published : 14 May 2021 at 12:10
Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited and ExxonMobil Affiliates in Thailand donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use during the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in Klong Toey District.
Dr. Taweesak Bunluesin (2nd left), Director of Esso (Thailand), presented 250 pieces of PPE to Miss Piyathida Niyom (2nd right), Director of Klong Toey District in efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in Klong Toey community. The presentation was made at Klong Toey District Office.
“Our head office in Bangkok is located at Klong Toey District. As a corporate citizen, we are here to provide moral support and assistance to Klong Toey District Office in battling COVID-19 for our community. We recognise and appreciate all the hard work and dedication of related officers in handling this,” said Dr. Taweesak.
Slum cluster was avoidable
published : 4 May 2021 at 04:00
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After the experiences of the Samut Sakhon and Thong Lor outbreaks, there was a clear expectation that state authorities would now be better prepared to prevent clusters of infections getting out of hand. Yet, the emerging Klong Toey cluster proves the opposite to be the case.
Yesterday, the authorities woke up to an alert from Chulalongkorn Hospital over a surge in Covid-19 cases over the past few days a number of patients were from the slum area with several deteriorating quickly.
The hospital s Facebook page yesterday revealed that it had 400 Covid-19 patients in its care, 231 on hospital premises and 169 in designated hospitels . Of these, 22 are in critical condition.