Couple spark Covid alert
The provincial health office of Chon Buri, where up to 499 new Covid-19 cases were recorded yesterday, was urgently searching for two Indian tourists who left the province for Bangkok before repeat tests showed they had Covid-19.
The tourists were identified as Ankit Sejwal, 30, and Preeti Panwar, 32. They entered Thailand under the Covid-19 Test&Go scheme and their initial Covid-19 tests upon arriving in the country returned negative, said Dr Apirat Katanyutanont, chief of the Chon Buri health office.
The two left for the capital without waiting until their final test results were known, said Dr Apirat, adding the office was requesting the Indian embassy in Bangkok to help locate them.
The office said anyone with information about their whereabouts can contact Vibharam Laemchabang Hospital by calling 033-009-800. As of the press time yesterday, they had yet to be found.
Of the 499 new infections logged yesterday in Chon Buri, 336 were confirmed in Bang Lamung district, according to information published by the office.
The largest cluster in the province began with five infected naval officers but has since expanded to more than 1,879 cases, the office said. All eateries serving alcohol in Pattaya are now required to screen all of their customers using a rapid antigen test kit.