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Thailand found a new case of COVID-19, a Thai woman returning from Myanmar Founded in and out of Thailand to work in Myanmar for more than a month, but never in quarantine.
Dr. Opaskarn Kawinpong, MD. Director General, Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health and Dr. Sophon Iamsirithaworn Director of the Division of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health Join today (November 28) at the Department of Disease Control on the case of the discovery of a new infection, a 29-year-old Thai woman in the Chiang Mai area.
For this COVID-19 patient, there was fever, flatulence, headache, and the nose did not smell bad. Who started having a fever, diarrhea, headache, nose and no smell on November 23, 2020, and currently in Nakhon Phing Hospital, Chiang Mai
After investigating the disease, it was found that the patient lived in the Chiang Mai area but had traveled to Myanmar to work several times from October 24 to November 23, without having been in quarantine. After going back to Thailand and traveling in public all the time. Recently, at least 326 people were found to be at risk.
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05.00 hours Drive back from Myanmar to Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province, then take a van from Mae Sai District to Muang District, Chiang Rai Province.
11:00 am by bus from Chiang Rai – Chiang Mai time
2.50pm Arrive in Chiang Mai and use the Grab Car service from Chiang Mai city center. To a condo in downtown Chiang Mai
In the evening, we travel to the entertainment center in Santitham district, Muang district, Chiang Mai province with 2 friends, where they smoke and drink together.
02.00: Enter the accommodation in a friend’s condo. (Keep drinking in the room)
12.00: Return to your condo with the Grab Car service
3:30 pm I went to a shopping mall near the accommodation, ate, watched movies and shopped all the time. There are times when a mask is not used.
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3:30 pm Call a car to the hospital to check for symptoms. Results History There were no nasal symptoms, liquid odor, no fever, and the virus was tested for COVID-19 that night.
Repeat infection test, confirmed COVID-19 cases
326 vulnerable people were found.
After it was confirmed that COVID-19 was found in a 29-year-old woman, officials went to the scene to investigate the disease and followed up on people. It appears that the total number of people exposed to risk was 326, divided into 105 high-risk people at the meeting, 65 made up of condos for patients, condos for friends, entertainment venues and department stores
In addition, there were 40 vehicle contacts, divided into Chiang Rai, 35 cross-border passengers, van, bus, driver Grab.
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As for the low-risk, 149 people, of which the community 140 people, that is, in condominiums, department stores. This included 9 medical staff members and 72 other community contacts.
Regarding immigration or quarantine matters, the province is conducting additional immigration controls. He found that the patient did not pass the normal pass Therefore, there was no detention that was considered illegal. Therefore, you may have to apply to prosecute both the Communicable Diseases Law and the Criminal Law in cases of illicit trafficking because the infection is dangerous for him and for society
The situation in the last 2 months
Dr. Opas summarized the infection situation in the country over the past two months and confirmed that Thailand has a good monitoring and investigation system, leading to the timely detection of the disease among those at risk. And able to effectively control the spread of the disease
In the last 2 months, there were the following infected people in the country.
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Mongkutwattana Hospital Medical and Nursing Team Samples were collected from vulnerable groups of COVID-19. In Don Muang community to get tested for infection
- 5 Myanmar people infected with Mae Sot district border in the same family
- A French woman diagnosed with a disease on Koh Samui who found herself infected in an alternate quarantine facility AND discovered that the problem was the gym’s ventilation system.
- Myanmar people smuggled into Phatthalung city From the Malaysian border At first claimed to be from Mae Sot
- Indian men in Krabi come to check COVID 19 to apply for work Previously, he traveled to Chiang Mai, Sukhothai and Phuket, but followed up well. It should have been infected for a long time. Detected but unable to transmit infection due to low infection.
- Korean soldiers attending a meeting in Thailand You can specify where the meeting is Have it fully inspected At least infected people were not found, unable to spread.
- Hungarian Minister Found from day one From the location of the system makes detection fast The Hungarian ambassador who got infected due to close contact. But with self-arrest and with masks Do not cause further transmission of the infection.
- People from Myanmar smuggled into the city at Umpium Camp, Phop Phra District, Province due to the relatively small amount of infection. It may have been an infection a long time ago.
- 17-year-old woman, Thai, Myanmar It’s a disease Came to Thailand for treatment, it was a border infection and smuggled in
“What we learn from all the events is that it is essential to wear a mask regularly in public areas to help prevent illness. And quickly investigating the disease Since stores, buildings, public areas have CCTV to help track Scan Thai wins But the risk is that the border still needs to be closely monitored for smuggling. Asking people in border areas to help each other to be careful If a person arriving from abroad for less than 14 days has not been quarantined, immediately notify the disease control officer, ”said Dr. Opas .
To various places where this woman traveled to use the service Chiang Mai province has checked and cleaned. The research team is monitoring 326 people and will continue to report the results.
