Original title: More than 3,400 employees in a large factory in Thailand were infected with the new crown virus and spread to surrounding residential communities. Source: CCTV News Client
The health department of Phetchabun Province in Thailand announced on the 26th the virus screening results of a cluster of new coronary pneumonia infections in a large chicken processing factory in the province. 3,481 of the 7,164 employees in the factory were infected, with an infection rate close to 50%. There are 391 national employees and 3090 foreign employees.
The factory is the largest chicken processing factory in Asia. It covers a huge area and is surrounded by 3 residential communities. After the outbreak, relevant departments sealed off the factory area and built a 3,000-bed shelter hospital in the factory area. At the same time, 366 high-risk people in the surrounding communities were tested for the virus, and 80 people tested positive. . Presumably, the epidemic has spread in these communities. (Receptionist Li Min)
(Edited by Li Mingyi)
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