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Ministry of Corrections, Bangkok, table, urgent declaration Inmates with COVID-19 disease They are isolated before entering normal territory. It is the first domestic infection. After more than 100 days
At 6:00 pm on September 3, 2020, Dr. Suwanchai Wattana Yingcharoenchai. Director General, Department of Disease Control Bring a press release about the casePrisoners infected with COVID-19 New prisoner He entered a special treatment center in mid-August 26 before being detected for the coronavirus infection on September 2.
Later, Dr. Walailak Chaifu, Director of the Department of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, explained that the Department of Disease Control recognized reports of inmates infected with COVID-19 on September 2, where tests were carried out regularly in the prison. This person is isolated before entering normal territory. Be the first inmate to accept.But after the results were confirmed, two labs discovered that they were indeed infected with COVID-19 and sent teams to investigate. It is a team from the Department of Disease Control, the BMA Health Office and the correctional team
Said patient had symptoms on August 29, 2020 with sputum, but symptoms were unclear. Therefore, collect samples in the nasal cavity to detect infection. After having a history of 14 days back, initially living with a family in a condo in Bangmod, the family is considered a high risk person, 5 people will continue to be quarantined. The patient is a DJ who works in the Rama 3 and Rama 5 branches for 3 days and 2 nights, as well as in restaurants on Khao San Road.
In addition, the court day on August 26 was a drug-related case, 20 people were exposed, namely lawyers, prison officials. Condemned prisoners Bus participant Will continue to be quarantined The first inmates received the same day, the other 34 were not infected. From the same day exam That hasn’t finished yet That will continue to learn
In the Department of Corrections He cares for prisoners on a regular basis This is the second case detected in the correctional section since the outbreak, confirming that the inmates were diagnosed with COVID-19. It did not affect other inmates. Due to the separation of the area, the first inmates are accepted for 14 days before moving to other regions. In which this prisoner I did not travel abroad OR coming back from abroad Living alone in Thailand Where this prisoner In Bang Khen Special Treatment Institute And now they transferred him to the correctional hospital in a single room To cure the disease This included the transfer of 34 inmates in the same room to monitor the disease for 14 days. They have investigated the disease When entering the Bang Khen Special Therapy Correctional Center, the patient’s house and the court, the patient’s house found 5 out of 7 high-risk people living in the interior of the country. With samples collected for examination for disease In addition, staff are monitoring the patient’s workplace, where it will be closed for three days for cleaning. Including finding people at high risk To further isolate
However, Dr. Suwanchai confirmed that in the end This is the first domestic infection. After more than 100 days of infection in the country.
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