2019 novel coronavirus infection control study report in establishment cluster, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand

Abstract

Background: During the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, Hua Hin District found a lot of infected cases connected with Bangkok entertainment venues cluster that had spread through various groups of people. Therefore, to control COVID-19 spreading, we need to have effective organization and coordination between all government agencies and all NGOs to slow down the spread of COVID-19, encouraging communities and enterprises to realize DMHTT policy, support prevention, and surveillance operations lead to achieving the goal of disease prevention and control. Therefore, Hua Hin hospital adjusted the operation plan to be appropriate and up-to-date with changing situations in the actual area, covering all 4dimensions (medical treatment, prevention the complication, rehabilitation, and health-promoting).
Methods: This study was operational research using on-site problem-solving solutions during the COVID-19 outbreak in a canned pineapple factory in Hinlekfai Subdistrict, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province by using real-time PCR. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: This study was problem-solving research. Adjust the operation according to the problems in the actual situation and summarize as a guideline for operation in the establishment and the government officers. In the field of establishment, 53.28% of employees are Myanmar, that difficult to communicate. So we must have an action plan for sharing information with employees in the same direction to behave correctly and protect themselves. The establishment action plan was composed of sorting contacts, communicating details with all employees by the interpreter, organizing the screening system, referring, preparing isolation areas, and finally, the plan to close the factory in the worst-case scenario. The government officers must be able to analyze and gather relevant information, contact tracing, collect samples, provide knowledge, and understand both establishment executives and employees, clearly defining the roles. A briefing meeting was held to align the strategy.
Conclusion: The key to controlling the COVID-19 outbreak is self-protection and self-hygiene care. The success factor in the workplace is that employees are jointly responsible for themselves and the public, together with the government, to solve problems in the area. The most important was that the establishment has the potential to manage systematically, health, and remedies by themselves. These allowed the control of the spread of COVID-19 in educational establishments to be controlled within 24 days and not spread to the communities.