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Dr. Opaskarn Kawinpong, MD. Director General, Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health Revealed in the case of finding a person infected with the cluster COVID-19 in the province of Samut Prakan that Number of infected people in a camp of construction workers, district of Muang, Samut Prakan Province Recently, there have been 17 cases of infection at the beginning of this group. It comes from a 29-year-old Cambodian construction worker who works in a construction camp in Sukhumvit 117, Bang Mueang Mai sub-district. On March 13, the patient traveled to request a COVID test at a hospital in Bangkok to apply for a license to renew work The results were found to be infected with COVID. Therefore, he received treatment at Hospital in Bangkok
After that, the disease investigation team was proactive in the worker camp at Sukhumvit 117 and the worker camp at Sukhumvit 107, along with 16 more cases of infection, including 4 Thai workers, 10 Cambodian workers, and two workers from Myanmar, all of which were in the Samut Prakan province state hospital. The infection test in high-risk people, such as 584 farm workers and 14 dormitories at Bang Khae, found no infection, while 29 engineers tested 23 without infection and another 6 are pending results.
The Director General of the Department of Disease Control said there are two major risk factors for the outbreak in the construction worker camp: 1. Inside the camps, accommodation and construction sites. There is a common use of space and objects such as sinks, toilets and showers. And drinking water dispensers, etc. 2. Thai employees have violated company measures. Going to risk areas to socialize After that, the company fired the group and discovered that one case had coronavirus infection.
Regarding Proactive Research Progress in Bang Khae Market Area Latest COVID-19 Test Data A total of 384 infected people were found, which consisted of proactive testing in Bang Khae market area, 6 sites, 309 infected people, representing 8.32% of the total number of 4,315 people who were tested and 309 were still waiting for the results. the Royal Motor Vehicle Inspection Service There were 26 infected cases, representing 0.6% of the 6,293 people who underwent the test and 2,108 who are still awaiting the results. There were 49 infected cases, which represents 1.08% of the 4,886 people tested and 386 are still awaiting the results.
The competent authorities have ordered the market to close. Along with improving the Y sanitation system, proactive patient search measures are still being implemented. Until the situation is resolved In addition, the COVID-19 vaccine has been made. To strengthen the immunity of traders. Thai and foreign workers As well as the communities surrounding the market Including the issuance of a card to certify the results of the COVID test Before allowing them to return to the market
Dr. Opas also spoke about the vaccination overview. And the management of the new batch of vaccines The latest data from February 28 to March 20, 64, there are 69,927 people who received the vaccine, consisting of 32,207 volunteer health medical personnel, other officials. Who had opportunities to contact 7,763 patients, 5,122 people with underlying disease, 1,514 cases of the elderly aged 60 years and over, and 23,321 people in vulnerable areas.
This figure is official information until March 20, which does not include people who have been vaccinated by the broadcast of the BMA mobile service. The more than 1,000 injections, including the total number of people receiving the vaccine, are likely to reach 70,000, most of whom do not have a severe allergic reaction. And good security, “said the Director General of the Department of Disease Control.
Administration of the COVID vaccine This is the latest information until March 20, 64, by the vaccine company Sinovac. The Ministry of Public Health has delivered the vaccine to the 13 main target provinces. The first phase has already been 116,520 doses in the first round. In addition, more deliveries have been delivered in the Bangkok area. Out of more than 26,640 doses from the outbreak in the Bang Khae market area and 34,920 doses in Samut Sakhon province, the total number of vaccines delivered to the area was 178,080 doses.
Regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Ministry of Public Health has delivered 10,000 doses in Samut Sakhon province, 5,000 doses in Nonthaburi, 5,000 doses in Pathum Thani province and 5,000 doses in Samut Prakan province.
“Overall now Both types of vaccines have been delivered to the area, 203,080 doses of the remaining vaccines, such as Bangkok, Tak province, Mae Sot, where the elderly want to inject the AstraZeneca vaccine. The numbers are being gathered in the central area by the Ministry of Public Health to deliver them to the next, “said Opas Dr.
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