Over 400 workers quarantined as 115 Covid infections confirmed at pineapple factory

[Thaiger]

Officials in the western province of Prachuap Khiri Khan have reported 115 new Covid-19 infections at a pineapple factory. 402 workers are now in quarantine, with a dedicated isolation facility set up within the factory, while the 115 patients are receiving medical treatment. Deputy provincial governor, Kittipong Sukpakun, says the quarantine facility will be in use for 14 days. According to a Thai Residents report, most of the workers at the factory are Burmese nationals. In addition, there are 53 Thai workers on monthly contracts. The 402 workers in quarantine are considered high-risk. 202 of them live on-site, while the […]

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[King Cotton]

Today, 400 pineapple factory workers and 303 Transport Ministry staff (too much hugging probably) quarantined or Covid-infected.

What will tomorrow bring . . . 500 peanut roasters and 404 Finance Ministry staff? There's bound to be someone trying to 'better' those numbers.

[Andrew Reeve]

I fail to understand why more testing is not carried out on large groups of people that work in close proximity in the work place. Very clear by the those figures that all the necessary sage guards are not in place.