BANGKOK, March 19 (TNA) – The Government House compound
has been sanitized after a security officer to finance minister has tested
positive for the novel coronavirus.
Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has gone into
self-isolation since Wednesday when the male aide was confirmed to have the
virus.
Workers sprayed disinfectant throughout the Government House
compound especially the command building where the aide accompanied Uttama to a
Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The security
officer was reportedly not in the same vehicle as the minister’s.
Uttama, who is, so far, the most senior government official
to have been in self-isolation, is still waiting for his Covid-19 test
results. The weekly cabinet meeting was
chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Government House officials who worked on Tuesday have been
ordered to have health checks and follow the Public Health Ministry’s
guideline.
Everyone who came to close contact with the security officer
is ordered to be in self-isolation at home for 14 days.
Meanwhile, over 100 soldiers, early Thursday morning, began
disinfecting city streets in Bangkok for the first time in an attempt to fight
the spread of Covid-19. The Army said it
would continue the clean-up at such places as trains station, bus terminal and
junctions every night until March 31. (TNA)
