Public Health Ministry names 3 Bangkok restaurants where 22 were infected - The Nation

Public Health Ministry names 3 Bangkok restaurants where 22 were infected

National

Dec 30. 2020

By THE NATION

The Public Health Ministry said three restaurants in Bangkok – Saeb E-san Karaoke in Thewet and E-san Krong Kaew and Nongmai Plaza, both in Pinklao – could have spread Covid-19 after several newly infected patients were traced back to the eateries.

"Twenty-two patients in Bangkok were found to have visited one of these three restaurants: Saeb E-san Karaoke in the Thewet area and E-san Krong Kaew and Nongmai Plaza, both in the Pinklao area," said Dr Wichan Pawan, director of the Institute for Urban Disease Control and Prevention under the ministry's Department of Disease Control during a press conference on Tuesday evening.

"People who have visited any of these three restaurants from December 15-20 should go into self-quarantine for 14 days and monitor their symptoms closely," he advised.

"If you feel sick, wear a face mask and go immediately to the nearest medical facility in a private vehicle. Don't forget to inform the doctor about your recent travel history," he said.

Wichan said that besides the 22 cases related to the three restaurants, the other new cases in Bangkok can be grouped in two clusters – the first is from the communities that share the border with Samut Sakhon, such as Bang Khun Tian, Nong Khaem and Bang Khae. This group contains more than 70 patients.

"The other cluster group – one Thai patient and six Myanmar nationals – has been traced to a shoe factory in Rama II area," he added. "The first patient from this cluster is a Myanmar man who showed symptoms on December 17. The other patients had used the same restroom he used at the factory."

Future Park Rangsit will undertake a big clean-up at its premises and nearby public vehicle stops after Pathum Thani's 11th Covid-19 patient was reported to have used a public van that runs from the shopping mall to Phreuksa B Village, according to an announcement on its Futureparksociety Facebook page on Tuesday.

"Future Park has asked the company that operates public vans on that route to clean and disinfect all its vehicles thoroughly and suspend operations on the route for three days from December 30 to January 1. Its drivers have been instructed to self-quarantine at home for 14 days." the shopping mall said.

"Meanwhile, Future Park will undergo a big clean-up and disinfection on all its floors and contact surfaces both inside and outside the premises, as well as at the Future Park Station and public vehicle stops near the mall," the Facebook post said.

The province's 11th patient was confirmed on December 29 as being a female aged 48. She is a resident of Khlong Luang district. She travelled to Future Park Rangsit on December 23 to catch a van to her house in Phreuksa B Village.