Workpoint Entertainment Co has been ordered to close its studios for 11 days to control the spread of Covid-19, after a report that many of its staff have contracted the virus since late May.
Workpoint announced the temporary closure of its studios and offices from last Thursday until this Sunday for disinfection after infected guests participated in a programme that led to the spread of the virus. The virus was reported to have infected its news anchors and other staff on June 5.
Its Morning News programme on Wednesday informed the public that Workpoint had stepped up preventive measures by providing nasal swab tests for all staff every week. Its chairman and TV host, Phanya Nirunkul, is said to be healthy and free of Covid-19.
However, its two news anchors, Kanwaela “Porpeer” Soa-ruen and Thanapatr “Shin” Tirangkool,…
