BANGKOK, Sept 9 (TNA) – The Department of Disease Control (CDC) denied that a parent of a student of Sarasas Witead Suksa School contracted Covid-19, saying the person tested negative for the virus and is being quarantined.
The school in Samut Prakan province announced to close from Sept 8-11 due to a report that a parent was infected with coronavirus.
To allay public fears, the CDC disclosed the details on the issue, saying that the parent is a family member of a pub DJ, who later became an inmate in a drug case and was found infected with the Covid-19 before being transferred to a prison.
The inmate was reported as Thailand’s first local transmitted case after 100 days free of domestic virus cases.
The parent of the student entered 14-day quarantine and was about to complete it. He tested negative to the virus, according to the CDC.
The CDC clarified that students at the school are considered as low –risk of coronavirus transmission.
The school has conducted cleaning and disinfection and shifted to teaching online classes. It has also postponed mid-term exams from Sept 14-17 to 15-18. (TNA)
