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137 Covid cases linked to African gem trader
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published : 12 May 2021 at 16:40
8 Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, elaborates on a new Covid-19 cluster linked to the gem business in Bangkok and Chanthaburi, at Government House in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Screenshot)
The government reported a Covid-19 cluster of 137 cases was traced back to an African gem trader who travelled between Chanthaburi and Bang Rak district of Bangkok and often attended religious ceremonies.
Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Wednesday that the cluster began with the trader s 21-year-old pregnant wife, like him a native of Guinea.