Covid-19 cases linked to Ang Thong cockfighting spreads to neighbouring provinces

Caitlin AshworthPublished: 18:22, 06 January 2021| Updated: 18:22, 06 January 2021

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Covid-19 cases linked to Ang Thong cockfighting spreads to neighbouring provinces

Covid-19 cases linked to 2 cockfighting arenas in the central province Ang Thong have spread to neighbouring provinces, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Cockfighting is now temporarily banned in various provinces to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Out of the 38 cases linked to the cockfighting areas, 68% of the cases are asymptomatic, according to the CCSA. 30 of cases were detected in Ang Thong, which is 100 kilometres north of Bangkok, while 3 cases were reported in Ayutthaya, 3 cases in Sing Buri, 1 in Nonthaburi and 1 in Suphan Buri.

Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.