or not.

This covid is very smart, it adapts, mutates and also like sea food.