webfact Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Samut Sakhon readies to reopen popular Central Prawn Market by Jan-end By THE NATION Samut Sakhon’s Central Prawn Market in Muang district is ready to reopen on either January 26 or 27 after a major clean-up scheduled on January 25, the province’s deputy governor Theerapat Katchamat announced. The market had been ordered shut since December 20 after more than 500 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were traced back there. “All infected persons from the market had been sent to the Samut Sakhon field hospital for treatment and 14-day quarantine,” Theerapat said. “They have now all been released after tests showed they are free of the virus.” Theerapat said that on Friday (January 22) the province would perform another test on 1,200 people who reside near the market and had previously tested negative for Covid-19 to make sure that the market is a completely virus-free zone. “The reopening of the market is important to the province’s economy, as Samut Sakhon hosts one of Thailand’s biggest seafood markets,” he added. Meanwhile, market manager Damrong Mansin said he has instructed all merchants to strictly follow Covid-19 preventive measures when the market reopens, including screening all workers with thermo scanners and wearing sanitary face masks at all times. On Wednesday Samut Sakhon reported 92 new virus cases, which raised the province’s accumulated cases to 4,921 patients – 1,045 Thais and 3,876 migrants. Some 331 are presently in hospital, 1,332 are being monitored in quarantine, 3,257 have either been cured or have tested negative after quarantine, and one person has died. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401575 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2021-01-21 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommers Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Disgraceful. Every day there are new cases in this location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 unless they setup covid test point at the market entry, i think this place will last 2 weeks before locking whole province again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 hours ago, webfact said: Samut Sakhon readies to reopen popular Central Prawn Market by Jan-end They've had a rough ride this month, good luck and hope a second wave doesn't follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommers Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Unless retailers apply a sticker saying their seafood is NOT from this market I will not buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey11 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Of course it will, authorities said this wave will be over by end of January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggley Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 How can they open the market when they are recording so many new cases in the area yet bars in Pattaya are still closed with no reported new cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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