The head office of The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), in Nonthaburi province, has been ordered closed for three days for disinfection, after an outsource employee was found to be infected with COVID-19.

Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs, Sutthichai Juprasertporn, said today (Tuesday) that, as a precautionary measure, all staff working in close proximity with the infected person must be isolated in state quarantine for 14 days and screened for the virus, while those who work in the same building, but are considered at low risk, were told to confine themselves at home for 14 days.

Staff who are not at risk of being infected and working in the same or other buildings have been advised to work from home until further notice, said Mr. Suthichai.

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/egat-head-office-closed-for-disinfection-as-employee-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

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30 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

all staff working in close proximity with the infected person must be isolated in state quarantine for 14 days and screened for the virus

They really like to lock people away don't they.

 

14 hours ago, ukrules said:

They really like to lock people away don't they.

 

In this case being in close proximity to a known infected person it makes good sense, if they test clear let them out of quarantine and return to work.

The result of again a lack of pre-emptive testing program, especially with large organization. 

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

has been ordered closed for three days for disinfection, after an outsource employee was found to be infected with COVID-19.

Has anybody recently attended this building to pay their electricity bill????