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A riot policeman deployed at anti-government protests in Bangkok after visiting his home in Samut Sakhon province last month has tested positive for Covid-19, according to his supervisor.
Pol Col Ekapop Tanprayoon, head of Wang Thonglang station, said yesterday that Pol Sen Sgt Maj Somyot Nuamcharoen sought a Covid-19 test at a hospital on Tuesday. The result came back positive on Wednesday.
The station chief ordered the disinfection of Wang Thonglang station and items which the infected policeman had handled, while colleagues who had worked closely with him were ordered to quarantine.
Pol Sen Sgt Maj Somyot had returned to his home province of Samut Sakhon, the epicentre of the second Covid-19 wave, on Feb 18, where he met up with friends. One later tested positive for Covid-19 and informed him of the result on Tuesday, he said. The policeman had returned to Bangkok on Feb 19 and the following day was deployed to a protest site outside parliament.
40 riot policemen quarantined after officer infected
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published : 5 Mar 2021 at 15:00
6 National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk briefs reporter at the Royal Thai Police Office in Bangkok on Friday. (Photo supplied)
Forty policemen have been quarantined after coming into close contact with a Covid-19 infected riot policeman, who caught the virus on a visit to Samut Sakhon and was later deployed at protest rallies in Bangkok.
National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk on Friday outlined efforts to control the spread of the virus at Wang Thonglang police station in Bangkok, where the man works.
He said 24 police had been in close contact with the infected officer, Pol Sen Sgt Maj Somyot Nuamcharoen. They were tested for Covid-19 and quarantined at Police General Hospital. The test results were pending.
A riot policeman deployed at anti-government protests in Bangkok after visiting his home in Samut Sakhon province last month has tested positive for Covid-19, according to his supervisor.