New coronavirus infections prompt Bang Kae Market closure in BangkokThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of Bang Kae Market after 80 people there tested positive for Covid-19. The discovery renewed fears of a possible new cluster of infections as the country prepares to ease its coronavirus lockdown. Parnrudee Manomaipiboon, director of the BMA's Public Health Department, confirmed that an active case search was conducted yesterday at Bang Kae Market in the Thon Buri district. The search began at 9.30am with the testing of 1,400 people -- mostly visitors and vendors -- at Bang Kae and five nearby markets: Sirisetthnont Market, Kitti Market, Pasom Market, Wonder Market and Talat Mai Bang Kae Market. A provincial health office official told the Bangkok Post that the main carrier was a 64-year-old mother who went to Bang Kae Market to buy ingredients for her somtam shop.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2021 23:26 UTC