China News Service, July 13th. According to Thai media reports, Thai police said on the 11th that a group of new crown infections broke out in a beauty pageant held in June, and 22 people have been diagnosed.
Organizers and participants of the beauty pageant are currently under investigation and may face criminal charges.
According to reports, the police said that in a beauty pageant held in Bangkok at the end of June, 13 players and 9 player assistants tested positive for the new crown.
Players may face criminal charges for not wearing masks.
Tavicha, deputy chief of the Bangkok Police Department, told the media on the 11th: “Many people participated in the beauty pageant, and many players violated the epidemic prevention regulations.”
Tavicha said that although the organizers have obtained permission to host the event, they must comply with 20 specific regulations, including wearing masks.
The police also said that the organizers and participants of the beauty pageant are under investigation and may face criminal charges.
According to the report, the photos on the social media page of the beauty pageant showed that the finalists were wearing dresses and ribbons, but not wearing masks, and did not maintain social distancing.
The Deputy Spokesperson of the Thailand Epidemic Management Center, Api Samay, said on July 9 that in view of the increasingly severe epidemic situation, the center decided that day from July 12 in Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, and Pathum Thani. The government, Samut Sakhon and Samut Prakan have implemented stricter control measures, hoping to effectively control the increase in the number of infections within two to four weeks.
Thailand is currently experiencing the third wave of the epidemic, with a total of more than 330,000 confirmed cases and a total of 2,711 deaths.