Thailand: Bangkok shuts down market complex at center of new virus cluster

Workers clean the exterior of Bang Khae Market, after more than a hundred residents in the district tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Bangkok on Tuesday (March 16, 2021). - AFP

BANGKOK, March 16 (Bloomberg): Thailand shut down a large market complex in Bangkok after it emerged as a new cluster of Covid-19 cases, prompting authorities to ramp up testing and order vaccination for those at high risk of infection.

The Bang Khae Market compound, which houses six markets selling everything from fresh vegetables to raw meats and cooked food, will remain closed for three days after Tuesday’s cleaning and disinfection, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said.