NONTHABURI, Aug 13 (TNA) — Measures to control the coronavirus disease 2019 were leniently imposed at many premises including failure to use the check-in and checkout Thaichana app, the Disease Control Department has warned.
Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, director of general communicable diseases at the department, said on Wednesday that the second spread of COVID-19 was reported in many countries that had effectively controlled the disease like Vietnam and New Zealand. Therefore, all parties had to seriously implement disease control measures including quarantine and COVID-19 tests on people arriving from other countries.
He said he was concerned that customers were allowed to pack many premises without wearing face masks and that posed high risks of disease transmission. Some people did not use the Thaichana application and it would be difficult to find them in case a COVID-infected person was at the same place.
Dr Sophon urged people to actively protect themselves by wearing masks, regularly washing hands, observing social distancing and avoiding congested and poorly ventilated places.
“If all parties are helpful and cooperation starts from individuals and expands to families, communities and the whole society, Thailand will be safe and can contain COVID-19 when local infection recurs,” he said. (TNA)
