The covid-19 response centre in Chiang Mai Thailand has reported that a 66-year-old American man has died after a lengthy stay in hospital. The American man had already received two doses of Moderna vaccinations in the USA.
The response centre said the man suffered from diabetes and contracted the virus on the 17th of September.
He was admitted into the hospital on the 27th of September and passed away this month.
He is the 45th person to have died from Covid-19 complications in Chiang Mai province since the start of the pandemic.
The Covid Response Centre also announced the closure of Warorot, Tom Lamyai and Dok Mai Markets, following the discovery of 37 people in the area testing positive for covid-19.
Those who have come into close contact with locals in the markets are being vaccinated in hopes of curbing the virus from spreading.
Chiang Mai’s Omkoi District has been ordered to set up a Community Isolation Centre, with a lockdown of all households and halt of all movements within the district.
Multiple clusters have emerged in Chiang Mai and authorities say that they are monitoring them as closely. – Chiang Rai Times
