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Health minister quarantined, Samut Sakhon governor infected

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, centre, inspects the construction of a field hospital at Samut Sakhon stadium in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province on Sunday. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is under house quarantine for 14 days after a meeting with the Samut Sakhon governor, who later tested positive for Covid-19.

Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, announced on Monday that Mr Anutin was in house quarantine. 

A sample swab had been collected from the minister for Covid-19 testing after a senior local official was confirmed with the disease, he said.

“The official has been working hard in the province and been exposed to a high risk of contracting…

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