Kanchanaburi prison field hospital for 379 Covid-19 cases

[Thaiger]

After 379 new Covid-19 infections were found in the Kanchanaburi prison inmate population, work has begun to set up a field hospital. Through active case finding, Kanchanaburi’s governor announced that had uncovered a large cluster within the prison and has taken immediate action to address it. The governor had warned people in advance on his Facebook page to expect this spike in infections. He explained that they were switching from random spot checks for Covid-19 testing to more proactive methods like active case finding, so they expected to discover cases that previously would have been overlooked. They were implementing this […]

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[BeingFrank]

I am intrigued. Why on earth do the Thai government not address the massive overcrowding and atrocious conditions in Thai prisons. It beggars belief.

[BeingFrank]

Shocked that nothing has improved in Thai prisons  Hold on folks it is 2021!