The Public Health Ministry has confirmed reports that more than 900 new Covid-19 cases found in a canned tuna factory in Samut Sakhon were found after 3,800 tests, but said the figure was old information which has already been included in previous reports.
The move came after reports on social media on Wednesday saying that there were more than 900 new Covid-19 cases found in a canned tuna factory in Samut Sakhon, sparking public panic.
Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, confirmed the information and identified the factory as belonging to Pataya Food Group (Thailand).
But the figure was old and included in a total of new cases of more than 500 in Samut Sakhon province that the Centre for the Covid-19 Situation Administration made public a few days ago.
Pataya Food Group (Thailand) on Wednesday confirmed there were some…
