Three close relatives of a Covid-19 infected shrimp wholesaler at a market in Samut Sakhon have also tested positive for the virus.
The shrimp market, meanwhile, has been closed for thorough cleansing.
The 67-year-old vendor’s 95-year-old bed-ridden mother, her elder sister, aged 73, and her sister-in-law, 57, were found to be also infected, Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, director general of the Communicable Diseases Division, said on Friday.
The woman owns a stall at the Talad Klang Kung, or Central Shrimp Market, in Samut Sakhon and fell ill on Dec 13, with muscle pains and loss of…