Coronavirus (Covid-19)
16 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

16 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand is raised to 3,942 with 3,788 recoveries and 60 deaths. 94 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus.
- 9 Thai nationals travelling from Turkey tested positive for Covid-19. They arrived to Thailand on November 20 and tested positive a few days later. 3 of them reported symptoms including a runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever and fatigue.
- An 11 year old Thai student travelling from the United States with a layover in Hong Kong tested positive for Covid-19. She arrived to Thailand on November 12 and tested positive 12 days later while at a Chon Buri state quarantine facility.
- A 43 year old Thai man travelling from the United Arab Emirates tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived to Thailand on November 13 and tested positive 11 days later while at a Chon Buri state quarantine facility.
- A 44 year old Thai man travelling from Kuwait with a layover in Qatar tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived on November 17 and tested positive 3 days later at a Chon Buri state quarantine facility.
- A 48 year old Thai man travelling from Qatar tested positive for Covid-19. He arrived to Thailand on November 17 and tested positive 3 days later while at at Chon Buri state quarantine facility.
- A 31 year old Thai woman travelling from Sweden with a layover in Germany tested positive for Covid-19. She arrived on November 19 and tested positive 4 days later while at a Bangkok quarantine hotel.
- A 62 year old Thai woman travelling from Switzerland tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival at a screening point at the Suvarnabhumi Airport on November 25. She reported symptoms of a headache and phlegm.
- A 23 year old Kuwaiti woman travelling from Kuwait with a layover in the United Arab Emirates tested positive for Covid-19. She arrived on November 16 and tested positive a week later while in quarantine at a hospital Bangkok for medical treatment unrelated to the coronavirus. Her health records show that she was previously infected with Covid-19 on September 21.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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Outbreak in Samut Sakhon is “worrying,” CCSA spokesperson says

While the number of daily new Covid-19 cases continues to drop, health officials are still scrambling to contain the virus in the prime hotspot: Samut Sakhon. The outbreak in the coastal fishing province is “worrying,” according to Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin.
Health officials rolled out a proactive mass testing campaign after a spike of Covid-19 cases in mid-December. The vast majority of cases were concentrated around the Central Shrimp Market in the Mahachai fishing hub, which affected a large migrant population. The virus has since spread to 61 of Thailand’s 77 provinces.
With the help of proactive testing, more than 4,000 cases were reported in Samut Sakhon. Field hospitals have been set up on the fly to treat and quarantine those that are infected.
But public health officials are still racing to test as many people in the province as possible with plans to inspect 600 factories and test 50 factory workers per day. There are 12,000 factories in Samut Sakhon and Taweeslip says health officials are speeding up testing to “isolate infected people as soon as possible.”
“The outbreak in Samut Sakhon is worrying. It is difficult to conduct active case-finding there. There are many obstacles, including the number of factories… Meanwhile, factory owners and workers must cooperate. There are more than 10,000 small factories where 1-200 people are employed.”
SOURCE: Bangkok Post
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Chiang Mai night markets reopening tomorrow

Night markets in Chiang Mai will be reopened tomorrow after the province went 6 consecutive days with no new Covid-19 cases.
According to Chiang Mai Governor, Charoenrit Sanguansat, the province and the provincial disease control committee agreed to ease up restrictions on social and business activities after the number of infections continually dropped and no new infections were reported during the past week.
As a result, flea markets, night markets, and walking streets across the province will be reopened tomorrow onwards.
However, the governor still reiterates that marketplaces and visitors must follow the disease control measures strictly.
Since the start of the second wave of Covid-19 in mid-December, Chiang Mai has tightened restrictions to prevent the virus spread in the province, with the order to close all markets and social activities for 14 days on January 6.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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CCSA Update: 171 new Covid-19 cases

171 new Covid-19 cases were reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing. The majority of the cases were detected in a proactive testing campaign. Thailand now has 3,168 active Covid-19 cases. The CCSA has reported a total of 12,594 infections and 70 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year.
Out of the 171 new Covid-19 cases, 125 were detected in a proactive testing campaign primarily among the migrant population in Samut Sakhon.
33 of the cases were local transmissions where people were exposed to the virus while visiting high risk areas. 18 of those cases were reported in Samut Sakhon.
13 of the cases were detected at quarantine facilities for those travelling to Thailand from overseas.

Active Covid-19 cases in Thailand as of January 18, according to Worldometers.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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