Covid-19 spokesman in quarantine
published : 22 Jan 2021 at 21:45
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
The government's Covid-19 spokesman has gone into self quarantine, but his initial test was negative.
Taweesilp Visanuyothin went straight to Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute after announcing that he was at "low risk" of having been infected.
Dr Taweesilp posted a message on his Facebook account on Friday afternoon, saying that the first test for the virus was negative.
When he gives the daily briefing from Government House, the spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is normally with a commentator for the National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT) TV channel.
On Friday, he appeared alone.
Dr Taweesilp said the commentator was at high risk of infection after a male news anchor at the same TV station was confirmed infected with Covid-19.
All NBT staff were being tested, including the absent commentator.
The CCSA spokesman said he had been in contact with the commentator, and was at low risk of infection.
He would be tested for Covid-19, and would quarantine himself afterwards, he said.
"Covid-19 is a disease that will co-exist with us. Everyone, including me, is at risk.
"So we must protect ourselves well. Whenever you meet anybody, please keep it in mind that they may be infected," Dr Taweesilp said.
Vocabulary
- absent: without; not including, not present - ขาด
- anchor: a man or woman who presents a television or radio programme, especially the news - ผู้ประกาศข่าว
- announce: to tell people something officially, especially about a decision, plans, etc - ประกาศ, แจ้ง, แจ้งให้ทราบ
- briefing: a meeting in which people receive information or instruction - การสรุปแบบสั้นๆ
- co-exist: to exist together in the same place or at the same time, especially in a peaceful way - การดำรงอยู่ร่วมกัน
- commentator: someone whose job is to write about a particular subject or discuss it on television or radio - ผู้วิจารณ์,ผู้ออกความเห็น, ผู้บรรยายข่าว
- negative (adj): showing no signs of being infected by a particular virus, bacteria, etc. - ทางลบ
- quarantine (verb): to keep a person or animal that might have a disease separate from other people or animals so that they do not catch the disease - กักบริเวณ จำกัดบริเวณ
- risk: the possibility that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen - ความเสี่ยง
