More than 70 college students and residents throughout Phuket fell victim to an unpleasant dose of diarrhoea yesterday. The Phuket Provincial Public Heath Office suspects the cause of this distressing episode could presumably be attributed to the ingesting of contaminated drinking water and ice procured from close by factories.
It is believed that a abdomen bug, possibly the infamous norovirus, managed to infiltrate the local water supply, resulting in this widespread discomfort experienced by the affected people.
ThaiRath reported that hospitals, both public and private, throughout Phuket have been inundated with sufferers suffering from extreme diarrhoea. The majority of instances originated from the Mueang and Kathu districts within the province.
In response to the outbreak, the Phuket Provincial Public Heath Office anticipated that the norovirus was spread through ingesting water and ice. Several consuming water and ice factories in the province had been investigated however no virus was detected in any of those places.
The office urged locals and vacationers to devour solely freshly cooked meals and regularly wash their hands. Uncharted explained that norovirus may be transmitted via the consumption of food and drinks and inhalation.
Several faculties in Phuket had been closed at present for an intensive cleansing. The classroom, bathrooms, and all the gear are to be disinfected for the safety of scholars. The college students had been also urged to bring their very own ingesting water from house during the rainy season when the spread of norovirus is more common.
The deputy director of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Hospital, Bancha Khakong, recommended locals choose fresh ingredients for cooking and devour freshly cooked meals within two to 4 hours to keep away from the norovirus.
A similar incident occurred final year, with more than seven hundred locals and vacationers in the central province of Chantaburi in December. Health officers in the province had to handle each Covid-19 and diarrhoea circumstances at that time. The provincial public health office of the province discovered that it was the outcome of the norovirus, but the source of the virus was not revealed..