Factory infections revealedCovid-19 has spread to the manufacturing sector at a worrying rate of 13 infected factories a day, with the food and electronics industries at the top of the caseload table, according to the Industry Ministry. The ministry found new infections in 13 factories and some 800 workers a day, making up 4% of total daily infections in Thailand. The top five industries where infections were reported are food (136 factories), followed by electronics (103), metal (65), garments (64) and plastics (57). The ministry did not consider the infections to be new clusters because the number of Covid-19 cases was lower than 100 in many factories. Factory operators and state officials are working together to contain the spread of the virus through the Thai Stop Covid scheme, which assesses hygienic standards at factories.

Source: Bangkok Post August 19, 2021 00:00 UTC