Nakhon Nayok prison warden contracts Covid-19

“Boonmee Wiboonjak reported to me that he had been receiving treatment for pneumonia at a hospital in Nakhon Nayok province since Monday and tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday,” he said. “He is being transferred to a better-equipped facility in Bangkok.”
Narat said Nakhon Nayok provincial prison has 988 prisoners and 49 staff, while the warden, who is on sick leave, has not been to the prison since March 27.
“Department of Corrections has appointed Dr Weerasak Hanpariphan, deputy director-general, to cooperate with Nakhon Nayok Public Health Office and Department of Disease Control Region 4 to investigate the patient’s travel history and collect samples from prisoners and staff immediately,” said Narat.
“Currently only two prisoners and one prison staff have tested positive for Covid-19 in Thailand and they all were already isolated from others and transferred to hospitals.”