A vendor is seen at Bang Khae fresh market on March 15, 2019. (Bangkok Post file photo)
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of Bang Khae Market after 80 people there tested positive for Covid-19.
The discovery renewed fears of a possible new cluster of infections as the country prepares to ease its coronavirus lockdown.
Parnrudee Manomaipiboon, director of the BMA’s Public Health Department, confirmed that an active case search was conducted on Saturday at Bang Khae Market in Thon Buri.
The search began at 9.30am with the testing of 1,400 people — mostly visitors and vendors — at Bang Khae and five nearby markets: Sirisetthnont Market, Kitti Market, Pasom Market, Wonder Market and Talat Mai Bang Khae Market.
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