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Mae Sot is busy searching for vulnerable groups, touching 2 Myanmar drivers with COVID
On October 10, 2020 at 6:17 PM
Ministry of Public Health urged to find close people and vulnerable groups. 2 The driver of a Myanmar cargo truck crossing from Myawaddy province is infected with COVID-19.
On October 10, 2020, Dr. Sophon Iamsirichaworn The Director of the Division of General Communicable Diseases of the Department of Disease Control discusses surveillance, prevention and control of COVID-19. In the Thai-Myanmar border area, the Tak Provincial Public Health Office reported that the proactive search for patients in the Mae Sot district using RT-PCR testing in 5 border districts is a collaboration between Mae Sot Hospital. And immigration officials in Tak province Establish a COVID-19 checkpoint, a free service for inbound drivers in both Thailand and Myanmar by allowing all drivers to get out of the vehicle to collect samples and send them to Mae Sot Hospital, with a total of 115 people.
The results of the operations, but from October 8 to 9, 2020, 2 genetic material was detected. Both patients have already been admitted to Myawaddy Hospital. All 100 contacts who worked in the same factory were sent to Myanmar’s quarantine status.
Although the Thai side is also accelerating the search for contacts, both countries maintain close relations, coordination and cooperation between countries. Prevent cross-border transmission through effective surveillance and quarantine systems.
In addition, the Ministry of Public Health Concerns for medical personnel who perform public health care functions I emphasize that the safety of public health personnel That it is a high-risk group due to close contact with patients Ask the health personnel All members of the school wear masks during their functions. For safety And to set a good example for people
Dr. Natthakarn Appreciation, Head of the Epidemiology Department, Mae Sot Hospital Lead a team of disease investigation officers Epidemic in the area Detection of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) close contact with citizens of Myanmar with COVID Warehouse area Close to market Pha Charoen, Mae Sot Sub-district, Mae Sot District, Tak Province Then, on October 9, 2020, two people from Myanmar drove a cargo truck crossing from Myawaddy Province, Myanmar to receive the goods from the warehouse. Store products near Phacharoen Market, Mae Sot District, Tak Province
Also, Myanmar people come to drive to buy goods at the Mae Sot market. He then drove the car back to deliver it to customers in Myawaddy province. As a result, there are more than 70 vulnerable groups from Myanmar who are in close contact, of which the Myawaddy authorities are ordering to quarantine all of them for urgent examination. For the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak in Myanmar, the October 9 data found 1,461 additional infections today, a total of 23,906 cases, 372 additional cures, 6,738 cases cured in total, 31 additional deaths, a total of 566.
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