BANGKOK: The governor of a province at the center of an expanding Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand has been confirmed infected with the coronavirus after meeting with public health officials including the deputy prime minister. The meeting Sunday attended by the Samut Sakhon governor, Deputy PM Anutin Charnvirakul and others was considered a low risk of spreading the virus because everyone wore masks, said Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyotin, a spokesperson for the Covid-19 response center. The governor, Weerasak Wijitsaengsri, did not have symptoms but would be treated at a hospital, Taweesilp said. Thailand reported 144 new cases Monday, most of them locally transmitted, and its total has reached 6,285. Confirmed cases related to the seafood market have been found in 43 other provinces, including the capital, Bangkok.

Source: Manila Times December 28, 2020 07:52 UTC