437 more COVID-19 cases found in Phetchaburi factory

[webfact]

 

437 more COVID-19 infections have been found connected to the Cal-Comp Electronics factory in Phetchaburi province, bringing the total in the cluster to 2,111 so far, according to local authorities.

 

The factory was closed on Friday, for two weeks, after 682 employees tested positive. The new cases have been found through the active screening of other employees, said Phetchaburi provincial health chief Dr. Petcharuek Tansawat yesterday. 

 

Of all the cases in the cluster, 781 are Thai workers, while 1,330 others are migrant workers. The former have been admitted to hospital, while the latter have been sent to a field hospital within the factory compound. Those considered at high-risk, but are asymptomatic, are to be quarantined, he added.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/437-more-covid-19-cases-found-in-phetchaburi-factory/

 

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[RichardColeman]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

The former have been admitted to hospital, while the latter have been sent to a field hospital within the factory compound.

Sounds like the Thais get the porcelain, whilst the migrants are about to get the bucket !

[smedly]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Of all the cases in the cluster, 781 are Thai workers, while 1,330 others are migrant workers. The former have been admitted to hospital, while the latter have been sent to a field hospital within the factory compound

says it all really 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sounds like the Thais get the porcelain, whilst the migrants are about to get the bucket !

Migrants get the long drop... 

[rwill]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Of all the cases in the cluster, 781 are Thai workers, while 1,330 others are migrant workers. The former have been admitted to hospital, while the latter have been sent to a field hospital within the factory compound.

 

1 hour ago, smedly said:

says it all really 

they have to keep those migrant workers working...

[hotchilli]

My guess is the factory has done sod-all about it's workers in the past... no testing, no proactive screening nothing.

Just clock-in and work.

[Cake Monster]

IMHO, if the Factories Management had been doing any active screening, or health checks on the Workers, then this outbreak should have been spotted at 2 people, not 2000.

Profit and Share price over peoples Health.

Disgusting.

Modern Day slave labour in action.