Rangsit Uni staff, students in lockdown after Covid scare

Rangsit University students and staff have been ordered to self-isolate after one of its students was found to have travelled in the same public van as a returnee from Myanmar who later tested positive for Covid-19.

The university, located in Phatum Thani just north of Bangkok, revealed the timeline of the student: 

1. On November 29, the student spent two hours (1pm-3pm) in the same van as the Covid-19 case while returning to his/her hometown in Ratchaburi. 

2. On December 2, the student attended class at the university from midday to 5pm. He/she visited the second storey of Building 12/1 and the Student Affairs Office on the second storey of Building 14.

The university said the student is currently self-isolating at his/her residence to monitor symptoms.

"The university has urged all students and staff who came into contact with this student to self-isolate at their residence, said Rangsit University authorities. “Meanwhile all areas that the student visited have been disinfected.”