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22 wet markets to reopen

Mankong, one of the fresh markets in Samut Sakhon, has been closed due to the resurgence of outbreaks in January. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakoo)

Samut Sakhon — the province with the country’s largest Covid-19 cluster — is going to reopen 22 fresh markets on Monday after they were shut down from Dec 19.

However, the Central Shrimp Market, know as the origin of the largest Covid-19 cluster in the kingdom, is not one of them.

Samut Sakhon municipality on Friday began a three-day cleaning campaign targeting all 22 markets, according to Chingchai Bunprakhong, mayor of the municipality. He said the markets are to be sprayed with water mixed with concentrated chlorine.

On Friday, three water tanks containing the mixture were sent to begin the big cleaning operation at Mahachai Market, he said. He said a…

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