Hua Hin: More Covid-19 cases at two factories

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New TV reported that most of Prachuap Khiri Khan's new Covid cases were at two factories. 

 

Local department of health official Dr Suriya Khuharat said after a meeting that there were 91 new cases bringing the total to 1,929 in the province. 

 

Some 1,624 people had recovered and 301 were undergoing treatment.

 

A total of 85 of the new cases were at the Dole Thailand pineapple canning factory.

 

These were 78 workers from Myanmar and 7 Thais. 

 

This brought the total of cases there to 221. A field hospital had been created among worker accommodation .

 

A total of 1,064 workers were now back on the job after completing 14 day quarantine. Protocols under the "Good Factory Practce" were being followed.

 

Meanwhile at Surachai Poultry Foods in Hin Lek Fai another Covid case was found bringing the total to 100.

 

Production had stopped there and deep cleaning was underway.

 

The authorities also announced that in the province 23,203 people had received a first dose of Sinovac vaccine and 13,699 had been jabbed once with Astra Zeneca.

 

A total of 12,200 people had received two doses of Sinovac.  

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-06-10

 

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