Provincial governors told to keep close watch on infections in workplaces

[snoop1130]

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has instructed all provincial governors to keep a closer watch on COVID-19 infections in factories and other work places after they have, of late, become hotbeds for cluster infections as 2,631 new cases are reported in Thailand today (Friday).

 

CCSA Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said today that a new cluster of COVID-19 infections has been found at a poultry processing plant in Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani province, where 854 of 2,073 workers tested since May 31st were found to be infected.

 

In Simummuang market, also in Pathum Thani, 1,569 (7%) of 22,412 migrant workers from Myanmar, the Lao PDR and Cambodia, who went through active screening between May 7th and June 2nd, also tested positive for the virus.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/provincial-governors-told-to-keep-close-watch-on-infections-in-workplaces/

 

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[Bkk Brian]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has instructed all provincial governors to keep a closer watch on COVID-19 infections in factories and other work places after they have, of late, become hotbeds for cluster infections as 2,631 new cases are reported in Thailand today (Friday).

Keep a closer watch?

 

The only way to keep a check is to random test all workplaces, watching them won't really solve any problems..............

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has instructed all provincial governors to keep a closer watch on COVID-19 infections in factories and other work places after they have, of late, become hotbeds for cluster infections as 2,631 new cases are reported in Thailand today (Friday).

Basically dropped the ball after the second wave.. nothing learnt and now the 3rd wave which has hit harder than most expected.

[jacko45k]

11 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Keep a closer watch?

 

The only way to keep a check is to random test all workplaces, watching them won't really solve any problems..............

Government subsidized testing and incentives would be needed. At the moment I don't see any incentive for a factory owner to test staff unless they are all dropping down at their workstations... having to pay for tests and the prospect of being closed down are not. 

Are they obligatory at all?

[rtco]

The more that get it the closer we will become to herd immunity