The government is urging families to do what they can to protect elderly members of their households from the risk of infection while others are forced to work and travel in areas where Covid-19 outbreaks are prevalent.
At its daily briefing yesterday, Dr Apisamai Srirangson, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) assistant spokeswoman, said many infections in families had been brought home from workplaces or spread at gatherings such as religious ceremonies, wedding parties, ordination rites and funerals.
Previously, the CCSA had focused on heightening measures to prevent contagion in public places; but with Covid-19 now so prevalent across the country, households are no longer as safe as they used to be, she said.
“So, if possible, elderly family members and bed-bound patients should be separated from family members who still are travelling…
